b'4|IET Futures FundIET Education To say the 2020-21 academic year was a challenge for schools is an understatement but, yet again, staff and students in schools around the UK and Ireland rose to the challenge and took part in our STEM education programmes. Many schools continued remote teaching fromBoth the Faraday Challenge and FIRST LEGO January to March 2021 and there was significantLeague finished with virtual finals in summer 2021.disruption throughout the academic year withstaff sickness. The new school year has helped us return to a more normal in-school delivery. Our aim is to build up again Our specially designed Teacher Led Faradayto the high numbers of children our programmes Challenge Days helped us to continue to support previously benefitted each year.60 schools up to July 2021. We were delightedthat so many wanted to take part. We are confident we can do this with the supportof our donors. But a massive thanks is owed to all the Our FIRST LEGO League programmes were alsoteachers and schools who worked hard to make sure impacted although the younger age groups were abletheir students got the very best experiencesto continue within school settings to a greater extent. and opportunities.'