Children look to school to provide stability, role models and wider skills. As part of the school's ongoing STEM journey, it is really important to ensure opportunities are provided to develop students' social and science capital. Engineering education goes hand in hand with good self-esteem, a growth mind set and an evolving confidence to be able to fail and learn from the experience; this is pivotal as children move into a future workforce. In this article the author reflects on one school's journey in engaging children in engineering and technology.