On Saturday March 1, four L4 pupils and six U4 pupils traveled to Telford to compete in the VEX Robotics National Finals. The event took place at the Telford International Centre over two days: Sunday 2 March, and Monday 3 March. With 60 teams from across the UK in attendance, the venue buzzed with excitement. Throughout the year, pupils have dedicated themselves to designing, building, and programming robots to tackle exciting game-based engineering challenges. These challenges included both autonomous and remote-controlled tasks, showcasing their hard work and ingenuity. Over the course of the two days, the teams competed in alliances with other teams to play the 'Rapid Relays' game. Paired with different teams for each match, pupils had to find their partners, agree on tactics, and practice their strategies before competing against the clock in the games arena, in front of a crowd and live-stream cameras. Although the teams didn't qualify for the World's competition in Dallas, they made exceptional progress during the event and coped incredibly well under the pressure of such a large and prestigious competition. All our pupils have learned a great deal in their first year of competitive robotics and are eagerly looking forward to the announcement of next year's competition during the World's in May.