What can you do with paper plates and straws apart from the obvious uses?

Pupils and staff at Ramsey Academy in Halstead were invited to take part in a technology challenge to produce a sculpture or mobile from three paper plates and ten drinking straws.

Jenny Gerrard, head of the design faculty, said: "A range of entries were received, from chairs to animals to the more abstract.

"The overall aim of the challenge was to encourage our students to explore how innovative and creative