PA Consulting announces winners of its 13th annual Raspberry Pi Competition
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PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, has announced the winners of its 13th annual Raspberry Pi Competition. This year’s competition challenged students to answer the question “What does it mean to create a positive future?” by developing innovative solutions using Raspberry Pi technology.
Over 250 schools from across the UK participated in the competition, with 45 inventions created and 16 teams invited to showcase their innovations at the final and awards ceremony. The finalists presented their projects to global leaders from across the private and public sectors, with winners receiving £1,000 for their schools.
The competition, which spans four age categories (year 4 to 13), awarded both Innovation and Inspiration prizes, along with a new ‘People’s Choice’ Ingenuity Award.
This year’s competition was supported by partners including Rentokil Initial, Anglia Ruskin University, Google Cloud and Digital Skills for Defence as well as PA Consulting’s team of strategists, innovators, designers, scientists, engineers and technologists who turn ingenious ideas into physical and digital reality – from medical devices to manufacturing equipment and consumer products.
The incredible creativity and ingenuity demonstrated by the Raspberry Pi finalists is truly inspiring. By empowering these students to apply their STEM skills to create a positive human future, we’re not only developing the next generation of engineers and technologists but also fostering the mindset needed to create a more sustainable and inclusive world. The quality of inventions we’ve seen shows that the future is bright when we place innovation tools in the hands of creative young minds.”
Winners by category
Innovation Award Winners
Years 4-6: Cantref Coders, Cantref Primary School – The Barcode Box is designed to support people to access information about the medicines they take, and to make planet positive choices about the products they buy.
Years 7-9: LifeFlow, Fulford School – LifeFlow is an integrated healthcare management system designed to give detailed insights to carers and to give residents the most high-quality care possible, supporting independence.
Years 10-11: PharmaPoint, The Blue Coat School – This prescription pick-up locker system integrates three components – an admin page, user app and physical locker – to allow those with less accessibility to pharmacies to access prescriptions securely.
Years 12-13: R2-Pi2, Greenford High School – Designed to support individuals living with memory difficulties including dementia, this invention uses face and voice recognition technology to help individuals retain and recall important details about the people in their lives.
Inspiration Award Winners
Years 4-6: Walwayne Coders, Walwayne Court School – The invention detects rising sea levels and sends alerts when an increase is sensed. The prototype uses an LED, water sensor, and a cup of water to flag increases.
Years 7-9: SHATHAM, Kelvin Hall School – EMono is an educational app designed to raise awareness about endangered species and guide actions that contribute to their preservation.
Years 10-11: RPHM, Richard Hale School – The invention measures heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure, this project aims to help people to self-manage their care, relieving the strain on hospitals.
Years 12-13: HosPiTallis, Thomas Tallis School – Created for use in children’s oncology hospitals, this tracker helps doctors and nurses monitor medicine intake, mood, upcoming appointments, reminders for medicine, and more.
Ingenuity Award (People’s Choice) Winner
Carbon Raspberries, King Edward’s Junior School, Bath - This project raises awareness about the carbon footprint of schools and businesses, and the impact this has on the environment and sustainability.
Judging panel
- George Williamson, CEO, HMGCC (His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre)
- Mark Smith, CEO, ADA, the National College for Digital Skills
- Simon Bowen, Chairman, Great British Nuclear
- Louise Johnston, Chief Compliance Officer, American Express
- Sarah Venning, Chief Digital and Data Officer, Merlin Entertainments
- Karl Hoods, Chief Digital Information Officer, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero & Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Lorenzo Bianchi, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Sector Alarm
- Jo Wickremasinghe, Chief Product & Technology Officer, BPP Education
- Chris Astall, Chief Product and Technology Officer, RAC
- Professor Jennifer Rubin, Chief Scientific Officer, Home Office
- Mivy James, Chief Technology Officer, Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
- Simon Goodman, CIO, Network Rail
- Mark Purcell, CIO, Rentokil Initial
- Nathan Monk, CIO, Bank of England
- Amit Thawani, CIO, Insurance, Pensions & Investments, Lloyds Banking Group
- Ed Sheldon, Delivery Director, BAE Systems, Submarines
- Dr Erika Sanchez-Velazquez, Deputy Head of School for Computing and Information Science, Anglia-Ruskin University
- Simon Aldous, Director, Partners and Channels, Google Cloud
- Tina Clapham CBE, Director: Data and Cyber Security, UK Health Security Agency
- Gail Russell, Global Head of Customer Experience, HSBC
- Tom Read, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Serco
- James Bell, Head of Innovation, Civil Aviation Authority
- Robin Zhang, Head of Strategy & Insights, Digital Transformation for Procurement & Sustainability Unilever
- Gillian Magee, Portfolio Director, AstraZeneca
- Shannon Miller, President – Growth, Strategy & Digital, Jacobs
- Dave Wascha, Product and Tech Advisor, Elegant Rampage
- Suzanne Greenhalgh, Public Sector Sales Leader, Google Cloud
- Sandra Easton, Senior Finance Director, Johnson & Johnson.
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