28 teams from schools across the UK and Belgium competed in Wales for the chance to become Top of the Bench champions. The final’s theme was ‘air’, and pairs from each team of four sat a 40-minute written exam on the topic to test their chemical knowledge. Each team also did a one-and-a-half-hour practical in the lab. Meanwhile accompanying teachers found out about RSC Education resources and ideas from education coordinator, Ross Christodoulou.