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Good morning, The British Science Association (BSA) has recently opened an invitation to tender for a new role in the CREST Awards network -regional CREST Support Organisation (rCSO). We are looking for individuals or organisations to promote and support CREST Awards in a region. About CREST Awards The CREST Awards scheme is the BSA's flagship programme for young people, providing a flexible STEM project framework that inspires and engages 5-to-19-year-olds. The CREST Awards scheme has a longstanding legacy, with the BSA celebrating 30 years of CREST<https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/crest30> in 2017. During a CREST Award project, students take on the roles of scientists, researchers, engineers and designers to pursue their own ideas. It is the antithesis of 'recipe'-style science. No CREST project is identical. Even when set the same brief, students produce unique, creative solutions and ideas to tackle the problem. More information about CREST Awards is available at www.crestawards.org<http://www.crestawards.org>. About the role The rCSO will actively promote and support CREST Awards in their region, for, on average, one working day per week. This involves: * Raising the awareness of CREST Awards in their region, encouraging educators to sign up for a free CREST online account and undertake projects and activities; * Promoting CREST to schools, clubs and other organisations that work with young people, using their strong and growing network of regional contacts. * Developing strategic relationships with local businesses, especially those in STEM or STEM-related sectors; and * Attending and organising local meetings and events, that are attended by educators and students, to promote CREST Awards. The rCSO will be paid a flat fee of £4,500 per year, per region. The BSA will also pay yearly bonuses based on the increase in number of Awards sold - £1000 for a 50% increase on the region's previous yearly sales, and £2250 for a 100% increase. View our website<https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/regional-crest-support-organisation-invitation-to-tender> if you would like more information about the role, the regions you can apply for, and how to apply. Best wishes, Neil Neil Trevethan Education project manager British Science Association Wellcome Wolfson Building 165 Queen's Gate London SW7 5HD T: +44 (0)20 7019 4965 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Twitter: @CRESTAwards<https://twitter.com/CRESTAwards> @crest_star<https://twitter.com/crest_star> Facebook: www.facebook.com/CRESTAwardsUK<http://www.facebook.com/CRESTAwardsUK> www.facebook.com/CrestStarUK Website: www.britishscienceassociation.org<http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/> British Science Association is the operating name and registered trademark of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Registered charity: 212479 and SC039236 Please consider the environment before printing this email ********************************************************************** psci-com how-to: Once subscribed, send emails for the list to [log in to unmask] If not subscribed, either subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com or send requests for items to be posted on your behalf to [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe (or silence messages while away) send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************