Press releases
IET educational films nominated for BAFTA award
30 October 2008
BAFTA has recognised the excellence of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET’s) Faraday programme by nominating it for a prestigious award.
The films, produced by Radley Yeldar for the 2008 Faraday programme, have been nominated in the British Academy Children's Awards Learning – Secondary category. The awards represent the best in children's productions - in film, television and online.
The Faraday programme is a year long resource available for schools to promote the world of engineering to young people in an attempt to inspire them to study the relevant examination subjects. The theme of the films was “Technology for life”.
Jan Stapleton, IET head of education 5-19, said, “It’s a huge honour just to be nominated for a BAFTA as they are so prestigious and sought after. It’s great recognition for the IET’s Faraday programme which aims to inspire a curiosity in science and an enthusiasm to find out more. The films provided a powerful and dynamic way to communicate a complex subject and to dispel the myths around engineering.”
The Faraday 08/09 programme with the theme of ‘Engineering in Sport’ has now kicked off and is accessible to all secondary schools in the country through a dedicated website. There is also a series of Faraday Engineering Challenge Days hosted at schools across the UK. For more information, visit www.theiet.org/faraday.
Media enquiries to:
Robert Beahan
IET Press Officer
T: +44 (0)1438 767336
M: +44 (0)7595 400912
E: rbeahan@theiet.org
Mary Donovan
IET Head of Communications
T: +44 (0)1438 765587
M: +44 (0)7725 498117
E: mdonovan@theiet.org
Notes to editors:
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a world leading professional organisation, sharing and advancing knowledge to promote science, engineering and technology across the world. For more information, visit www.theiet.org.
- The IET dates from 1871 and has 150,000 members in 127 countries with offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
- The IET licenses EngTech, IEng and CEng; is supporting the Engineering Diploma and developing the new ICTtech and accredits more than 160 undergraduate courses in the UK.
- The IET operates IET.tv, a web TV service which covers a wide range of engineering and technology events and content. For more information, visit www.iet.tv.
- The IET celebrates 100 years at its London home, Savoy Place, in June 2009 and will be staging a programme of centenary celebrations.