BLOODHOUND SSC
Engineering Adventure
What Makes A Good Ambassador
Presentation?
Ambassador Presentation
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Ambassador Engagement With School
• Should not be viewed as a single contact but
should be the start of a relationship
• Allows you to concentrate on what you are good at
• Allow Bloodhound SSC Programme to support you
Communicate
• What do they really want you to do?
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Assembly
Break time
Science Week
Activities
Class plans
Evening including
parents
– Prize giving
– Double check facilitates
– Do not limit to what you can do on your own
Ambassador Presentation
• The programme provides a huge amount of
support with presentational content and
supporting material
However
• Try and establish how this fits with other
activities carried out in the school
STEM Club Inter-school
Robot Olympics – Ice rink
Wind turbine type challenge
STEM Club First LEGO league
STEM
Club
Spaghetti
bridges
James Dyson Thinking
James
Dyson
Foundation
differently
challenges
Year 10 Challenge
– Amphibious vehicles
Preparation
• The school is very likely to have a budget for
activities
• Our printed material generally costs less than the
cost to print on site
• Much better quality
and adds to quality
of the engagement
Preparation
• Keep up with the
project from the
website and keep the presentation material
current
• It is likely that someone
in the audience will know
more than you!
Schools Sponsorship
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Minimum contribution of £50
Set at a level where the children can contribute
Limited edition print
Entry on the Bloodhound SSC website
Words to describe the school
or support for the project
Always Ask For Help
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Help with presentations
Help with activities
Running multiple activities
Merchandise and activity packs
• Often much more fun if
you can share
Tips For The Engagement
It is all in the translations
Never Look Down On The Audience
Always Smile
Belfast – A little competition is always good
Consider Offering Prizes
Offer Interviews
Heathlands Guardian - Activities, activities
• This whole "era" commenced with battles of propulsion.
Electricity? Steam? What? Records started from 39 mph to
Thrust SSC's record at 763 mph. So, it seems crazy for a
team already holding the record for the world land speed with
Thrust SSC, to want to beat their own record. Right? Well,
no. Haven't you ever had the rush of doing something so
unimaginable? Well, there is your answer. It's all about
opportunity. While the team are working on THEIR opportunity,
Mrs Saeed, Heathlands staff, also has something in mind
about our own opportunity, "the bloodhound is a really
fantastic opportunity for the heathland school [as] students
[get] to have a look first hand at what the model looks like, and
it may even inspire a few engineers for the future."
Offer Interviews
BUT BE WARNED!
Rocket Interview 3:06 – 4:25 - 6:00
Feedback
Feedback
• From: RCAVE]
Sent: 13 November 2012 07:32
To: Jaswant Thandi
Subject: RE: Public Day 12th November
Hi Jas
what a fantastic day yesterday. It was amazing. Feedback already
coming in and I promise that we will work hard to ensure that the impact
on students here continues and it is not a one off.
Sam was amazing as were the rest of your team. Great working with
you!
Rachel
Ms R E Cave
Deputy Head (Resources and Community)
The Heathland School
Feedback
Ask To Be Kept Informed
Does not have to be all about engineering
Always ask to go back
Next year will be a new set of
children!
Always Innovate!
Always Innovate!
Always Innovate
It is a real privilege so ENJOY!
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