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Schools running CREST Awards
CrestConnect turns the British Science Association’s CREST Awards into one joined-up journey for students, teachers, mentors and school leaders.
Students carry out genuine investigations with structured support, and schools keep evidence organised for submission.
Visit CrestConnectCrestConnect is a digital platform for schools taking part in the British Science Association’s CREST Awards. It brings students, teachers and mentors together, with tools tailored to each person’s role.
Explore project ideas in the curated library, including computing projects in the Computing Spotlight, and save promising ideas to a shortlist. A guided journey moves through stages such as defining a question, planning, research and investigation. Organise tasks and milestones, record reflections and evidence, access stage-based learning resources and get AI coaching.
Checkpoints help structure guidance and review, while dashboards give an overview of project progress and student activity. Schools can organise students into cohorts, coordinate staff, and manage project and award administration.
Mentors can contribute feedback to help students strengthen their work.
Create and work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations in one student studio.
Learning sessions with project-linked notes.
A project shortlist and comparison tool helps students choose where to start.
As projects near completion, teachers can review CREST criteria, provide feedback and sign off completed work. The platform then prepares a submission pack to support the final award process, bringing discovery, planning, learning, collaboration and assessment into one place.
