Head's Newsletter 19 May 2017

the information from the speaker they proceeded to develop their turbines and attempt to maximise power conversion from their ‘wind source’.

STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHS) The Design & Technology Department have maintained our strong links with STEM, the a body which actively promotes awareness and opportunities within the field of engineering. The opportunity to take part in a special programme was made available to all Year 9 students. As a result 50 boys applied and took part in a STEM activity day with a guest presenter.

After 4 hours of hard labour their concepts were presented. It was very pleasing to note the ingenuity of design and enthusiasm of the groups. Their presentations were invariably to a professional standard and gained high praise from the STEM representative. This is the start of a series of opportunities should your son have an interest in any field of engineering. I would draw your attention to the following opportunities for the future: Smallpeice Trust and Arkwright Scholarships. Ray Shin, Nick Belemet, Shivam Nautiyal, Mehul Arora and Nikhil Gorrepati were deemed to be the winning students for the day. Congratulations to all pupils who represented Tiffin School to such a high standard and thanks also to STEM.

The boys were issued with a brief to design and produce a wind turbine to provide an alternative energy source. They had the opportunity to research and gain an insight into a variety of renewable energy sources.

As teams they rapidly produced designs and constructed suitable structures to support their mechanisms. Based upon

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