Walkodile up for award
I've mentioned this before and think it deserves another mention with all the hard work that's been put in. A fantastic resource for all Foundation and KS1 teachers!
A Scottish primary school teacher who launched an innovative child safety walker, has been short-listed for a major UK award. Elaine Stephen, a teacher at Buchanhaven Primary School in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, was so passionate about child safety that she created Walkodile, an eye-catching gadget that links children to a flexible central spine by harnesses.
Now, her invention has put her in contention for the British Female Inventors & Innovators Award for 2007. Mother-of-two Elaine, whose family company, Red Island, has spent more than £150,000 on research and development costs, has been named on the shortlist for the award which will be presented at a gala dinner at the Café Royal in London on April 24. She said:
“I am delighted to get this far in such a prestigious event. We have worked long and hard developing Walkodile and we have had a tremendous response to the product from the many nurseries and schools who have bought it and who see it as an extremely safe and must-have device.
When parents drop their children off at the school in the morning they are leaving teachers like me with the most precious things in their lives. Sometimes it is so hard to protect children because they blend in with the crowd. That’s why I invented Walkodile, in order that they will stand out and be safe and secure.”
Elaine will not know if she has won the award until after a validation process before the judges at the Department of Trade and Industry earlier on the day of the dinner.
Good luck from all here at Primary-Teacher-UK.
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