--- title: "VEX Tournament" url: "https://framdurham.com/news/2024-11-26-vex-tournament" school: "Framwellgate School Durham" --- # VEX Tournament ![Image of VEX Tournament](https://files.schudio.com/framwellgate-school-durham/images/news/468158614_1130339529094443_1502748541463379831_n.jpg) 26 November 2024 Thank you so much to all the parents and students who battled through the snow to get to the VEX tournament in Tanfield on Saturday. It showed huge commitment to the team, enthusiasm for the competition, resilience and determination, and Mr Earnshaw and Mrs Spoor were very proud of them all! On the day, the Fram Hyper Bots team were up against Gordonstoun School, who travelled from Elgin in Scotland, a multiple tournament-winning competitor from Solihull and more experienced teams from Tanfield and Whickham. Despite this and having to contend with travel delays and a number of reliability problems, they came close to beating one of the eventual winners in an exciting qualifying match; narrowly losing by 9 points to 7! A number of teams, including Gordonstoun's sixth form team who were the eventual winners, were extremely interested in Fram's innovative design for loading "donuts" onto the mobile goal, which was a real testament to the team's creativity and engineering skills. The Hyper Bots have already started work redesigning their robot ready for the next tournament in February, and we are looking for sponsorship if anyone is able to help? [ RGS Competition Final](https://framdurham.com/news/2024-10-28-rgs-competition-final) [EmPowerCyber Event ](https://framdurham.com/news/2024-12-03-empowercyber-event) ![Framwellgate School Durham](https://files.schudio.com/framwellgate-school-durham/images/logo/logo-footer.png) #### Framwellgate School Durham Newton Drive Durham DH1 5BQ 0191 386 6628 #### Useful Links: - [Our School](https://framdurham.com/the-school-day) - [Sixth Form](https://framdurham.com/sixth-form-home/why-choose-us) - [Sjøvoll Centre](https://framdurham.com/about-us) - [Curriculum](https://framdurham.com/curriculum-overview) - [Essential Information](https://framdurham.com/admissions) ![](https://framdurham.com/images/Untitled_design_(18).png) Excel Academy Partnership is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Company registration No 7837770. Registered office: Newton Drive, Durham, DH1 5BQ . © Copyright 2024–2026 Framwellgate School Durham School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://framdurham.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)