School team is cream of the crop
Pupils’engineering work is the best across the whole of Scotland
A team of S5/S6 students from Wallace High School was identified as being the cream of Scotland’s future engineering talent at Glasgow Caledonian University on Friday as teams from schools across Scotland showcased their work in the national final of the Engineering Education Scheme.
Lana Crow, Lewis McCulloch, Lewis Metcalfe and Lucy Hayashi had worked with mentors from Calnex Solutions Ltd for six months on a project to Investigate an increase to the thermal performance of the Sentinel chassis.
The work they completed and the excellence of their solution was judged by a panel of industry experts to be best across the whole of Scotland and also merited the students being awarded the Industrial Cadet Gold Award.
Fraser Winters, Calnex Solutions mentor said: “Seeing how the team approached the problem we set was fascinating. I think for them, EES has given a more realistic view of the working world and how we solve problems in industry. You have to think about cost and all those other practical limitations: it’s very challenging.”
Now confirmed as Industrial Cadets at the highest level the students, along with the firms, will be eligible to join the Industrial Cadet network, and benefit from being part of a nationwide network of emerging talent and future industry leaders.
Wallace High School teacher Graeme Rough said: “Wallace High School has continued to benefit immensely from our relationship with the EDT. From Go4Set to the Engineering Education Scheme, our students have been given the opportunity to learn and develop in an enterprising and creative way. The rich and varied range of experiences and skills which our students gained during the project has given them a superb insight into the teamwork and resourcefulness which is required for any successful career in a STEM industry. I would like to congratulate all schools for their superb projects and to thank all of the staff at the EDT who continue to provide outstanding opportunities for our young people to soar.”
Meg Wright, Director for Scotland at the EDT Scotland, said: “The Engineering Education Scheme has a defining role in enabling students to take the step from thinking about their career options to deciding that they want to pursue further study or a career in engineering. The participating companies keep their eyes open for talented students and several EES students have become employees of the company they partnered on their project. By being judged the top team in Scotland and also awarded the Industrial Cadet Gold Award these students have marked themselves out among the front rank of Scotland’s future engineering talent.”