CREST impact

CREST is UK wide
CREST participation statistics
CREST audience
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
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

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!

Their impact
Engagement

Awareness

Assistance

Interest

Engagement
81% of teachers say they plan to participate in the CREST Awards againAwareness
100% of the participating teachers say they would recommend CREST to other teachers and schoolsAssistance
80% of teachers feel the kit boxes help to overcome barriers pupils face in engaging with STEMInterest
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’ "
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CREST Discovery Days
CREST Impact Report
Discover CREST's reach and success engaging with young people traditionally underrepresented in STEM.CREST Discovery Days
CREST Discovery Days are an excellent way to introduce new STEM topics and develop project work skills.