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Auchenharvie Pupils Win Judges Award

  • Submitted by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-07540

That the Parliament congratulates S6 pupils from Auchenharvie Academy, Stevenston, on winning the Judges Award at the UK F1 in Schools final, which was held in Birmingham in 2023; understands that the UK F1 in Schools is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition with the aim of introducing younger people to engineering in a more fun environment; notes that the competition is held annually, with regional and national finals; further notes that it is a multi-disciplinary challenge in which teams of students aged nine to 19 deploy CAD/CAM software to collaborate, design, analyse, manufacture, test, and then race miniature compressed air powered cars made from F1 model block; understands that the overall winners of the national finals are invited to compete at the world finals, which are held at a different location each year, usually held in conjunction with a Formula One Grand Prix; further understands that there are several aspects of the competition, which include specifications judging, engineering judging, portfolio and pit display judging, verbal presentation judging and racing; commends the S6 pupils for winning the Judges Award, and wishes them every success in the future. 


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan (Registered interest) , Jenni Minto, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed