Participating Schools Briefing Pack

Contents

  1. Introduction to the Faraday Challenge

An introduction to the nature of the IET Faraday Challenge Days and the benefits to both students and their schools.

  1. Responsibilities of the Participating Schools

In preparation for and during the Faraday Challenge Day

  1. Schedule for the Faraday Challenge Day

A breakdown of the timings for the day

  1. Risk Assessment

An outline risk assessment specific to the delivery of the Faraday Challenge

  1. Filming and Photo consent form – for students

To be completed by the parent/guardian of each student before the Faraday Challenge Day and handed in to the Faraday Challenge Day Leader on the day of the challenge. Students who have not had consent granted must be identified to the Challenge Day Leader on the day.

  1. Introduction to the Faraday Challenge Days

The IET Faraday Challenge Days are held at schools and other venues around the UK and have proved to be enormously popular with teachers and students alike. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. As a charity we are committed to the advancement of science, engineering and technology and to encouraging young people to study the STEM subjects and consider careers within the engineering and technology sectors. We provide a wide range of activities, classroom materials and other learning resources, including the IET Faraday Challenge Days, at no charge to UK schools.

The Faraday Challenge Days give students the opportunity to research, design and make solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. The event will be set up and run by our team of STEM professionals to give you the time to focus on your students.

Taking Part

There will be a total of 135 in-school IET Faraday Challenge Days taking place between October 2016 and June 2017, with an additional 12 days at venues of our Academic Partner Universities plus a number of sponsored events at partner organisations. Each IET Faraday Challenge Day involves six school teams, each made up of six 12-13 year olds (England and Wales Year 8, Scotland S1, Northern Ireland Year 9), ideally students who are interested in either Science, Design & Technology, Mathematics or Engineering.

All teams and staff taking part are required to bring a packed lunch to the IET Faraday Challenge Day. Students are required to wear school uniform on the day and to each bring a pencil case.

The Challenge is all about letting the students be creative and use their own problem solving skills to explore their capabilities as engineers. Teachers are not able to assist their teams during the event but areresponsible for the discipline and safe working of their students. We encourage the teachers to make up their own team on the day and participate in the event, although, sadly, you cannot win on the day. There will be a teachers’ league table on the IET Faraday website so you can check out your score against other teacher teams.

The winners of each event will be awarded a prize for each team member and a trophy for their school. The top teams from across the UK will be invited to showcase their ideas at an event at the end of the season.

We hope you enjoy the Faraday Challenge Day. On the day, all participating teachers and students will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their experience of the day. The IET Faraday Team would appreciate your feedback so that we can make the programme even better! If you have any further questions or queries please contact our IET Faraday team via email at .

By taking part in a Challenge Day, your students will be eligible to receive a CREST Discovery Award from the British Science Association. CREST Discovery recognises quality STEM project work that is done over a short period of time (usually a day). It focuses on fun, teamwork and transferable skills, whilst putting projects into a real-world context. Students will need to complete a CREST Discovery passport explaining how they have completed the tasks during the Challenge Day and worked together as a team. This is optional and if you would like to incorporate this into the day please contact your local CREST coordinator. For more information go to:

If you are interested in running your own DIY Faraday Challenge Day then visit for more information and free resources. There are currently 7 challenges to choose from which get students using key STEM skills and knowledge and also encourage the development of students’ problem solving, team working and communication skills.

  1. Responsibilities of the Participating School
  • Ensure that you, your students and your school are aware of the Faraday Challenge timetable as this may differ from the ordinary school timetable and cannot be changed on the day.
  • Organise a team from your own school of six students, aged 12-13 years old, to take part in the Faraday Challenge Day – ideally made up of students who are interested in either Science, Design & Technology, Mathematics or Engineering; an even number of boys and girls where possible.
  • Inform the Host School if for any reason your school can no longer attend the IET Faraday Challenge Day.
  • Provide a member of staff to accompany the students on the day. Teachers are not able to assist their teams during the event but will be encouraged to form their own team and participate in the Challenge. Teachers are responsible for the discipline and safe working of their students. The IET may charge schools for breakages which result from unsafe or inappropriate behavior.
  • Collate completed filming and photo consent forms from your students prior to the day of the Faraday Challenge Day. The IET consent forms must be provided for this activity, school consent forms cannot be accepted. It is essential on the day of the event that you provide the Faraday Challenge Day Leader with the completed student photo consent forms.
  • Ensure that the participating students:
  • bring a packed lunch to the Faraday Challenge Day
  • wear school uniform on the day
  • bring a pencil case.

