Inventive youngsters from schools across Northumberland gathered at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum on Wednesday 8 July for the annual Young Designer and Young Technologist of the Year competition. Twenty two students from seven schools displayed their A level and GCSE work. Pupils participating were from Prudhoe Community High School, Blyth School Community College, Bedlingtonshire Community High School, Coquet High School, Amble, The Duchess Community High School Alnwick, Ponteland High School and The King Edwards VI High School Morpeth.
The competition was organised by the Rotary Club of Hexham in association with The University of Northumbria, The Discovery Museum, The Associates of the Discovery Museum, Learning to Work and The Rotary Club of Morpeth.
The University of Northumbria has provided funding for this years event with support from The Dean of the School of Computing Engineering and Information Sciences (Alistair Sambell), The Dean of the School of Design (James More) and The Dean of the School of the Built Environment (Steven Hodgson). Funding is in place for the 2010 and 2011 competition thanks to generosity of The University of Northumbria.
Entries were adjudicated by four judging panels each comprising two judges drawn from the University of Northumbria and the business sector. All the judges were impressed with the quality of the entries.
This years prizes were awarded by Alistair Sambell and James More and consisted of individual prizes for projects, overall school prizes and the Rotary Prize for Innovation and Enterprise Award (The Rotary Shield).
The Associates of the Discovery Museum prize was presented by John Chaney, the Associates Treasurer. This prize is awarded by the students themselves following voting for the project they think is the best.
In their addresses to the students both Alistair Sambell and James More emphasised the importance of design and technology in moving the economy forward and highlighted how things have changed over the last twenty years. Innovation, design and engineering had resulted in new products and industries being developed. They had been very impressed by the quality of the student’s entries, their ingenuity, design skills and their technological understanding.
In giving a vote of thanks George Aitchison Chairman, Vocational Committee, The Rotary Club of Hexham thanked all those who had been involved in making the 2009 competition very enjoyable.
Design Awards GCSE
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Natasha Moss |
Coquet High School, Amble |
Hand Held Games Consul |
Runner Up |
Sophie Wardle |
King Edward VI School Morpeth |
Cosmetic Package with Hollywood Themes |
Design Awards A Level
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Amy Wood |
King Edward VI School Morpeth |
East Meets West Fashion Design |
Runner Up |
David Williams |
Prudhoe Community High School |
Children’s Pay Area Design |
Technology Awards GCSE
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Kieran Jorgensen |
The Duchess’s School Alnwick |
Electronic Dice |
Technology Awards A Level
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Jonathan Hancock |
Prudhoe Community High School |
Portfolio of Projects including jewellery box |
Runner Up |
Sam Stewart |
Coquet High School, Amble |
Interactive Display |
School Awards
Category |
School |
Collected by |
Winner |
The Duchess’s School Alnwick |
Craig Watson |
Runner Up |
King Edward VI School Morpeth |
Adel Percival |
The Enterprise and Innovation Award and Rotary Shield
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Sophie Wardle |
King Edward VI School Morpeth |
Cosmetic Package with Hollywood Themes |
The Associates of The Discovery Museum Award and Trophy
Category |
Name |
School |
Project |
Winner |
Robyn Gibson |
Bedlingtonshire Community High School |
Dress Design |
