As part of the upcoming Chelmsford Science Festival, we are thrilled to invite your school to participate in the Playable Worlds youth-led gaming fringe festival coming to Chelmsford this October.
We are officially booking school groups for our dedicated Careers Experience Day on Wednesday 21 October, and want to ensure your students have the opportunity to attend. This is open to years 9-11.
To sign your school up to this event, please complete the simple registration form at: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/r6HQT8wGBh.
Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the 2026 CSES TEXPO, which took place on Friday 26 June 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University.
We are very pleased to announce that the winners are as follows:
On Tuesday 21 July 2026, twenty-one CSES members enjoyed a visit to the Ray Dolby Centre, the new Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge!
First, under the expert guidance of the incredibly knowledgeable Dr Harry Cliff, the group were shown around the museum, where just a few display cases house some very significant artefacts dating back to the founding of the laboratory in 1874. Equipment used by James Clerk Maxwell, J J Thompson and Ernest Rutherford, to name just a few – which helped make some of the greatest scientific advances in our history – were brilliantly described by Harry.
As if that were not enough, the party then began a tour of the lab itself. With a new guide, Dr David Ward, they were taken into the extensive teaching and workshop areas of the £350 million building. The world-leading laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art clean rooms, every machine they could ever need, and the means – and the people – to manufacture any equipment that money cannot buy. David spoke extensively about the facilities, the laboratory's training programmes – including work experience for Year 10 or 12 students – and their collaboration with industry. The skilled technicians are able to produce equipment for businesses outside of the University.
Our Secretary, Wai Bhone Myat (Jayce), has been actively supporting a group of 90 international students (aged 14–17) from various countries during their two-week summer school stay at the Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) Chelmsford campus. In addition to his responsibilities as an ARU Student Ambassador, Jayce took the initiative to design, coordinate, and execute an enriching engineering taster session for the visitors.
Working closely with the international group leader, Jayce organised an afternoon "Egg Drop Challenge", which took place on Saturday 18 July 2026 and successfully attracted 20 enthusiastic students. The volunteering team included David Humber, Zayeem Mitayeegiri (our previous Secretary), and Ed Bye.
Following the successful pilot in October 2025, a special careers event at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in April 2026 showcases career opportunities in video gaming.
Schoolchildren from across Essex have come together to explore careers in the games industry at an event organised by CSES and hosted by ARU. The event aimed to encourage youngsters to explore the careers behind best-selling video games, from coding and sound design to writing, voiceover work and graphic design.
A short video of the event is available on the Essex County Council YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO0le1TWzjM.
