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The Big Bang, the first annual UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair was held in London on 4th – 6th March 2009 and 3 of the awards presented at the prestigious ceremony went to EDT participants.
Chris Jefferies, an Engineering Education Scheme in England & Scotland team member from Pershore High School, Worcestershire won a top award at the event, Chris is now the UK Young Technologist of the Year and will hold the title for the year. The project set by Allen Gears Ltd ‘Setting Instruments for a Proximity Probe’ asked the team to develop equipment to enable simple fitting and gapping of probes. Chris and the team accompanied the other 6 finalists in the National Science Competition to Number 10 Downing Street for a reception with Lord Drayson before the final judging panel decided upon the winner. The UK Young Technologist of the Year wins a trophy, certificate, a netbook computer, £5000 and a lifetime experience science or technology trip.
Tessa O’Shea from Wimbledon High School won the Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust Teachers’ Award for her passion and enthusiasm in engaging students with science, engineering, technology and maths subjects through participation in outreach schemes. Tessa has been involved with the EDT for over 18 years, working with large numbers of students in the EES whilst being a valuable member and contributor on the EDT’s National Advisory Committee.
Michael Franklin, Director, Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust was Chair of judges on the panel and presented Tessa with the award: “Tessa O'Shea shows enormous enthusiasm for delivering engineering education. Her involvement with several leading engineering education programmes, including EES, impressed the judges. Her vision for the future is sharp and she presented her ideas exceptionally well. With an engineering degree herself, she is an inspiring teacher who shows young people how exciting and worthwhile engineering is.”
Helenswood School from Hastings won The Research Councils UK (RCUK) Laboratory Prize for their Engineering Education Scheme (England) project ‘Thermocouple pin identification’ set by Deutsch Ltd. The EES team; Laurence Baggery, Emily Bates, Luke Duggen, Charlotte Grey and Ashley Rudd now have an amazing opportunity to go behind the scenes at one of three RCUK’s prestigious research laboratories. They will get the unique opportunity to tour the labs and talk to scientists working on new and advanced research.
EDT would like to extend Congratulations to the all winners and competitors involved in the Big Bang.
Contact:
Further information and photos will be available in the near future. Any queries, please contact Penny Tysoe on 01707 871 528 or p.tysoe@etrust.org.uk
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EDT teams involved in the competition at the Big Bang:
Go4SET teams: Broxburn Academy (West Lothian) and Rainham School for Girls (Kent)
Engineering Education Scheme teams: Helenswood School (East Sussex), Burnside Business & Enterprise College (Tyne & Wear), Rugby High School for Girls (Warwickshire), Highcliffe School (Dorset), Sir John Lawes School (Hertfordshire), Pershore High School (Worcestershire), Wymondham High School (Norfolk) and Torquay Girls’ Grammar School (Devon).
EDT activity at the Big Bang:
Over the 3 days EDT also ran a successful workshop with Imagineering called ‘Hydraulics for Frolics’, 150 students from various schools around the UK took part in the hydraulic challenge, resulting in 3 team winners for the most successful projects.
Students currently taking their YINI (The Year in Industry) who had also participated in other EDT schemes were on hand to provide advice and help to the teams as part of the workshop.
Some of the YINI students took part in the Careers Hotel ‘Speed networking event’ sharing their experiences as role models to younger students considering a career in science or engineering.
Big Bang in 2010:
The Big Bang 2010 is taking place at Manchester Central on 11th – 13th March. Details available soon at www.thebigbangfair.co.uk
About EDT:
The EDT is an education charity that helps talented young people achieve their full potential, particularly in engineering, science and technology careers. The Trust runs four schemes, providing opportunities for 12-21 year old students to improve their technical and employment skills through industry-led projects, industrial placements and specialised courses: Go4SET, Engineering Education Scheme in England & Scotland, Headstart and The Year in Industry. EDT is a registered education charity in England and Wales (1002459) and in Scotland (SC039635).
For more information contact p.tysoe@etrust.org.uk or visit www.etrust.org.uk
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