Bronze Awards introduce students to project work empowering them to work like real scientists, technologists, engineers or mathematicians. Students choose their own topic and methodologies, giving them complete freedom over their work.
What are the Crest awards?
The CREST Awards provide teachers and home educators with simple and adaptable activities aligned to the national curriculum. CREST gives young people aged 5–19 the chance to choose their own subject and methodology when completing their hands-on investigation.
Does Crest Award give UCAS points?
Note: CREST Awards do not count towards UCAS points but are mentioned by UCAS on topics that students could talk about in their personal statement.
Can you do a crest award by yourself?
Students work independently, either in groups or individually, with the support of a teacher or mentor. The CREST Teacher and Student Guides can help guide you through the process and outline the project work required at each Award level.
What is Gold Crest Award?
CREST Gold allows students to conduct real research. They are longer-term projects that require around 70 hours’ work, and are typically completed by 16-to-19-year-olds. By working towards a CREST Gold Award, students will develop and deliver largely self-directed projects.
What is STEM Crest Award?
CREST awards aim to encourage primary and secondary school students to undertake projects in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) related areas. Students’ achievements can be recognised with awards at bronze, silver and gold levels.
How do I submit a crest award?
You can enter students for Discovery and Bronze Awards online via My CREST account. Create projects, add students, record your assessment of their work, and pay your entry fees. Sign up or log in to your CREST account.
How do you get a crest award?
How to run CREST Awards
- Sign up for a free CREST account.
- Choose your project(s)
- Run your project(s)
- Record your project work.
- Assess your project(s)
- Certify your project(s)
Is crest an EPQ?
Enter an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) for a CREST Award. If your students are working towards an Extended Project Qualification in an area related to science, technology, engineering or maths, they can gain extra recognition for their work by entering your project for a CREST Gold Award.
What is the Silver Crest Award?
Silver Awards are designed to stretch students and enrich their STEM studies. Students develop their own project idea and gain in-depth experience of the scientific method or engineering design process. Sign up to run a CREST Silver Award.
What are the bronze CREST Awards?
CREST Awards: Bronze CREST Bronze Awards engage and inspire a wide range of students, and introduce them to the language and methods of project work. The flexible framework can be adapted for students of different ages and abilities.
What are the bronzebronze Awards?
Bronze Awards introduce students to project work empowering them to work like real scientists, technologists, engineers or mathematicians. Students choose their own topic and methodologies, giving them complete freedom over their work.
What is the CREST Awards help centre?
The CREST Awards Help Centre has detailed information on every aspect of creating and managing CREST Awards. Bronze project are assessed against the CREST assessment criteria. View our guidance of what’s expected at Bronze level, with examples.
What is this crest Bronze level resource pack about?
This CREST Bronze level resource pack focuses on Machine Learning, with a variety of project ideas enabling students to investigate machine learning in a real-life context, exploring innovative ideas and solutions for the future, such as: Artificial… These materials look at three possible projects that relate to sustainable travel.
