Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
On the 24thApril, Marshall Aerospace and Defence group invited Y9 students from Cambridge Home Educated Families, Coleridge Community College and North Cambridge Academy to compete in the Rocket Powered Poppadom Challenge! The aim of the challenge was to design and test a crash structure that would be attached to a rocket motor and when fired, …
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We are proud to be working with global thought leaders in education in a two-year programme funded by Erasmus+ to understand how best to prepare young people for the needs of the future. The programme kicked off with a five-day conference that brought together over 50 education professionals and teachers from across the UK with …
Erasmus+ International Conference – 21st Century Skills for 21st Century Needs Read More »
Engineers at Marshall Aerospace and Defence group welcomed Year 12 students from Comberton Sixth Form and Hills Road Sixth Form to take part in the drone-controlled water pump challenge as part of this year’s Cambridge LaunchPad Scholars programme. Through providing students with hands on experience within the STEM industry, Cambridge LaunchPad aims to inspire young …
Marshall task Sixth Form students with the water pump challenge! Read More »
TTP plc challenged Year 12 students from Long Road Sixth Form College, Hills Road Sixth Form College and Comberton Sixth Form to design a medical instrument for use in facial reconstructive surgery. This was based on a real-life project where TTP developed an innovative device that is used by surgeons to treat patients with a …
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Year 12 students from Comberton Sixth Form and Hills Road Sixth Form College joined together with the Wellcome Genome Campus to learn more about how genomics is being used the health sector to better understand the challenges faced with disease and the human genome. The Cambridge LaunchPad programme aims to inspire young people to think …
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On the 19th of March, new Cambridge LaunchPad supporter Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. welcomed 40 Year Six students from Fulbourn Primary School to the Cambridge offices to gain more experience in STEM subjects and learn about the roles available to them in the technology sector. By providing students with a platform to meet inspirational role models …
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On Thursday 14th March, Cambridge Consultants welcomed 40 Year 4 students from Cambridge Home Educating Families and Teversham C of E Primary School to take part in an exciting hands-on activity day at their office in Cambridge. Cambridge Consultants develops world-changing products and services for client companies, with more than 800 staff, offices around the world …
Cambridge Consultants task students to do the one-armed egg challenge! Read More »
On the 8th March as part of National Careers Week, Cambridge Regional College welcomed 50 Y5 students from Abbey Meadows Primary School to take part in a day of hands-on activities inspiring them to think about the career possibilities available to them after they leave school. Student and teacher ambassadors led the year 5s through an …
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Cambridge University Press celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 7 March, with 50 Year 9 and 10 students from 6 schools across Cambridgeshire for the sixth year running. Form the Future managed the event, which provides a platform for the Press to showcase the diverse range of careers within the publishing sector and to give …
Local students peek into publishing industry to celebrate World Book Day! Read More »
On the 7thMarch, Amey Waste Management invited 25 Year 5 students from Cherry Hinton Primary School to learn more about what happens to their recycling and rubbish after they put it in the bin. Throwing away waste and recycling is something that these students do every day, however many of them had never thought about …
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