The Big Bang: National Science and Engineering Awards

Last May Knox Academy entered a team of S2 students in the Young SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) Ambassadors Challenge, which was run in conjunction with Edinburgh University. The team won this event, beating schools from across the Lothians. The same team (Kelvin Craig, Gareth Evans, Conor McHugh, Gabby Jackson and Fraser Thomson) now in S3, then entered their project into the National Science and Engineering Awards, and they made it to the finals!

They went to Manchester last week to attend The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair. This was the exciting setting for the finals of the National Science & Engineering Competition, where 240 teams and individuals with the best projects from all over the UK were invited to showcase their work to over 17,000 visitors, including students, journalists, celebrities and VIPs.

Judging took place on day one of The Big Bang - and the team had to present their project to two judging panels, and day two ended with a glitzy and prestigious awards ceremony where winners of the National Science & Engineering Competition will be announced. Although the team from Knox Academy didn't win, they were awarded a "Highly Commended", which was fantastic as there was a Winner, a Runner-Up and three Highly Commendeds for each category.

This was a massive achievement for the Knox Academy team, and a fantastic experience for them to compete and win an award at such a high level. Congratulation to them all!