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Equine students set to benefit from RAU’s partnership with Rein and Shine
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has announced a partnership with equestrian centre, Rein and Shine, which broadens the range of equine provision for both groups of students. BTEC Level 3 students at Rein and Shine at Braydon, Swindon will spend an
away day at the RAU in Cirencester as part of their course, receiving training on equine anatomy and physiology from leading equine lecturers. The University has also confirmed that the BTEC Level 3 will be considered, alongside other relevant Level 3 qualifications, in applications to its BSc (Hons) Equine courses. Rein and Shine is also offering all RAU students the opportunity to train for
their British Horse Society (BHS) Stage 1 Certificate in Riding and Stable Management via Progressive Training. This will take place at Rein and Shine’s first-class facility which sits in countryside on the North-Wiltshire, South- Gloucestershire border. RAU students will receive discounted rates on all riding lessons which they can plan around their studies. Rein and Shine will also play host to the University Equestrian Trials in February 2019. Owner John McDonald, who runs the centre with wife Jo, said: “It’s so
A grant from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm's Community Fund STEM Programme is enabling Sheringham High School to lead an innovative robotics development project for students from six Norfolk schools. The project is designed to give students opportunities to observe and
develop the STEM skills of science, technology, engineering and mathematics beyond the classroom curriculum, and to increase student uptake in GCSE and A-Level STEM subjects. It will also expose students to the 2019 Robotex Expo international robotics competition in Estonia that will feature technology and engineering companies from all over the world. In preparation for the format of this competition, the 2018/19 project
requires students to develop sumo wrestling and line-following robots. Using Lego EV3 kits, the students design, build, programme and command autonomous robots (known as ‘bots'), enabling these ‘bots' to be capable of a range of actions including walking, shooting, slithering, sliding, spinning and slamming. The Lego kits include a sumo wrestling practice ring and a line-following practice mat. Charlotte Gardener is the Science Teacher at Sheringham High School who
is co-ordinating the project; the other participating schools being Alderman Peel High School, Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, Fakenham Academy, Nicholas Hammond Academy and Stalham High School. She commented, "Late last year we hosted a practice session at
Sheringham High School to allow groups of students and their teachers from each school to meet each other and to engage in a series of casual, but structured and competitive, ‘battles'. It was obvious that there is a huge amount of enthusiasm for this project from teachers and students alike, and some strong computer programming by many of the students has given them an impressive command of their individual robots." She continued, "The generous grant from the Dudgeon Community Fund
will allow this STEM project to benefit around 75 students in the 2018/19 academic year, and potentially a further 150 students in the next two academic years. In April 2019 we will hold rigorous competitions which will decide which students will be representing Norfolk at the Robotex Expo next November. I believe it is an excellent way to encourage students to engage with the STEM disciplines."
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rewarding to be recognised by a University as well-known as the RAU. We’re very much looking forward to working with them to help our BTEC students gain further equine education. In return, our team are excited to work with the RAU students to help them complete their Stage 1 progression training as well as offering them a high-class venue to come to and ride at their own leisure.” Dr Andrew Hemmings, Head of the RAU’s School of Equine Management
and Science added: “Working together will help our students learn the hands-on practical skills which are valued by many parts of the equine industry. We’re extending a warm welcome to Rein and Shine’s BTEC level 3 students at the RAU, providing them with first-hand experience of the University learning environment. “It’s an exciting time to be part of the equine sector and together we can
equip students with the skills required to succeed. We look forward to developing this relationship over time.”
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