CREST offers educators an easy-to-run framework for curriculum enhancement and is student-led, encouraging young people to take ownership of their own projects. CREST can be run in schools, clubs, youth groups, other organisations or at home.

Check out the getting started guides for more information:

• Primary getting started guide
  
• Discovery getting student guide
  
• Secondary getting started guide

Sign up for a free CREST account

Sign up for a free CREST account online. You can use this account to enter students, create projects and submit project work, assess students’ work, pay CREST entry fees and request certificates.

Choose your project(s)

First decide which CREST level is most appropriate for your students. Then there are three options for choosing a project:

• Use a CREST resource from the resource library
  
• Support students to create and design their own project
  
• Arrange for an external education provider run a project with your students. This could be at your school, or at another accredited location such as a museum. View the opportunities available in your region.

Run your project(s)

This is the fun part! Your students should work independently (either in groups or individually), with your support. The teacher and student guides can help guide you through the process.

• Discovery teacher guide
  
• Bronze teacher guide
  
• Silver student guide
  
• Gold student guide

Mentors

• Request support through the STEM Ambassadors Scheme
  
• Contact local universities they often have a public outreach department

Record your project work

The recording expected from students varies by CREST level:

• Star and SuperStar: students record each activity they participate in with a sticker or drawing in their Star or SuperStar passport
  
• Discovery: students fill out a CREST Discovery passport
  
• Bronze: students can either complete a CREST Bronze workbook or write a project report and accompanying profile form
  
• Silver and Gold: students should create a project report and complete the accompanying profile form.

Assess your project(s)

Certify your project(s)

For Star, SuperStar, Discovery and Bronze Awards log in to your CREST account, pay the entry fee and request certificates. These will be posted to your delivery address.

For Silver and Gold Awards, projects that meet at least 11 of the 15 assessment criteria will automatically be sent their certificates to the delivery address you have provided prior to payment.