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A Decade of Educate Awards: Celebrating STEMsational Schools!
It was an emotional night at this year’s Educate Awards. It’s a night we look forward to every year as schools, colleges, sponsors and supporters come together to celebrate amazing students and staff from across the region.
But Educate 2024 was extra special for us. It was our tenth year as a sponsor!
So alongside the joy of announcing the wonderful Evelyn Community Primary School as our winner, we took some time as a team to look back and reflect.
The word ‘sponsor’ can be defined in many ways but our favourite definition is ‘to stand for’.
Yes, we hope our schools and colleges know that we stand for STEM education (and STEAM), but sponsoring this award wasn’t about us or having our name on a crystal tick. It was about shining a light on the phenomenal work of schools that can sometimes go unrecognised, and standing for those who make it happen. They deserve to be celebrated.
Our award is all about the inspirational teachers and support staff who offer a range of STEM activities and go above and beyond, time and again, to make learning interesting, engaging and fun. That could be through collaborating with experts and employers, completing projects, offering an over-arching approach, devising new strategies or accommodations, entering competitions or signing up for new opportunities to raise aspirations and help students thrive.
Just imagine how much time this takes. There’s no doubt they put their pupils first.
When staff have little or no time to spare because of their workload, a commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths takes great dedication. (We know and we see you. Thank you.)
If you would like to see them too, scroll down and look back at the activities and opportunities offered by these extraordinary award-winning schools. They are truly …all about STEM.
A Decade of Winning Entries – Outstanding Commitment to STEM
2024 – Evelyn Community Primary School
Evelyn Community Primary School’s exceptional entry showcased a profound commitment to embedding STEM throughout its curriculum. The innovative development of its science hub and the collaborative efforts of the school community, demonstrate a forward-thinking approach that prepares students for a dynamic future.
2023 – Neston High School
Neston High School is dedicated to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). They run an innovative eco-friendly initiative recycling plastic in school to create attractive products for their community to buy. They connect with different schools to offer STEAM sessions and support and provide student activities and events which cover all sections of the STEAM umbrella.
2022 – Maghull High School
Maghull High School is continually developing and expanding its STEM club and delivers a multitude of associated opportunities and activities to students.
Through STEM club, students at Maghull High School have had the opportunity to take part in national STEM competitions, meet many scientists and engineers as well as discovering science themselves through practical investigations and challenges beyond the science curriculum.
2021 – Sandbach High School
Sandbach High School is dedicated to promoting STEM. The school offers its students a staggering number of different STEM clubs, activities, and competitions and also managed to ensure that successful virtual versions were delivered during lockdowns.
Learners were encouraged to tackle challenges and solve problems through science, technology, engineering or mathematics, to think critically and work autonomously as well as in teams.
2020 – Mosslands School – Virtual Ceremony
During lockdown, the Mosslands School held a virtual STEM week for learners, with activities including ‘construct the longest paper chain’, a parachute challenge, build an Eiffel Tower and build a moving or floating vehicle.
STEM is an integral part of life at The Mosslands School. The school has actively been engaged with STEM for 10 Years and maximises STEM opportunities for all students. Per academic year, students complete over 10,000 hours of STEM with 100% of all years participating in at least 1 dedicated STEM event. In 2020 they took part in programmes with Bentley Motors and Unilever.
2019 – Cardinal Langley RC High School
In 2019, Cardinal Langley represented the North West at the ‘Race for the Line’ national rocket car competition. Three Year 7 students travelled to RAF Wittering to compete against the other regional finalists to design and build a rocket car to travel over 60 mph. They achieved second place out of all schools across the UK.
2018 – Beamont Collegiate Academy
Beamont Collegiate Academy was recognised for its unique project with United Utilities, a 16-week STEM-based project focused on multi-disciplinary real-world problems experienced within the North West by the country’s leading water supplier. The real-life experience has hugely benefitted students, allowing them to be involved in a creative project which will help them in their future careers.
2017 – Mosslands School
In 2017, Mosslands was awarded for its dedication to promoting STEM and an inclusive approach to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths). The school aims to give students a fuller understanding of the impact STEM has on society and our daily lives. Between 2016 and 2017, 100% of Year 7, 8 and 11 students attended one or more STEAM events, which included visits and workshops from Tomorrow’s Engineers, Daresbury Labs, National Grid and The Manufacturing Institute.
2016 – Gateacre School
In 2016, Gateacre School took the title for their ingenious ‘Nursery Crimes’ project. Imagine if Humpty Dumpty had a lightweight parachute that would protect him when he fell off the wall. The ideas brought science and engineering to life through thought and experimentation using traditional rhymes – a brilliant cross-curricular approach and fantastic fun for learners by thinking outside the box.
2015 – Bishop David Sheppard Church of England School
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England School earned their accolade for their extensive use of science as a learning module and spreading a love of science throughout the school, they also won the Leadership Team of the Year award in 2015.
To all of our winners and entrants over the years, we are in awe of you.
Thank you for everything you do to inspire the next generation!
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