The Classroom Changemakers Award Programme is run by Nesta to unearth, celebrate and share great ideas from teachers which provide young people with the opportunity to be creative and/or solve problems in the subjects of maths and computer science. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before submitting an entry. By submitting an entry, you accept these terms and conditions and agree to comply with them.

1.1 Entries received by the relevant deadline will be assessed against the relevant entry criteria set out in the promotional materials for the Award Programme. Late entries and entries in languages other than English will not be accepted. We are not responsible for entries which are lost, incomplete, damaged or late due to computer, network or telecommunications failure based on third party telephone or data networks.

1.2 Employees of Nesta, other individuals working on the Award Programme, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter. Unless otherwise stated, individual teachers may make only one entry to each Award Programme and must bear all costs of entering and participating in the Award Programme, including travel costs. Other teachers at the same school/college may make separate entries.

1.3 Eligible entries will be assessed against the relevant judging criteria. Entries may be shortlisted and you may be asked to participate in the selection process as described in the promotional materials. Performance will be assessed against the relevant judging criteria. Participation in the assessments and other events referred to in the promotional material is a condition of participation in the Award Programme.

1.4 We will use the contact details you provide to contact you about the Award Programme. All communication between you and us in relation to the Award Programme must be in English. If you don’t respond within 14 days, or if you subsequently withdraw or are withdrawn from the Award Programme for any reason, we may select another entry in your place, but are not obliged to do so.

1.5 The judges' decision about eligibility, shortlisting and the prize award, including the validity of any claims and data submitted, is final. Correspondence will not be entered into. The judges may at their sole discretion decide not to award the prize where no entry meets the relevant criteria.

1.6 The prize should only be used in ways that will advance education, and in particular in mathematics or computer science education at the school or college in which you work. Nesta reserves the right to impose additional conditions if appropriate in our reasonable opinion, including if the Award Programme has not resulted in sufficient public benefit in line with our charitable objects, or to comply with other legal requirements.

1.7 The prize will be paid to the school or college in which you work and is not payable to individuals. The prize will be paid in pounds sterling and the recipient is responsible for payment of any tax and other charges in relation to the award of the prize. The prize will be paid only following receipt of a signed award letter issued by us.

1.8 We reserve the right at our sole discretion to refuse any entry or to make no award if none of the entries meet our required standards. We may also vary the form or substance of the Award Programme (including deadlines, event dates and the number of entries selected for each phase) as we deem appropriate in the circumstances to ensure the success of the Award Programme. We may also suspend or withdraw the Award Programme if funding is withdrawn or we judge that the Award Programme will no longer achieve its aims. We reserve the right at our sole discretion to remove you from the Award Programme if you do not comply with these terms and conditions, if you cheat or behave in a way which is disruptive, inappropriate or potentially dangerous, if you fail to participate fully or do anything which could damage the reputation of Nesta or our partners.

1.9 We reserve the right to vary these terms and conditions at any time. Variations will take effect from the date they are posted on our website so please check regularly to see the current version.

2.1 To participate in the Award Programme, you must:

• satisfy the relevant eligibility criteria and ensure that all information submitted by you is true, accurate and complete. We reserve the right to ask for additional evidence of claims made by you, to validate claims by any means we see fit and/or to reject claims at our sole discretion;
• submit a proposal which is your own original idea and not copied from anyone else;
• have, or will obtain, all authorisations, consents and permissions necessary to submit your entry, carry out your proposal and comply with these terms and conditions;
• ensure that your entry will not infringe any intellectual property or other third party rights or breach any contractual obligation. We may withdraw your entry if we receive notice that it infringes any third party rights;
• act lawfully, ethically and in good faith and comply with the rules of the Award Programme and any relevant laws, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice;
• comply with our reasonable instructions while participating in the Award Programme, including in relation to health & safety and security.

2.2 If you are entering as part of a group or team, the person completing the entry form is responsible for making sure that other team members comply with these terms & conditions.

3.1 You will retain your intellectual property rights in your entry to the Award Programme.

3.2 We will use information which you provide, including your personal details, to process your entry to the Award Programme, to administer the Award Programme, to let you know about other Nesta events and activities or to evaluate the Award Programme. We may share your personal information with our partners and anyone helping us to run or evaluate the Award Programme, subject to appropriate obligations of confidentiality and data protection. Some of these organisations may process your information in countries outside of the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) where data protection laws are not the same as in the UK and/or the EEA. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how personal information may be used.

3.3 We may carry out publicity and promotion for the Award Programme and publish our research and evaluation in relation to the Award Programme. You agree to participate in publicity for the Award Programme and consent to the use of your name, school/college, a summary of your proposal, and photographs/recordings of your participation in the Award Programme in promotion and publications in any media and online. Before publication, we will take into account your concerns about confidentiality and intellectual property rights in your entry.

3.4 Any public statements made by a shortlisted entrant or winner in relation to the Award Programme during the Award Programme and for the following year must acknowledge the support of Nesta and must be approved by Nesta in advance.

4.1 To the extent permitted by applicable law, Nesta excludes all liability for any direct or indirect loss or liability, costs, claims, taxes, charges or expenses arising from your participation in the Award Programme or your reliance on statements made or advice given by us, our partners or contractors. If you submit any materials or items as part of your entry to the Award Programme, this is at your own risk. Nesta gives no undertakings to keep safely, maintain or return any materials or items.

4.2 Without prejudice to Clause 4.1, our maximum liability to you in connection with the Award Programme (if any) is limited to £500. Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits the liability of either party for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.