Roehampton
Thursday 23rd April 2026 (With a 60-minute virtual TeenTech Innovation Live event on Tuesday 20th January 2026)
The TeenTech Roehampton Festival will bring together schools and colleges across the region for an exciting interactive programme that will help young people understand the range of opportunities across digital, science and technology and the many different entry points.
The TeenTech Festival, held at the University of Roehampton, is a sharply focussed event that changes perceptions and helps students understand their own potential.
Both age groups will have the opportunity to meet leading companies and take part in exciting challenges and hands-on activities.
It’s a day that changes minds – especially those who may never have previously considered a career in science or technology!
Watch the highlights from last year’s TeenTech Roehampton Festival
There are two parts to the experience: Schools can engage as many students as they wish in the virtual event (Session 1) and then choose ten students to represent their school at the in-person Festival Day (Session 2). We recommend schools sign up for both the virtual session and the in-person event.
Session 1 – Virtual
Tuesday 20th January 2026 – 9:30am – 10:30am
Students can join a TeenTech Innovation Live session to explore ideas for the TeenTech Awards and interact with leading employers. They’ll have the chance to ask questions and start developing ideas, some of which will be taken further during the visit to the University of Roehampton.
The session is open to any number of students—whole classes or year groups—and all can enter the TeenTech Awards. It’s a key part of the event and an excellent introduction to the in-person day. If you can’t join live, a recording will be available. Schools from across the UK taking part in the Awards are welcome.
Session 2 – Festival Day
Thursday 23rd April 2026 – Full Day
Schools are invited to bring a mixed-ability group of students for a sharply focused full-day event at the University of Roehampton, where they will take part in exciting challenges and hands-on activities and network with employers who will give feedback on their project ideas. Schools can bring a mixed-ability group of 10 students to this day. It’s a day that changes minds – especially those who may never have previously considered a career in science or technology!
We have a limited number of places available for this special day, and early booking is recommended. We recommend schools sign up for both the virtual session and the festival but it’s not compulsory.
What is a TeenTech Festival?
TeenTech Festivals are highly interactive and designed to inspire young teenagers and their teachers about the contemporary industries shaping their future.
These TeenTech events give students and teachers from across a region the opportunity to try their hand at immersive challenges and experiments, to handle cutting edge technology and, most importantly, to spend time with engineers, technologists and scientists from a wide range of companies influencing their 21st-century lives.
An Opportunity to Innovate
Pupils will work in teams, in roles aligned with a start-up company, to become the inventors of tomorrow in an hour-long workshop and challenge! Students will be designers, developers and marketing experts, using sensors, data and cutting edge technology, to tackle real-world problems! Following the TeenTech Festival, all students will have the opportunity to develop their ideas further and enter the TeenTech Awards.
Industry Insights
Pupils will meet, and talk to real-world innovators, large technology companies, and industry leaders. Pupils get an understanding of the industry, and can participate in simulated tasks that illustrate the real work that goes into science and technology. They will also interact with regional companies, showcasing the wide range of exciting science, technology and engineering companies that the students may not know exist.
Challenges
Pupils will compete in simulated tasks that demonstrate real world work by major science and technology companies, and prizes are awarded. This is a chance to experience innovations in science, technology and engineering, and a chance to show students that they have the skills required to be successful in these areas.
Support this TeenTech Festival
If you are a company, university or organisation that would like to run an activity or provide ambassadors at this festival, please register and we will send you full details.