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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Young inventors at Epinay School create climate-saving ideas
Students at Epinay Business and Enterprise School in South Shields have been turning their imaginations towards the planet, creating inventive solutions to environmental challenges as part of the Climate Action Heroes challenge from Little Inventors.
Three young inventors visit Orbital FX as their Making Waves ideas move closer to reality
Three young inventors from South Tyneside have taken an exciting step towards seeing their ideas brought to life, after visiting Orbital FX on 24 February as part of Little Inventors’ Making Waves: Inventing for a Better Ocean challenge.
Young Inventor Oliver Visits Osbit to Begin Bringing “Magni-Sub” to Life
Excitement is building for one of the winning ideas from Little Inventors’ Making Waves: Inventing for a Better Ocean challenge, as Oliver, aged 11, from Monkton Primary School in South Shields, recently visited Osbit’s base at the Port of Tyne to begin the journey of turning his invention into reality.
Ford Aerospace Sponsors Young Inventor’s Ocean-Inspired Idea, Bringing “Puffy Coat” to Life
A thoughtful and imaginative invention by a seven-year-old from South Shields is set to become a real-world prototype thanks to the support of Ford Aerospace, a South Tyneside–based engineering company sponsoring one of the winning ideas from Little Inventors’ Making Waves: Inventing for a Better Ocean challenge.
Osbit to Bring Young Inventor’s “Magni-Sub” to Life Following Making Waves Challenge
An imaginative ocean innovation by an eleven-year-old from South Shields is set to become a real-world prototype, with Osbit committing to bring the invention to life following Little Inventors’ Making Waves: Inventing for a Better Ocean challenge.
Young Climate Action Heroes Shine at Stanhope Primary School, South Shields
Little Inventors recently visited Stanhope Primary School in South Shields to deliver a hands-on invention workshop as part of our ongoing Climate Action Heroes challenge - and the ideas that emerged were nothing short of inspiring.
