Students from a Northampton school have made it to ‘The Big Bang’ engineering final

A team of students from a Northampton school has made it to the finals of an engineering competition called ‘The Big Bang’.

Year eight students from Northampton International Academy have made it to the final of the competition for young scientists and engineers after they were announced as one of the winners of the online heat.

Abi Milner, Nada Almoshmosh, Ola Xhini, Tigui Barry, Izabelle O’Connor and Nawal Yusef caught the eyes of the judges with their project.

The team had to design and model a new train station for Rugby, in Warwickshire.

Dr Hilary Leevers, chief executive for Engineering UK, the company who runs the competition, said: “The team from Northampton International Academy really impressed the judges with their project and we’re excited to see how they do at the UK finals.

“It is a huge achievement to progress to this stage of the competition and they should be incredibly proud to take up their place and compete at The Big Bang Fair in March.

“Going into its twelfth year in 2020, The Big Bang Fair continues to be a great source of STEM inspiration for young people.

"It provides an amazing opportunity for young visitors, their teachers and parents to get hands-on with a wide range of activities, workshops and shows, and engage in meaningful career conversations with professionals, all designed to bring classroom learning to life and inspire the next generation."

The Northampton students will attend the competition finals at the NEC in Birmingham in March where they will compete for top prizes including the coveted title of GSK UK Young Engineer and GSK UK Young Scientist of the Year.