The Go4SET competition is for a team of S2 pupils. In November the team attended a launch event where they participated in some team building activities and selected the challenge they would tackle. From November until February the team worked with Balfour Beatty to research the building materials, heating and energy supply for an eco classroom that they would like to see built at Northfield Academy. They also designed the classroom, built a model to represent their ideas, created posters to tell their story and wrote a report of their findings.

During the final on the 18th February the team presented to two judges as well as discussing their classroom with other pupils, teachers and visitors. The judging was very close this year but Northfield Academy were awarded the Teamwork Award as they had demonstrated an excellent team spirit.

Each of the pupils received an individual silver crest award. Today I asked Miss Dean what it takes to get your to get your silver crest award when you’er in second year and she said this: “Silver crest awards are awarded for at least 30 hours of scientific research. You can do this as part of Go4Set. In Go4Set you can earn the silver crest award by showing your scientific research in the report and reflecting on your learning”. Silver crest awards are important for later on in life because they can give you really good job opportunities. Apart from Go4Set you can earn this in 6th year for advanced higher projects.