Team Updates
Mentor Notes & Actions
Key messages and tasks from staff and mentors.
Boroughmuir Contacts
Follow local teams and connect for collaboration.
- Follow @muirtech and @teamphotoelectric on Instagram.
- Email addresses were shared with Boroughmuir for coordination.
Tanya Howden will share tournament deadlines when confirmed.
Deadlines & Portfolio
Submission reminders and judging prep.
- Staff received tournament deadline info and will confirm a final list.
- Collect calculations, photos, and design evolution notes weekly.
Mentor Meetings
Scheduling updates and availability.
- Ainsley scheduled to meet after school for mentor sessions.
- One mentor meeting was canceled; rescheduled for next Thursday.
- Discuss recruiting S3 pupils for sustainability and handover.
- Prelims take priority; decide how often mentor meetings should happen during January.
Ordering & Inventory
Purchasing and stock updates from staff.
- Everything apart from gearboxes has been ordered.
- Motors back in stock — follow up for purchase.
- Unbox delivered parcels and check against purchasing spreadsheet.
- Cordless screwdriver order needed alternatives due to stock issues.
Scrimmage Plan
Logistics and reminders for event attendance.
- Meet in the mentor room end of Period 2. Return around 2:15pm.
- Bring food and water; permission slips required for attendance.
- Scrimmage group reports back after school to share learnings.
Sponsor Outreach Guidance
Advice from staff for better outreach emails.
- Add a short summary of the FTC competition in sponsor emails.
- Personalize asks: why this company and what help is needed.
- Consider requesting mentoring, products, or engineering feedback.
- Suggested local contacts: Robotical, Skyscanner, Baillie Gifford, Stellar Omada, Avaloq, CodeBase, DIGIT, Amazon, Women Who Code.