Announcing the South England Regional Finalists 2022!

Huge congratulations to all teams who have submitted their Big Ideas this year! Despite the many challenges 2022 has thrown at all of us, you have all achieved so much! We could not be prouder of your hard work!

Our dedicated judges have reviewed every one of the 30 submissions, and have come to a decision on who the Regional Finalists are for South England. These teams are listed below (in no particular order).

London Regional Final

School	Team	Big Idea
Stratford School Academy	J.A.G.S.	JAV-1 absorbs air, releasing oxygen and splitting the CO2 into oxygen, again released, and carbon, then buried underground in saline aquifers
Oaks Park High School	C.F.W.	An app that connects to cars to track your carbon footprint (Carbon Footprint Watch)
Oaks Park High School	Mangrove Mangrovation	A campaign to stop rising sea levels and prevent flooding
Stratford School Academy	AmEco	A biodegradable plastic alternative made from fibre-based material like cellulose.
Saint Gabriel’s College	Friendly Litter Bot	A robot that can scan litter and pick it up
Saint Gabriel’s College	GulfEngulf	An app that tracks when you throw waste into a bin, get points for making it
Stratford School Academy	C-Inclusive	A leaflet encouraging people to recycle all plastic, and an app for school classes recording how much they recycle sent to local council in exchange for voucher
Oaks Park High School	T.a.S.K.	a machine that will suck in air, separating the Carbon and Oxygen, turning the carbon into clean energy and releasing the oxygen back into the atmosphere.
Stratford School Academy	FIRE	Will be collecting plastic and safely burning it to re use it for different purposes.
Saint Gabriel’s College	Nature Defenders	Sustainable car run on biofuel from scrap metal from other cars
Oaks Park High School	Solar X	Game that raises income to plants trees and encourages people to be eco friendly

Portsmouth Regional Final

School	Team	Big Idea
Oasis Academy Sholing	G.R.O.W.T.H	A nature-centered school programme to help de-stress students
Oasis Academy Sholing	CALM	CALM is a charity that repairs old teddy’s and re-sells them to raise awareness for the endangered Orangutang.
Cams Hill School	Plastic Pod	Robotic amphibian that collects plastic in oceans
Cams Hill School	Chloroplastics	Sustainable plastic from irish moss seaweed
Ark Charter Academy	Testolio	A fingerprint-unlocked breathalizer test that is needed for a car to turn on
Ark Charter Academy	Eco-Freezer	Making boats into freezers to create new ice caps
Ark Charter Academy	Plastic -Free Pompey	The Plastics’ cleanup campaign, inspired by Mean Girls, to make football kits from waste
Cams Hill School	Green Future	Biodegradable net that picks up microplastics
Cams Hill School	WSI	Creating a new method for a world water system

South England Shortlisting Judges

Maddie Threapleton	Big Ideas Alumni	City of Portsmouth College
Ashley George	Major Projects Manager	Tarmac
Adeoluwa Kolawole	Student	UWC Atlantic College
Wayne Crook	Network Supervisor	Cadent Gas Limited
Matt Ronayne	Big Ideas Programme Coordinator	Solutions for the Planet
Esther Pearl	Programme Manager	National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
Brian Spencer	Development Director	LinkCity UK
Mutiat Ibrahim	#iwill Ambassador	UK Youth

“Being a judge this year is an amazing opportunity! I was once sat in the shoes of those competing this year and it’ll be amazing to see it from the other side. Good luck everyone!!”

Maddie Threapleton , Judge, Big Ideas Alumnus & Student

“Looking forward to judging the next generation who can really impact on the environment, the world is in their hands – they are the future.”

Wayne Crook , Judge, Cadent Gas Limited

“The ideas, creativity and innovation from the contestants is inspiring!”

Brian Spencer , Judge, Linkcity UK