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STEM SUCCESS ACROSS THE TRUST
This year has seen the first Trust-wide CREST Speaking of the importance of the event,
Awards Ceremony where we celebrated stu- Mrs Platt commented: “We aim to inspire
dents’ achievements in science, technolo- young people to think and behave like sci-
gy, engineering and mathematics (STEM). entists, so today is a landmark celebration
for Shaw Education Trust. It is the culmi-
Over the past academic year, students across nation of hard work from staff in our schools
the Trust have participated in a variety of Brit- who fly the flag for science and of course
ish Science Association’s flagship programmes, the dynamic determination of our students.
helping to improve their understanding of,
and develop a passion for, STEM subjects. “As a multi-academy trust we have encour-
aged all our secondary, primary and spe-
Organiser of the event and Director of Science cial schools to participate in the CREST
for the Trust, Dawn Platt, said: “We believe Awards scheme. We are proudly celebrat-
that learning through investigation and ex- ing students’ hard work and achievements
ploring is a key way in which all our students at all levels of awards from 5-14 years old.”
can enjoy, achieve and learn through science.
With science, research, engineering and tech-
CREST is the only nationally recognised accredi- nology jobs set to grow at double the rate of other
tation scheme for STEM subjects, providing sci- occupations between now and 2031, encourag-
ence enrichment activities to inspire and engage ing STEM in our schools, boosting students’ inter-
young people from as young as 5 up to 19-year olds. est in science and ultimately raising aspirations
can’t be a bad thing for the future workplace.
Representing CREST at the event, Anna
Smith from STEM NOW joined Keele Univer- We are so proud of all the pupils who
sity’s and the Ogden Science Trust’s Scott gained awards and hope to continue to
Walker to personally congratulate students hold more events like these in the future.
and reward them with their certificates.
