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LCR Make It Work Schools Robotics Challenge: Wirral Heat – BHSA & Mosslands WIN!
‘I’ve never had this much fun on a school day, what a match!’
Our Wirral Heat was a dead-heat!
In a nail-biting final round, victory hung on the final point. Happily, both Birkenhead High School Academy & Mosslands School deserved to win & drew at the Liverpool City Region Make It Work Schools Robotics Challenge !
On the 31st of January, schools from Wirral gathered at Wirral Met to take part in the LCR Robotics Challenge. The event was sponsored by Teledyne CML Composites, supported by the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram and facilitated by All About STEM.
Students had the opportunity to build a VEX robot and battle it out in an exciting arena-style competition, supported by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Sessions showcased careers linked to manufacturing and engineering, highlighted pathways into them and developed skills. Along with All About STEM, a team of STEM Ambassadors attended to support students and share their expertise.
“All schools demonstrated effective teamwork, mastered the mechanics & battled hard!”
Heat sponsors Teledyne CML Composites mentored teams throughout the day and shared their experience & expertise.
Teledyne CML Composites is a specialist manufacturer of composite components and assemblies, providing detailed parts for the worlds most advanced commercial and military aircraft programmes.
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said: “It is brilliant to see so many young people enjoying the Make It Work Robotics Challenge. Sparking young people’s interest and enthusiasm is a vital part of getting more of them into studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects and subsequently into exciting and rewarding careers. That is exactly what this competition does and why we are proud to support it.”
Michelle Dow, Managing Director of All About STEM said: “It is essential for our region’s future prosperity that young people have the skills they need and are enthused and excited to pursue them. We offer ‘in-person’ inspiration from real experts while learning real-life skills. Our events provide an interactive, exciting experience that can ignite our young people’s passion and spark their interest in STEM careers… and it’s so much fun! Our students are excited, focused and engaged, we’re so proud of them. They are all winners to us. Thank you to Teledyne CML Composites for their heat sponsorship & fantastic assistance today and to the Metro Mayor & Combined Authority for their amazing support.”
Birkenhead High School Academy & Mosslands School will return later in 2019 to compete in the LCR Make It Work Robotics Challenge Grand Final at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Relive the day in pictures here…
Find out more about the Liverpool City Region Make It Work Robotics Challenge for Schools
Sponsor & STEM outreach: The LCR Make It Work Robotics Challenge has numerous heats and a grand final at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre! Click here if your organisation or business would like to support our schools or email [email protected]
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