3. Schedule for the day

08:00 / Challenge Day Leader arrives – assistance required to unload kit and set up audio for presentation
09:00 / Engineering teams arrive at school
09:15 / Teams to tables to register their team
09:30 / Welcome and introduction
09:35 / Introduction to the Faraday Challenge
10:00 / STAGE 1: Identifying the problems and generating initial ideas
  • Brainstorming of ideas

10.15 / Allocation of roles
10:20 / Coding apprenticeship
10:30 / STAGE 2:Development
  • Shop opens
  • Agree on final product designs

11:10 / Break
11:20 / STAGE 3: Modifications
  • Continue to design and code and modify where necessary

12:10 / Briefing for the presentation
  • Project and/or marketing managers are briefed on the content of the presentation

12:30 / Lunch – Tools down
13:00 / STAGE 3 continued: Final preparations
  • Finalise coding
  • Prepare presentation with notes

13:30 / STAGE 4: Presentation
  • Shop closes and coding finishes – laptops are removed
  • Submit accounting sheet to the Shop keeper
  • Practise presentation

14:00 / STAGE 5: Final test
  • Teams present their designs to the judges

14:45 / Award ceremony
  • Final feedback and evaluation of the day and winning team announced

15:00 / Finish - Engineering teams depart, Challenge Day Leader packs away kit.
15:45 / Challenge Day Leader departs

4. Risk Assessment

The following risk assessment is given as guidance. It is advised that the school refers to the CLEAPSS Model Risk Assessment Documents for D&T.

Risk Assessment and Operating Procedure - IET
Activity: Faraday Challenge Days 2016-17
Persons at risk / Students taking part in the Faraday Challenge Day and adults in the location
Maximum Group Size / 36 students / Recommended Staffing/Student Ratio / 1:6
Risk Assessment
Hazards / Control Measures
  1. Use of electrical equipment – risk of electric shock
/ All electrical equipment is low voltage.
  1. Use of electrical equipment – short circuit causing heating
/ Warn students of the possibility of burns when connecting and disconnecting components. All pupils will receive a briefing about correct use of electrical components.
  1. Basic use of hand tools (screwdrivers, scissors, hole punches, staplers) – risk of cutting or abrasion
/ Warn students of the risks and advise them of safe working practices.
  1. Use of extensions cables – risk of tripping
/ Make sure that extension cables are not extended across the floor where students and adults will be walking. Ensure students and adults are aware of the location of the cable.
Location issues (to be completed by Host School)
Further Action Required: 1. Ensure all persons staffing the Faraday Challenge Days are aware of and competent to comply with this risk assessment and the control measures.

Risk Assessment (page 2)

Working Practice
Group structure / One Faraday Challenge Day Leader and one member of staff from the host school to be present during the whole day to oversee use of equipment and to keep order.
Restrictions / Unknown premises.
Emergency
Procedure / Follow the lead from the Host School.
Faraday Challenge Day Leader to be fully briefed on risk assessment procedure prior to the day or on arrival.
Safety Equipment / First aid kit and fire extinguisher (electrical fires) to be provided by Host School.
Name and role of IET Faraday Challenge representative / Keira Sewell
Challenge Day Leader.
Name and role of school representative
Signature of the school representative
Date of this Review / September 2016

5. PHOTO CONSENT FORM - We are providing two options:

Option A – Pupil parental consent permission forms

Option B – School consent permission forms

(Use this if your school already has blanket permission for photography, film and social media)

OPTION A – PARENTAL CONSENT

FILMING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIO RECORDING

CONSENT FORM FOR STUDENTS

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) may wish to use photographs, video footage or audio recordings of your child participating in the Faraday Challenge Days from September 2016 – June 2017. These images, footage or recordings may be made publicly available in any IET media including print copies and/or on the IET’s website and may also be made available to Faraday programme sponsors, the national press, other news or industry media (both print and web) [and organisations with whom the IET collaborates with on its educational activities] for the purposes of publicising this event and the work of the IET more widely.

