Competition

Students from schools across Cambridgeshire are gearing up to compete in the inaugural FIRST® Tech Challenge UK Championships, taking place in Peterborough on Wednesday 13th March. One winning team from the event will progress to represent the UK in the global championships in the USA in April. FIRST® Tech Challenge …

This year, education activist Just Enough is launching its Children’s Award and calling for nominations for this first of its kind prize. Children aged 4-12 who have done something extraordinary in their community are eligible to be nominated by school teachers in this national competition by Friday 15 February. Every …

Children’s author, TV presenter and singer Alesha Dixon, has been named this year’s judge of the Explore Learning Writers’ Awards.  The competition, now in its 11th year encourages children from across the UK to get their imaginations going and write a 500-word story in the hope that they will be …

The Bright Ideas Challenge, Shell’s national schools competition for students aged 11-14, is open for entries for the fourth year running. The competition invites young people to use their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills to come up with ‘bright ideas’ for powering future cities to be vibrant, healthy, …

Premier Foods is bringing back its McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition for the fifth year running, and will focus on how cookery skills can help build children’s overall confidence. Judges returning include – Carol Harwood, representing LACA; Andrew Green, representing the Craft Guild of Chefs; and Mark …

The BBC is looking for a talented teacher to star in their Super Movers campaign. Super Movers is an initiative delivered by the BBC and the Premier League which inspires teachers to get their classrooms moving more. The campaign delivers over 130 fun and free curriculum-linked ‘Brain Booster’ videos which …

Redway Networks popular “Win Big” competition is back for 2018 and is bigger and better than ever! They have teamed up with Aerohive to bring you their new 802.11ax wireless technology for your education institution. This fantastic 802.11ax wireless solution is worth over £20,000! And will ensure that you are …

Charitable company The Learn2Think Foundation is offering young students the chance to develop their writing, as well as critical thinking, reasoning and research skills in the 2018 Learn2Think Young Journalist Prize. The focus this year is on questioning, challenging 8-11 year olds to think like an investigative journalist, using interviewing …

Cambridge University Press has launched a global competition to find four presenters for its new YouTube channel. The channel – ‘Learn English with Cambridge’- will support English language learners by teaching them how to use English in the real world. Rupert Daniels, Global Marketing Director at Cambridge University Press, said: …

FIRST® LEGO® League, a global science and technology challenge, is now open to entry for teams of young people from across Cambridgeshire. This year’s theme is INTO ORBIT and teams of 9 – 16 year olds will be taken on an ‘out of this world’ experience as they explore space-themed …