UK Rock Challenge

The UK Rock Challenge was the British arm of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. The Rock Challenge was an anti-drug and crime-prevention event that took the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. Originating in Australia in the 1980s, it reached the United Kingdom after inspector Mark Pontin of Hampshire saw it in 1995 and was so impressed that he persuaded Hampshire's constabulary to form a joint venture with Tony Barron, chairman of the Hampshire Education Committee and Peter Coles, UK Rock Challenge's chief executive. Together, they introduced it in Hampshire and found joint funding to support it.

The first UK event took place in Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth in 1996 and involved 11 schools and around 750 young people. Rock Challenge then expanded into many additional areas across the UK. In 2016, there were 49 days of events. The event stopped abruptly in 2019.

The event
The premise of the Rock Challenge is that each school puts together an 8-minute dance and drama production on a theme of their choice set to a soundtrack of commercially available music. Over the course of months/weeks schools create their production and finally bring it to an event day held at a professional venue where they spend the day rehearsing and preparing for an evening show where parents, peers, community members, and invited guests attend. During the evening, a panel of judges give verbal feedback on each performance and also score each piece based on strict criteria. Performances are judged on:

Performance Judge Marks:
 * Choreography (out of 10)
 * Performance Skill (out of 10)
 * Soundtrack (out of 10)

Production Judge Marks:
 * Hair and Make-up (out of 10)
 * Costume (out of 10)
 * Lighting (out of 10)

Drama and Design Judge Marks:
 * Drama (out of 10)
 * Set Design and Function (out of 10)
 * Concept (out of 10)

Each judge also gives the performance a mark for 'Overall Impact' out of 5.

At the end of the evening, a prize ceremony is held where a number of awards are presented along with the announcement of the top-scoring schools.

The Rock Challenge message
The core message of the Be Your Best Rock Challenge is to show young people how they can achieve a 'natural high' on life rather than with the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco - the concept is that through participation in the event at a professional venue with a professional production and technical crew, the students are helped in the belief that they can achieve a high on life rather than relying on substances. This is emphasised during the event where everyone is warned that if anyone is caught smoking, taking drugs or drinking alcohol the individual/s concerned will be asked to leave and their team will be deducted two overall ranking places (making it impossible for them to win or go further in the competition).

Participation in the Rock Challenge has shown to have many positive effects on participants, schools, and communities, including:
 * Self-esteem
 * Teamwork skills
 * Anti-social behaviour
 * Truancy rates
 * Curriculum links
 * Teacher-student relations
 * School-community relations

Concept, history and Australian origins
Rock Challenge has been running in the UK since 1996 (see above) and has been running as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in Australia since 1980 (see History in Rock Eisteddfod Challenge page) and has reached out across the world to New Zealand (Stage Challenge), Japan (Rock Challenge Japan), Germany, South Africa (ARA Be Your Best Rock Challenge) and UAE (set up by the British Be Your Best Rock Challenge). Rock Challenge also had a short and small stay in the US, but there has been no known activity since the confirmation of two events for 2004.

Just like in the UK, since its inception in Australia the events have grown in popularity, so much that the National Finals are shown on the Nine Network over a period of weeks on a Saturday Morning (after being previously recorded live). This television coverage has been happening since the early 1990s, but since the UK launch in 1996 it still does not have any major media coverage there.

The most famous participant of Rock Challenge in the UK was the actress Emma Watson from the Harry Potter franchise. She participated twice, once in 2006 and once as the Rock Challenge leader in 2007 with her school in Oxford.

Competition format
Rock Challenge is split into 2 age brackets:

J Rock J Rock started in the UK in 2005 for participants aged 7–11. Many J Rock events are not full competitions based on the desires of the local schools and sponsors.

Rock Challenge Rock Challenge is for participants aged 11–18. As of 2004, Rock Challenge has been split into 2 competition divisions; the Open and the Premier divisions: In the 'Open' Division:
 * Open Division schools take part in heats across the country. Schools that win their heat (plus many that place 2nd) progress to the Regional Open Grand Final (North or South depending on the heat location).
 * