CREST impact

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Infographic map showing CREST Award submissions levels in 2021/2022 from each UK region, with higher engagement in England, particularly in London, the West Midlands and the South East

CREST is UK wide

Infographic showing CREST Award participation breakdown by gender, SEND status, and schools in challenging circumstances, highlighting strong female engagement, inclusion of SEND pupils, and high participation from schools in challenging circumstances. Of the the schools in challenging circumstances, the infographic also breaks down of schools participating, showing a high percentage of Secondary schools.

CREST participation statistics

CREST audience

The BSA actively supports children and young people traditionally underrepresented in STEM. These include:

Gender

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Girls; 52% of all CREST Awards are completed by girls

Ethnicity

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Black and ethnic minorities

SEND

Young people with special educational needs

Class

Young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds

Gender
Girls; 52% of all CREST Awards are completed by girls
Ethnicity
Black and ethnic minorities
SEND
Young people with special educational needs
Class
Young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds

A proven, trusted framework

With no set timetable, projects can start whenever you want, and take as long as you need. CREST is a proven, trusted framework that has become a staple for schools across the UK for almost 40 years.

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Case Study: NCR Foundation

In 2022-23, the NCR Foundation funded a BSA pilot project in Scotland, to design and test a solution to overcome the barriers to teachers delivering practical STEM activities in primary school classes. As a result the CREST SuperStar kit was born!

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Their impact

Over 30 teachers in Scottish schools working in challenging circumstances were given free CREST SuperStar kit boxes, and in return shared their experiences of using the resources with over 700 pupils in total.

Engagement

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81% of teachers say they plan to participate in the CREST Awards again

Awareness

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100% of the participating teachers say they would recommend CREST to other teachers and schools

Assistance

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80% of teachers feel the kit boxes help to overcome barriers pupils face in engaging with STEM

Interest

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29% of teachers, after the pilot, feel that all of their pupils show an interest in STEM subjects, compared to 13% before

Engagement
81% of teachers say they plan to participate in the CREST Awards again
Awareness
100% of the participating teachers say they would recommend CREST to other teachers and schools
Assistance
80% of teachers feel the kit boxes help to overcome barriers pupils face in engaging with STEM
Interest
29% of teachers, after the pilot, feel that all of their pupils show an interest in STEM subjects, compared to 13% before

Teacher Testimonials

"Would we have done the activities without the kit boxes? Probably not. There are so many demands made in terms of curriculum and everything else, so the boxes were the inspiration for getting this work done."
"It gave me a bit of an attitude shift, e.g. how it’s not all about key terms and phrases but also about standing back and letting them figure stuff out for themselves and even fail if it’s instructive to do so."
"A lot of our children don’t have role models, sometimes not even of someone who has taken STEM on at secondary, never mind STEM careers. So when you can get them to think, ‘oh, this is fun actually and this is challenging and this is interesting’, that might start to change that perception of ‘I might be interested in this’ or ‘I might be able to do this in the future’ "

Contact us to support CREST

We are actively looking for new partners across a range of industry sectors to inspire, engage and connect more young people with STEM, particularly those who are most typically underrepresented. To hear more about how to support CREST:

Impact reports

Please see the below links to read our impact and project reports in full. If we'd like to have this section with more of our impact reports listed in the current website as 'Why CREST' we'll need to upload the reports or ask Violet to upload them to the Umbraco library.

CREST Impact Report

Discover CREST's reach and success engaging with young people traditionally underrepresented in STEM.

CREST Discovery Day Report

CREST Discovery Days

CREST Discovery Days are an excellent way to introduce new STEM topics and develop project work skills.

CREST Discovery Day Report

CREST Impact Report
Discover CREST's reach and success engaging with young people traditionally underrepresented in STEM.
CREST Discovery Day Report
CREST Discovery Days
CREST Discovery Days are an excellent way to introduce new STEM topics and develop project work skills.
CREST Discovery Day Report