STEM students achieve trophy at IET First Lego Regional Final

A team of our dedicated STEM students proudly represented Bourne Academy at the IET First Lego League Regional Final in Market Deeping last Saturday. They took part in this international STEM challenge, which encourages young people to develop confidence, teamwork, creativity and problem‑solving skills.

The team consisted of Joseph Brackley (Team Leader), Bosco Mo (Chief Coder), Jack Child and Ollie Christie (Project Managers) and Elliott Squires (Robot Design Lead). Since September, they have devoted countless lunchtimes and after‑school sessions to preparing for the competition.

This year’s theme was ‘Unearthed’ and this inspired the students to design an imaginative concept of a mobile X‑ray machine capable of scanning dinosaur fossils to help palaeontologists identify species and determine ages.

With guidance from Dr Poulter (Teacher of Science), their hard work was rewarded with the Project Concept Trophy, accompanied by praise for a ‘very innovative and well‑researched project’.

Throughout the event, the students demonstrated outstanding professionalism, teamwork and enthusiasm. They also gained valuable experience, enjoyed the challenge, and are already determined to return even stronger next year.