Stephen Metcalfe, MP for
South Basildon and East Thurrock and patron of the Basildon Education Services
Trust (BEST), joined a panel of local educators to
judge the final of the Local Study round of BEST’s annual educational
competition.
BEST work with
primary schools throughout Basildon aiming to raise both educational standards
and aspirations of local school children. Their annual competition, otherwise
known as the ‘Basildon Challenge’, gives schools the opportunity to complete a
number of projects across a range of subjects.
The Local Study
Round followed on from the Literacy Challenge and required each school to
produce a poster or other creative item such as a dance or a song, highlighting
‘why Basildon is the BEST’. Both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students then had
to present their creative masterpieces to a panel of BEST judges.
Mr Metcalfe was
called upon to judge the entries and praised the high standards and creativity
of all who took part. He commented: “It is a real privilege to support BEST in
their ongoing work and the Basildon Challenge is always a fantastic competition
that brings the best out of all who take part.”
“I was so impressed by each
of the school’s entries. They really captured what is great about Basildon in
their creations and their presentations were also extremely impressive. I would
like to congratulate Whitmore, Fairhouse, Merrylands, and Greenstead Primary
Schools for all of their hard work and I look forward to seeing what happens in
the remaining stages of the Challenge.”
