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.

DiscoverChemEngLIVE is designed to spark curiosity, confidence, and creativity in Year 8 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.

For chemical and process engineers who are IChemE members and would like to find out more about volunteering to support these school challenge days, please email discoverchemeng@icheme.org