P-04-525 Funding for CREST Awards in Wales
P-04-525 Funding for CREST Awards in Wales
We,
the undersigned, call on the Welsh Government to reinstate the required funding
for the Crest Awards in Wales, and want the National Science Academy to
recognise the value of the Crest Awards to primary and secondary education, and
the requirement of funding for the Crest Awards to continue.
Additional information:
CREST
is a project-based awards scheme for the STEM subjects (science, technology,
engineering and maths). It links students to curriculum-based learning. Last
year over 30,000 CREST Awards were undertaken in the UK giving 5-19yr olds
opportunities to explore real-world projects in an exciting way. Over 10% of
the Awards in the UK were awarded to pupils in Wales.The success of the
increase in number of CREST Awards in Wales has been achieved with funding from
the Welsh Government (NSA) to coordinate and increase activities in Welsh
schools. This has enabled the scheme to be offered bilingually, subsidised the
pupils’ registration fee, provided grants and other supportive structures
provided through See Science. CREST Awards have bought considerable benefit
schools and the implications of the withdrawal of funding will be felt directly
by the pupils and teaching staff.CREST Awards are recognised by all
Universities in the UK and provides strong evidence of contextual data
Petition raised by: See Science - British Science
Association
Date Petition first considered by Committee: 21 January 2014
Number of signatures: TBC
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 13/01/2014