Today we're thrilled to share some exciting news and to spotlight pupils at Beamont Collegiate Academy who are tackling real-world problems with robots.
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Tackling real-world challenges at Beamont Collegiate Academy
Year 9 pupils at Beamont Collegiate Academy in Warrington have been delving into the fascinating world of robotics through the Shop-a-bot Challenge for 11-14 year-olds. Guided by Design and Technology teacher Kate Dodgson, pupils have been learning how robots can be developed to solve real-world challenges.  
So, what can taking part do for your pupils? A Teacher at Beaumont tells us their experience:
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“This campaign makes an impact. Pupils learn how to think like engineers do, through the context of robotics engineering. By participating in Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge, these young innovators are gaining the confidence and skills needed to become the engineers and problem-solvers of tomorrow.”
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Endorsement 
Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge has received UNESCO endorsement of its ‘Motion in the Ocean’ challenge, which has been recognised by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (‘Ocean Decade’) as a Decade Activity. UNESCO recognised the resources as inclusive and collaborative.

'Motion in the Ocean' introduces challenges that are aligned to National Curriculum learning for D&T, Science and Literacy. 
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Ready...set... don't forget!
New Challenges launch in January
Don't forget to check your inbox when we return to school in January. Two new Challenges will launch on the website and you will hear first through the newsletter. Expect two new topical robotics themes. Here's a taste of what's coming... Ready...Set...Robotics! 
Share with your D&T and Computing leads! The next Challenges will provide exciting real-world contexts for many of their curriculum objectives. 
Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge is brought to you by SEERIH at The University of Manchester and the UK-RAS Network as part of an EPSRC Programme Grant. We are delighted to link teachers with professional researchers and academics working in cutting-edge robotics. A fantastic way to inspire learners to apply curriculum learning.
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