Teacher and student voices in the media

• Budding engineer builds biscuit-dunking machine – ITV News | George, a 14-year-old autistic student at Lighthouse School in Leeds, achieved a Silver CREST Award for building a working automatic biscuit dunker from Lego. His teacher, Caroline Maston, was one of the first Engage Teacher Network members to trial our accessible application process.

• Taking nature walks and building bug hotels – Irish News | St Canice’s Primary School in Fenny, Co Derry, used its Engage Grant to run a week of outdoor CREST-inspired sustainability activities for all year groups.

• Making science accessible for all, even on a tight school budget – Schools Week | Niymet McCann, Head of Science at Regent High School in London, explains how she is making the most of our Engage Teacher Network and British Science Week Kick Start Grants to provide equitable access to practical science work for all.

• Four ways to tackle inequalities in science – Schools Week | Monique Darrell, Year 5 teacher and science lead at Goose Green Primary School in London, shares her top tips for empowering underrepresented young people to flourish in science, touching on her experiences of receiving an Engage Grant.