A 12-year-old Shropshire pupil has won a national competition for his innovative idea of a phone charger that generates power through walking and staying active.
Freddie Davenport, a Lower School pupil at Ellesmere College, had the winning idea for the West Midlands region in the ‘If You Were An Engineer’ competition this month (JUN).
The year seven pupil from Wrexham was given the award at Coventry University after being challenged to identify a real-world problem and design an innovative product to solve it.
Jonathan Shaw, Head of Ellesmere College, said: “This engineering honour is a testament to Freddie’s creativity, hard work, and determination throughout the competition process.
“He proudly collected his award alongside other talented young engineers from across the region and we are incredibly proud of Freddie and all that he has accomplished.
“The competition encouraged creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills, with students developing a wide range of impressive ideas. Freddie’s success is a wonderful example of the talent and innovation within our school, and we look forward to seeing what he achieves in the future.
“Congratulations, Freddie, on this fantastic achievement.”
During the awards, organised by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, pupils were given a tour around Coventry University’s engineering facility by Patricia Ashman, Associate Head of School of Engineering at Coventry University.
The national STEM competition was hosted at the Engineering & Computing Building and was open to children aged between three and 19-years-old.
Entries were graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel where they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group.
For more information about Ellesmere College and STEM subjects there visit www.ellesmere.com.
