School Challenge Days

School Challenge Days for Year 8 pupils in selected areas

Developed by IChemE and All About Futures, and powered by regional delivery partners CATCH, Education Academy Scotland, and RTC North, this programme will give schools across Merseyside and Cheshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, Scotland, and the North East the chance to explore the exciting and impactful world of chemical, biochemical and process engineering through interactive, hands-on experiences at no cost to schools. Up to 36 school students, working in teams of 6, are given the opportunity to build essential employability skills and explore the careers and skills used in chemical engineering.

DiscoverChemEngLIVE is designed to spark curiosity, confidence, and creativity in Year 8 (S1/S2 Scotland) students from state-funded schools. Each challenge day blends imagination with practical problem-solving through a series of fast-paced, team-based activities - from tackling sustainability challenges to uncovering how engineers transform everyday materials like seaweed, graphite, and sand into the products we all rely on.

Combining creativity, collaboration, and innovation to develop sustainable solutions that improve lives and protect the planet – helping to engineer a sustainable world; to show how chemical and process engineers make a real difference.

The workshops are available for mainstream, state-funded secondary schools within Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber.  UK only.

Chemical and process engineers volunteering for School Challenge Days

For chemical and process engineers who are IChemE members and would like to volunteer to support these school challenge days, please find out more about how to get involved.