The Judges' Verdict...

The judges were highly impressed by the calibre of the entries they received...

“What impressed me most were not just the great ideas, but the high standard of entry presentation which really reflected the dedication and commitment the students felt for their project.”

Liwei Lee, Software Engineer, Google

“I really hope that the joy for technology remains, and develops further and that these students turn out to be the IT professionals of our future.  We have a lot to learn from these young people.”

Andrea Kalavsky, Systems Magician, Innocent

“I was impressed by the diversity of ideas evident in the entries. ICT in schools should be about facilitating creativity, problem solving and using the technology to improve what we do, not just systems analysis spreadsheets and databases. These schools have clearly demonstrated that they see ICT as a set of tools to enhance the learning process.  Above all it was clear that the young people really enjoyed what they were doing."

Steve Head, Senior Education Consultant, MD Consultants

“I was delighted to see the different ways in which schools are applying ICT to widen students’ awareness and interest of the world outside their school.  We hear a lot of criticism about the way ICT is taught in schools.  The schools who entered this competition demonstrated that with imagination and initiative students and their teachers can use ICT to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible.”

Stephen Darvill, Government Relations Director, Logica