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Calling classroom rollercoaster designers – Sketching Stars 2026 is here 🤩✏️
This year’s Sketching Stars competition will take your pupils’ creativity to new heights – in partnership with the UK’s biggest theme park, Alton Towers Resort! *
Over the next month, Sketching Stars will challenge each pupil to channel their inner rollercoaster designer and put their imaginations to the test.
KS1: Our KS1 competition invites pupils to design their own rollercoaster cart – whether by adding their favourite colour, drawing extra features, plotting in an automatic snack station or even giving it wings!
KS2: Our KS2 competition challenges pupils to bring their wildest rollercoaster dreams to life – by designing it from scratch. From twists and turns to jumps and loops, the sky really is the limit.
What’s more, whilst the competition sheets put your pupils on track for greatness, we also have a wide selection of bonus sheets available to help spark your pupils’ imaginations across the curriculum – suitable for both KS1 and KS2.
Prizes that’ll make you loop-de-loop!
Every teacher who enters their class will receive a personal STAEDTLER stationery pack (that’s right, all of you!). But that’s not all – two lucky winners (one KS1 and one KS2) will receive…
🎢 A class trip for the winning pupils’ class to any Merlin Entertainment attraction during the spring or summer term in 2027;
🎫 An Essentials Merlin Annual Pass for the winning pupil;
✏️ A bumper STAEDTLER stationery bundle for the winning pupil’s whole class;
🖋️ A STAEDTLER stationery goodie bag for the winning pupil, including a personalised certificate;
👩 A personal STAEDTLER stationery bundle for the teacher of the winning pupil.
🎫 What’s more, if one of your pupils wins, YOU will also receive an Essentials Merlin Annual Pass — providing 325 days’ entry to over 20 top UK attractions! 🎢
So, what are you waiting for?
How to enter:
1. If you’re not already a Teachers’ Club member, you’ll need to sign up for free here to get access to this year’s competition sheets – plus hundreds of other FREE classroom resources! Already part of our Teachers’ Club tribe? Great! Head to step 2.
2. Download the competition sheets from the ‘Resources’ section and print them (in black and white or colour) and give them to your pupils to complete.
Remember, you only need to complete and submit competition sheets as part of your classroom’s entry. The bonus sheets are just for fun!
3. Collect your pupils’ competition sheets – make sure they’ve included their names on each one!
4. Send us your entries before midnight on Friday 04 December.
How do I send my pupils’ entries?
There are two ways to send us your entries…
Online:
You can upload your pupils’ entries by using the upload portal on our website – simply upload the entries and complete the corresponding form.
By post:
Once you’ve collected the competition sheets and completed the Teacher’s Slip (without this, your entries will be invalid), pop them all in an envelope and post them to:
PO48
Storage Giant
376 Newport Rd
Cardiff
CF23 9A
If you have any questions on, or issues with, uploading your pupils’ entries, please get in touch via info@teachersclubuk.co.uk.
Entry is subject to our competition terms and conditions.
We can’t wait to see your pupils’ entries – good luck!
*Alton Towers Resort is used in this competition as a real-world example of theme park design. Individual attractions within the Resort have their own specific height, age, and safety restrictions. The inclusion of Alton Towers Resort imagery and content is for educational inspiration and does not constitute an endorsement or safety recommendation of individual rides and/or experiences for specific pupil groups. For more information on individual rides and/or experiences, please visit: www.altontowers.com/.
*Trip must be taken before the 18th June 2027.
