In partnership with South Tyneside Council and Dogger Bank Wind Farm, welcome to Climate Action Heroes
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is in the process of becoming the world’s largest offshore wind farm. It will be capable of powering 6 million British homes. The project will generate a vast source of renewable energy, harnessing the power of wind to provide sustainable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Key Stages 1 - 3 are invited to take on the invention challenge created for their age groups, focusing on climate change and how it affects all life on Earth. The challenge will encourage children to expand their skills in STEM learning and broadened their knowledge of sustainable living.
The children will get creative and innovate in their ideas, learning how their contributions could develop technology and improve the environment in years to come.
In 2025 students across South Tyneside took part in our Making Waves challenge: Inventing for a better ocean. Over 1000 awesome invention ideas were submitted to help protect our ocean, with 4 being brought to life!
In 2023 and 2024 years 4 and 5 across South Tyneside took part in our Powering the Future challenge. Ten ideas were brought to life by an expert team of makers and showcased at an exhibition at The Word between July and November 2023.
We have created a wonderful documentary to showcase the activity and impact of the first year of this challenge project. It's a lovely watch, please take a few minutes to enjoy.
Key stage 1 & 2 listen up. Climate Action Heroes: We need your brilliant brains! Every decision we make has an impact on the planet, from what we eat to how we travel. Each and everyone one of us need to do our bit to help protect our precious planet! Could you invent to protect biodiversity? To help us live more sustainably? Or find a way to stop rubbish enter our oceans and rivers? It's your world!
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Challenge winner visits Dogger Bank
Harris, a winner of the Powering the Future: South Tyneside and Beyond! challenge paid a visit to Dogger Bank. There he witnessed the creation of his idea Hi Fish!
The six incredible makers powering the future!
Six makers are in the process of bringing challenge winners' ideas to life. Say hello to returning superstars and some spectacular new faces...
Powering the Future challenge extended for three more years
Our partnership with Dogger Bank Wind Farm will continue, we are set to deliver our renewable energy challenge to even more children across South Tyneside.
Pioneering Programme Powers to Success
The Powering the Future: South Tyneside and Beyond! challenge has taken first place in the STEM Initiative category of a national awards scheme.
Year two of the Powering the Future project is under way!
The second year of the Powering the Future challenge has begun, as children across South Tyneside tackle sustainability through invention.
Powering the Future exhibition is coming to The Word
The winning inventions of our Powering the Future challenge have all been made real, now there isn't long to wait until they are exhibited at The Word in South Shields.
