Designed to encourage students to take up a career in the exciting world of consumer packaging design, the Schools Starpack awards form part of The Packaging Society’s Starpack Industry Awards programme which also includes the Starpack Industry Awards and Student Starpack Awards for Colleges and Universities.

Packaging is an exciting industry. In an increasingly competitive consumer market there is a growing demand for packaging designers: people who are capable of designing packs which are not only graphically attractive, but which also meet the functional requirements to preserve the contents and can be produced cost-effectively with due regard to environmental issues.

The briefs provide excellent opportunities for Key Stage 3, 4 and AS level, individual or joint activity (Brief C only) and extension activities for after-school clubs.

The Packaging Society is a division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).