About our series
Pupils are tasked with interviewing an engineer before being asked to identify a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative, engineered solution to that problem.
Teachers get the opportunity to be introduced to an engineer and bring them into the classroom or take the class, and on occasion, the whole school join one of our high-profile live interviews, giving them the opportunity to ask the questions that matter to them. This introduces them to inspiring people they can identify with, helps broaden knowledge and career aspirations and dismantles stereotypes.
Once your pupils have interviewed an engineer, through fully support classroom resource which can be found further below, they start looking at the world around them to find a problem they can solve with engineering.
In 2025-26 academic year, we conducted 18 live interviews with engineers from a wide range of background and industries with over 30,000 pupils joining us live from across the UK. The 2025-26 live interview series featured a Top 50 Women in Engineering Award Winner 2025, inclusive engineering and a special interview live from the Elizabeth Tower in London all about Big Ben and horology.
Our Live Interview series is compiled on YouTube along with a range of pre-recorded videos from Engineers from our Partners.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ANY OF THESE INTERVIEWS LIVE THEN PLEASE RSVP ON THE RESOURCE AREA.
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
Our series runs September to March every year with engineering and technology professionals from a wide range of background and industries.
Our 2026-27 series of live engineer interviews will return in September 2026 so keep an eye out for further details closer to the time.
Huge thank you to everyone who has joined one (or more) of our live engineer interviews!
Q&A
How do we interview an engineer?
Teachers get the opportunity to be introduced to an engineer and bring them into the classroom or take the class, and on occasion, the whole school join one of our high-profile live interviews, giving them the opportunity to ask the questions that matter to them.
When you register for the competition, we will ask you what type of engineer engagement you would like.
To access our Live Engineer Interviews, please register for the competition then log into the resources area to find the link to access the interviews.
What if my school isn’t available to join the live interview at that time?
We host our live interviews on a variety of days and times but if these don’t quite align to your available, you can catch the recording on our YouTube channel a week later. We have a fantastic collection of past interviews on this channel so please make use of these as your alternative engineer engagement.
How will I know if that interview is suitable for my class?
We ask all engineering professionals to provide a quote beforehand so you have an idea of what the interview topic will be plus we will provide a guide age range.
Can I join multiple interviews?
You only need to attend one interview, however if you wanted you could attend multiple. Remember, the sooner you have your engineer engagement, complete your entries in class and send them to us, the sooner we can get engineers to grade them.
My class has watched an online interview, what next?
Once you’ve interviewed an engineer, it’s time for your pupils to start looking at the world around them to see if there is a problem they can solve with engineering. They will create an annotated drawing of how their idea would work and write a letter to an engineer explaining why their idea should be built. Remember, all entries are read and graded by professional engineers, with every single pupil who takes part receiving a named and graded certificate. If you have any questions or need any support, please contact our Service Delivery Coordinators.