Students with thriving Design Technology skills are eligible to take part in an annual creative awards scheme managed by the KM Charity Team.

The KM Bright Spark Awards are designed to make science cool for school pupils, and ask of them to work together to innovate and create.

Graphics, woodwork, electronics, resistant materials and systems technology can all be incorporated into the building processes.

Applying cross-curriculum skills in science, design, mathematics and engineering, the competition is judged in three primary categories: Innovation, Investigation and Invention.

Nominations remain open for the awards until Friday, June 3. Both primary and secondary schools can take part in the contest.

There is also no limit to how many entries a school and/or students wish to submit, nor is there any team size restrictions.

All entries will be examined by a leading judging panel and the winning schools will be invited to the annual awards event in which they must showcase and pitch their inventions to a collection of Dragons in a Dragons Den-style format.

The overall KM Bright Spark Awards champions will be awarded a £500 cash prize.

Lisa Craig, events manager at the KM Charity Team which organises the awards, said: “Students with a passion for Design Technology can showcase their dynamic range of skills and abilities by taking part in the awards. Not only is Bright Sparks tons of fun, it is also a fantastic way of furthering knowledge in a selection of core fields, and getting a head-start with vital teamwork and presentation experience which is a common occurrence in the workplace.”

She added: “There is still time for schools to submit their entries, so whether you are starting from scratch, or have already been producing a project during lessons, enter now to be in with a chance of winning that £500!”

The KM Bright Spark Awards are backed by key partners Pfizer, Golding Vision (Part of Golding Homes), University of Kent, and Hectic Lifestyles.

To enter and for more information, visit www.kmcharityteam.co.uk/schools/brightspark/