{"id":762,"date":"2023-01-30T10:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T10:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/primaryscience\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:10:59","slug":"leaders-award-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/primaryscience\/leaders-award-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Award Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-section-id=\"tqgldv\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"134\">\u2699\ufe0f \u201cIf you were an engineer, what would you do?\u201d \u2013 Leaders Award<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/If-you-were-rgb.png\" alt=\"Leaders Award \u2013 If you could be an engineer, what would you do?\u00ae\" width=\"393\" height=\"116\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"308\">The <strong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"203\">\u201cIf you were an engineer, what would you do?\u201d Leaders Award<\/strong> is a fantastic way to bring engineering into the classroom through a <strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"307\">creative, real-world challenge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"488\">Open to learners of all ages across Early Years, primary and secondary, the competition invites pupils to explore a key question:<br data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"429\" \/>\ud83d\udc49 <em data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"488\">If you were an engineer, what problem would you solve?<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"517\">Learners are encouraged to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"756\">\n<li data-section-id=\"dlm9qu\" data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"579\">Interview a real engineer to gain insight and inspiration<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"nj1hv\" data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"613\">Identify a real-world problem<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18az9zg\" data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"673\">Design a solution through an <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"671\">annotated illustration<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ukn2ms\" data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"756\">Develop their ideas through <strong data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"726\">persuasive writing<\/strong>, explaining their invention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"889\">This provides a highly engaging, interdisciplinary experience, combining <strong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"888\">engineering, creativity, literacy and problem-solving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"11otti2\" data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"919\">\ud83d\udca1 Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"977\">The programme is easy to deliver in the classroom, with:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1163\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1rhhoo0\" data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1029\">A <strong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1009\">pre-prepared PowerPoint<\/strong> to guide learning<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xzlt6u\" data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1107\">Opportunities to arrange <strong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1105\">virtual or in-person sessions with engineers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"gc8a09\" data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1163\">Access to <strong data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1161\">recordings of previous engineer talks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1300\">\ud83d\udd17 <strong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1233\">Find out more and register via the <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/\">Leaders Award website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/primaryscience\/uploads\/sites\/13996\/2024\/06\/10124838\/Woodside-Primary-1.pdf\">Woodside Primary<\/a> Leaders Award Teaching PowerPoint.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2699\ufe0f \u201cIf you were an engineer, what would you do?\u201d \u2013 Leaders Award The \u201cIf you were an engineer, what would you do?\u201d Leaders Award is a fantastic way to bring engineering into the classroom through a creative, real-world challenge. 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