Linked to the 'Health Matters' Gallery at the Science Museum, of which SmithKline Beecham is principal sponsor, the 'Health Matters School Awards' are designed to introduce students to the importance of modern health issues in today's society, and to stimulate team activity among 11 - 18 year old students. Sponsored by SmithKline Beecham, one of the world's leading healthcare companies, and run by The Association for Science Education, the Awards encourage students to design, research and implement their own scientific investigation on any health related subject. In 1998 we welcomed the Irish Science Teachers Association and all the secondary schools within the Republic of Ireland to the 'Health Matters School Awards'. Entries are invited from groups of students in schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland who are aged between 11 and 18 in the 1999 - 2000 academic year. Up to 10 groups can enter from any one school.
Entries can be a school entry or a science club entry.
Entries from students with Special Educational Needs will be encouraged and welcomed. The work should consist of details about how they collected their research evidence, their working ideas, plans, diagrams and sketches. They should record any visits they make and any letters they write as well as any replies that they may receive regarding their 'health matters' project. Keep a photographic record of the work as it progresses.