Trinity make STEM skills count
Pupils from Trinity High School had that winning feeling when they beat off competition from all across South Lanarkshire.
The six-pupil team won a Go4set competition that aimed at teaching pupils the importance of the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and maths.
The pupils presented their entries at a special event in Hamilton this month, with the Trinity team being named best overall by the judges.
They will go on to represent the region in the national final this June.
Catkin High and Stonelaw High also impressed the judges with their entries.
The annual competition aims to show how STEM influences our world and future careers in those fields.
Industry predictions suggest there could be a shortage of 87,000 STEM positions in the UK per year.
Meg Wright of the Engineering Development Trust said:“Go4set encourages young pupils of today to be the engineers and scientists of tomorrow.
“It also helps them develop skills in team working, communication, report writing and problems solving – all essential skills in today’s world of work”.
The organisations supporting this year’s teams are Rolls-Royce Plc, Scotland Transerv, EDF Energy, Micron Europe Ltd, Scottish Power, Liberty Steel and Viridor.