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David Chalkley

D&T STEM Club

There is always a great buzz in the tech block on Tuesday’s after school, when students come with enthusiasm and ideas to explore during our weekly STEM Club sessions....

Posted on 10th January 2025 by David Chalkley

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Mission to Mars for Year 8

On enrichment day, we had so many talented students at Bushey Meads who rose to the challenge of making a prototype Mars Rover from a limited range of materials. The year 8 STEM...

Posted on 10th October 2024 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

VEX Robotics 2024

It was great to see our new team of robotics students enter their first tournament on Saturday 27th January. As a rookie team, it was always going to be a big challenge competing...

Posted on 8th February 2024 by David Chalkley

Vex Robotics

Vex robotics 2024

A new season is underway for the Vex Robots and a new team has been working hard to make their robot meet the requirements for the new game. This season it is called “over...

Posted on 11th January 2024 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Year 8 Mission to Mars enrichment day

All the D&T teachers were so impressed with the enthusiasm and skill that year 8 displayed on enrichment day last week. The challenge of designing and making a model...

Posted on 5th October 2023 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

British Schools Karting Championship

Six of our best kart drivers travelled to Greenwich for the regional finals of the British Schools Karting Championship. With a bigger track and faster karts, their driving skills...

Posted on 25th May 2023 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

VEX Robotics national finals

It was a real honour to see Team Spectrum at the national finals of the VEX Robotics competition. Their ambition and determination to be the best had led them to a major rebuild...

Posted on 24th March 2023 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

Vex Robotics new recruits

The Vex Robotics competition is much more than just an engineering challenge. It can also be an emotional rollercoaster where team members experience stressful situations and must...

Posted on 2nd February 2023 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

VEX nationals here we come!

Team Spectrum have gone from strength to strength during this seasons tournaments. On Saturday, we had the long trek to Canterbury for the latest tournament, to take on schools...

Posted on 20th January 2023 by David Chalkley

Design & Technology

A Level D&T showcase

The students were challenged with the task of designing and making a small scale wind turbine capable of powering a small light. Kyal approached this task with his usual high...

Posted on 12th January 2023 by David Chalkley

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Design & Technology

D&T STEM Club

David Chalkley

D&T STEM Club

Posted on 10th January 2025 by David Chalkley

There is always a great buzz in the tech block on Tuesday’s after school, when students come with enthusiasm and ideas to explore during our weekly STEM Club sessions.

Whether you are interested in electronics, product design, 3D printing or robotics, the tech block is available for the students to be innovative and creative in almost anyways that they wish.

Remember STEM is much more than just building things. It is also about teamwork, problem solving, resilience and courage. Society needs talented people from a STEM background to help make things better!

Will you make a difference to the world around you?