The education team was very busy toward the end of the academic year visiting schools and supporting the regional Big Bang Fairs that took place right across the UK.  The Fairs were supported by local companies and BLOODHOUND SSC featured with displays and presentations about the engineering adventure. The events also played host the national science and engineering competition where students come up with innovative projects, many of which have been patented. The regional winners will feature at the Big Bang national final in March 2011 at the Excel Centre London, and winners from there will go to Intel ISEF in the USA in May 2011.

This year’s overall engineering winner in San Jose was James Popper from Marlborough School Wiltshire. James walked away with thousands of dollars in prizes for his CookerSmart design that detects hob fires by identifying the infrared in flames, reducing the likelihood of false alarms and kitchen fires.

For a flavour of the Big Bang Fairs, see the YouTube video of the South East Fair above... and catch the snippet with our Education Director Dave Rowley!