CELEBRATING STUDENT SUCCESS

In this section of the site, we highlight some of the successes and achievements of our students.

TDI Challenge National Final
This is a prestigious national event in which students present their projects to be judged by a panel who are looking for high levels of creativity, innovation, presentational and entrepreneurial skills.

3rd place - Sarah Needham

Young Engineer for Britain - South West Regional Final
'Young Engineers' is a UK educational charity whose purpose is to inspire young people to recognise the importance and excitement of a career in engineering. They have a network of over 1600 science, engineering and technology clubs around the UK and are home to Young Engineers for Britain, the largest Engineering, Design and Technology Competition for school students in Europe
Young Engineers take students out of the classroom and into the real world. Through entering the Young Engineers for Britain competition students find themselves working with teachers and other students who share their interests in a friendly and informal environment. They meet and work with professional engineers on projects that have real significance. They experience all the elements of the engineer's job - identifying needs, analysing problems, conducting research, developing a specification, and making and testing the product.

2nd place - Peter Birtles
Other Finalists - Stuart King, Thomas Lloyd, Nicholas Donnelly

Wessex Setpoint Innovation Awards 2005
These awards stimulate students to produce creative solutions to scientific project briefs. This year the projects include; ‘Blooming Biospheres’, ‘Clock of the Titans’, ‘How clean is your house?’, ‘Funky future fashion’, ‘Cool Clocks’, ‘Eating in extremes’ and ‘Get Creative’. This initiative culminates in a prestigious celebration held during National Science week to which all entrants are invited. Students set up a displays and talk about their project to professional scientists and engineers who judge each project against the assessment criteria. The day has science shows and ‘hands-on’ activities for students.

CREST Awards
CREST stands for 'Celebrating CREativity in Science and Technology'
BA CREST is a nationally recognized accreditation scheme for project work in the fields of science and technology. Aimed at students aged 11-19, BA CREST awards encourage students to develop their scientific curiosity, problem-solving and communication skills. 
Through a mentoring system, the scheme facilitates links between schools and industry or higher education. It enables students of all abilities to explore real scientific, engineering and technological problems for themselves and promotes work-related learning.  

Gold Crest Awards
Martin Cooper, David Bryant, James Tyack, Nicholas Davis and Sarah Needham

Silver Crest Awards
Sean Pierce, Christopher Britton, Rachael Masih, Sarah Woodward, Oliver Warrin, Sarah Tucks, Lindsey Spring, Paul Smith, Kerry Smith, Gregory Pullen, Hannah Moore, Thomas Lloyd, Rochelle Kent-Ellis, Steven Ham, Nicholas Donnelly, Kevin Costello, Ross Brown, Craig Brooks and Ryan Ansley

Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury Young Inventor of the Year

Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury Young Artisan of the Year