Please be aware that once a photo or video appear in the media the IET has no control over who else may use or view the images nor how long the images remain available to use or view.

The images, footage and recordings taken will be securely stored on the IET’s servers along with a copy of this consent form. Only IET staff within the Membership and Professional Development directorate will have access to the stored copies of the files. The files will be permanently deleted at a maximum of ten years from the date of the event.

We would be grateful if you could fill in the attached form to confirm that you consent to this use.

Thank you.

FULL NAME of Student: ______

SCHOOL: ______

I consent for photographs, video footage or audio recordings of my child to be used by or on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology for the following purpose: publicising the IET Faraday Challenge Days and the work of the IET more widely, to be made publicly available in any IET media including print copies and/or on the IET’s website and made available to Faraday programme sponsors, the national press, other news or industry media (both print and web) [and organisations with whom the IET collaborates with on its educational activities] for the purposes of publicising this event and the work of the IET more widely.

FULL NAME of PARENT/GUARDIAN: ______

SIGNED by PARENT/GUARDIAN: ______

DATE: ______

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698).

Forms should be handed to the IET Faraday Challenge Day organisers on the day of the event.

The taking of film, photographs or audio recordings and the granting of permission to use the photographs or video or audio footage will constitute an agreement on the terms set out in this form between the IET and the person being photographed or recorded and the responsible individual providing the permission for the photograph to be taken or footage to be recorded.

Data Protection

The IET undertakes to treat your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Your personal data will be kept securely, and access will be on a need to know basis. You can read the details of our Data Protection Policy on our website at

______

For internal use:

PHOTOGRAPHER / [VIDEOGRAPHER / PRODUCER]:

EVENT where the photographs were taken:

DATE and LOCATION of EVENT:

OPTION B – SCHOOL BLANKET PERMISSION

FILMING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIO RECORDING

CONSENT FORM FOR STUDENTS

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) may wish to use photographs, video footage or audio recordings of your students participating in the Faraday Challenge Days from September 2016 – June 2017. These images, footage or recordings may be made publicly available in any IET media including print copies and/or on the IET’s website and may also be made available to Faraday programme sponsors, the national press, other news or industry media (both print and web) [and organisations with whom the IET collaborates with on its educational activities] for the purposes of publicising this event and the work of the IET more widely.

Please be aware that once a photo or video appear in the media the IET has no control over who else may use or view the images nor how long the images remain available to use or view.

The images, footage and recordings taken will be securely stored on the IET’s servers along with a copy of this consent form. Only IET staff within the Membership and Professional Development directorate will have access to the stored copies of the files. The files will be permanently deleted at a maximum of ten years from the date of the event.

We would be grateful if you could fill in the attached form to confirm that you consent to this use.

Thank you.

SCHOOL: ______

I consent for photographs, video footage or audio recordings of my students to be used by or on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology for the following purpose: publicising the IET Faraday Challenge Days and the work of the IET more widely, to be made publicly available in any IET media including print copies and/or on the IET’s website and made available to Faraday programme sponsors, the national press, other news or industry media (both print and web) [and organisations with whom the IET collaborates with on its educational activities] for the purposes of publicising this event and the work of the IET more widely.

FULL NAME of TEACHER/LECTURER:______

SIGNED by TEACHER/LECTURER:______

DATE: ______

Forms should be handed to the IET Faraday Challenge Day organisers on the day of the event.

The taking of film, photographs or audio recordings and the granting of permission to use the photographs or video or audio footage will constitute an agreement on the terms set out in this form between the IET and the person being photographed or recorded and the responsible individual providing the permission for the photograph to be taken or footage to be recorded.

Data Protection

The IET undertakes to treat your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Your personal data will be kept securely, and access will be on a need to know basis. You can read the details of our Data Protection Policy on our website at

______

For internal use:

PHOTOGRAPHER / [VIDEOGRAPHER / PRODUCER]:

EVENT where the photographs were taken:

DATE and LOCATION of EVENT: