Sponsors
The FIRST® LEGO® League annual Challenge would not be possible without the financial and technical support of our Sponsors. In UK, we are delighted to have these very prestigious companies as our corporate partners and we thank them for their assistance. Their contributions help make FLL in the UK and Ireland an exciting and stimulating opportunity for young people to explore the world of technology and engineering.
If you would like to learn more about the opportunities for your organisation to become involved with FLL, please contact Simon Davenport
Everything we each operate, use, or purchase as goods in our everyday lives has been the subject of engineering throughout the design, development and manufacturing stage. Ford Motor Company has a long and proud tradition of encouraging youngsters to consider science, engineering and technology as their future career. The Education Outreach & Community Dept based at Dunton in Essex, supports, sponsors, and organises a wide range of educational activities in support of schools, colleges and universities within a continuum strategy designed to provide value, quality and consistency over time.
We have been pleased to support the FLL in recent years because it encourages certain key attributes essential for youngsters as they look towards their future careers: the overcoming of challenges; commitment to succeed; competitive spirit and ability to work within a team to achieve shared goals. It is only necessary to participate in one of these events to see how FLL satisfies these essentials. We wish FLL every success and continued growth.
Established in 1978, Rapid supplies curriculum-based resources and learning materials to Primary and Secondary schools and colleges and universities of Further & Higher Education. In addition to Lego Education, Rapid’s extensive range encompasses products in literacy and maths, science, art, design & technology, PSHE, Citizenship, Motivation, Stationery and Exercise Books together with a wide range of electronic, electrical and maintenance products.
Rapid has now been involved in supporting the First Lego League for the last 3 years. Whilst we fully appreciate the commercial benefits this has brought to our organisation, this is surpassed by the enjoyment attained by members of the Rapid Team when seeing the quality of the work produced by the students and their enthusiasm. If we can find a way of harnessing this to bring forward into the commercial environment, British industry will take major steps forward.
For more information on Rapid Electronics Limited click here to visit thge LEGO page on their website.
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport.
The Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest of its kind in the UK, with over 4,500 staff and students across 5 engineering departments. In the latest Government Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), over two thirds of the Faculty’s research activity was rated 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading.'
Loughborough is also popular choice for engineering as we currently receive more applications for our undergraduate degrees than anywhere else in the UK. In the Times Good University Guide 2010 all five of the Faculty's departments were ranked in the UK top 10 for their individual subject areas.
Supporting the FIRST LEGO League is just one of our widening participation activities, through which we hope to help inspire the young engineers of the future and promote the exciting opportunities offered by a career in engineering.
Find out more: www.lboro.ac.uk/eng
We help teachers to teach and learners to learn.
When we started in 1973, we wanted to make learning easy, fun and enjoyable. We're still doing that. And what's more, we design computers and software only for education. We listen to what teachers want and we look at the way students learn. Then we design systems to give them what they need. And we test them in the classroom, so we're sure they do the job properly.There are over 2000 of us. Our head office is just outside Oxford and we've regional offices in Scotland and the North West of England. We also have a number of group companies across the UK, giving us wide geographical coverage and expertise in lots of areas of education other than ICT. And if you factor in our offices in the US, India and Australia, you can see we have a growing international flavour too.
We want to improve the life chances of people - worldwide - by delivering outstanding education products and services. That way, we can help teachers in their teaching and learners in their learning.
RM Education is delighted to be supporting FLL in providing a real life education solution to young people across the UK and Ireland. The format of the challenge provides excellent life skills and enthusiasm for exploring science, technology, engineering and maths in an environment that is challenging, interesting and promotes innovative solutions. We look forward to being involved for many years to come to support the growth and provide FLL opportunities to a much wider audience.
Visit us at www.rm.com
Microsoft sees the world as an enriched learning environment in which pupils, teachers and education institutions can fully realise their potential. We support education in a variety of ways from our dedicated worldwide education teams and through leading discussions with government leaders, education agencies and establishments through to our exciting products and technologies.
Microsoft is committed to providing world class solutions to support the development of a world class education. FIRST LEGO League shares this vision and provides opportunities for young people to build life skills and participate in technology. We are pleased to support FLL and its community as it grows and becomes a bigger part of the way we educate and interact with our youth.