Bathampton Scouts in Model Car Competition
Taken From Bath Chronicle 11/12/08All members of 28th Bathampton Scout Group
A team of boys from a Bath school have taken their design skills out of the classroom and onto the race track.
Pupils from Beechen Cliff School have scooped a top award in the regional finals of an F1 challenge, where they had to design, build and test a model car.
The four Year 8 boys impressed the judges with their design and were named best "first time challengers", winning a place in the national final in Birmingham.
Teacher Paul Johnson said: "They have committed a great deal of time and energy in creating the vehicle and testing it.
"We can only hope they achieve the same success in the nationals."
winning pupils, Ethan Rose, said the team had enjoyed the experience.
"It was a fun experience, developing teamwork skills to manufacture the car and test it," he said.
"We really enjoyed the chance to test ourselves against teams from schools across the West; even more so the fact that we managed to win through to the national finals."
A member of staff at Beechen Cliff has also been named as an award winner. Personal assistant to the headteacher, Helen Bletso, has been highly commended at a national annual award ceremony in London.
She was recognised as one of the 34 best assistants in the country at the third annual SecEd Headteacher's PA of the Year awards.
Ms Bletso said: "I really enjoy my role at Beechen Cliff School, and I am proud to have been a finalist at this prestigious event."
Headteacher Andrew Davies described her as a "dependable colleague who has excellent organisational skills".
He added: "She is fully involved in the life of the school and is a huge asset."
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