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News Release from: Manufacturing Technologies Association
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2002
Innovation is alive and well in UK
schools
MTTA's commitment to improving the image of manufacturing through investment in schools was on display again last week with the final of the MTTA-TEP Manufacturing Innovation competition.
MTTA's commitment to improving the image of manufacturing through concrete investment in schools was on display again last week with the final of the MTTA-TEP Manufacturing Innovation competition, held at the International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick The competition aims to reward good practice in the teaching of design and technology at key Stages 3 and 4 by challenging schools to enter their best course work for consideration
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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More than 120 entries were received from around the country, which were then short-listed by a panel of 5 judges from industry, the education field and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).
First place was awarded to David Anderson of Yarm School, Yarm in Cleveland, for his Stabilisers for a Rowing Boat.
The prize was a Denford Micromill Milling Machine, valued at approx.
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Second place went to Jonah Jay of Monmouth School, Monmouth, Wales, for 'Windeye', an Auditory Guidance wind vane for visually impaired sailors.
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GBP 1,100.
In Third place was a Group Project from Boldon School, Tyne and Wear - Jewellery and Jewellery Boxes, were all designed and made using CAD/CAM to an extremely high standard.
The group won a TEP milling machine worth approx.
GBP 1,100.
Simon Brown, Director General of MTTA commented: "This competition shows how the partnership between manufacturing industry and education can encourage young people to put their design and technology skills to commercial use and develop an entrepreneurial spirit.
MTTA believes that the future of the UK manufacturing industry is dependent on investment in schools and we welcome the significant spending increase in education and training announced by the Chancellor in yesterday's Comprehensive Spending Review".
The work on display was a showcase of Key Stage 3 and 4 project work that has been undertaken in the last academic year by the 9 design and technology students, all of whom gave a presentation of their work to the judging panel.
The applications were initially marked using the criteria of Innovation, Use of Technology, Quality of Manufacture, Commercial Possibility and Star quality.
Further prizes included a laptop computer for the project displaying the best use of technology and a digital camera for best presentation given on the day.
The four runners up also all received GBP 150 worth of vouchers to be spent by their schools on equipment for their Design and Technology departments.
The competition was sponsored by Denford and EMTA (the National Training Organisation for Engineering Manufacture) and organised by MTTA and TEP (Technology Enhancement Programme).
The competition has been developed from the highly successful 'Manufacturing Innovation' CD-ROM, which provides secondary school pupils with information on the machine tool sector and illustrates how machine tools are relevant to everyday life.
More than 2,000 secondary schools and FE colleges around the country have requested this CD-ROM.
Comprehensive careers information is provided by EMTA and hyperlinks to member companies' websites allow pupils immediate access to the world of machine tools.
The MTTA currently supports education at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 and is a member of a consortium supporting three of the first engineering specialist schools recently announced by the government.
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