Celebrating Design & Technology talent at the DATA Excellence Awards 2025
WJECwere proud sponsors of theExcellence Award for Outstanding Pupil: Age 16-18 at the Design & Technology Association Excellence Awards 2025, held on Friday, 10thOctober at Triumph Factory Visitor Experience in Hinckley.
Thedesign and technology community gathered to celebrate the 25thannual awards evening and honour the people who make design and technology such an inspiring and life-changing subject.
Sponsored byWJEC, theExcellence Award for Outstanding Pupil: Age 16-18recognises exceptional students who candemonstratecreativity, technical skill, and leadership indesign andtechnology. We are delighted to congratulate this year’s winner: Pacha Pritchard, a student at Ysgol GyfunGymraegBro Edern.Pacha is a four-time UK finalist in F1 in Schools and reached the World Finals in 2024. She has won Gold Teen Tech and CREST Awards, a two-time LEGO League UK finalist, and was named Young Engineer of the Year at The Big Bang Fair. Beyond competitions, Pacha delivered a keynote at the UK Parliament, inspiring others in sustainability and engineering, and has encouraged more young women to pursue D&T at GCSE and A-Level. Her technical excellence, creativity, and leadership make her a truly outstanding pupil and a role model for the next generation.
Commenting on the sponsorship, Jason Cates, Subject Officer for Design & Technologysaid:
“We were delighted to support the DATA Excellence Awards 2025 and to celebrate the exceptional talent of Design and Technology students.
Sponsoring this category at the awards was a wonderful opportunity to highlight the remarkable efforts of students. Huge congratulations to Pacha on her incredible achievement -’sa truly inspiring example of how determination and creativity can lead to success.”
Congratulations once again toPacha Pritchardand all the finalists and winners celebrated at this year’sDATA Excellence Awards!
Further information about theDATA ExcellenceAwards is available Visitourqualifications webpagetolearnmore aboutour new GCSE qualification in Design and Technology.
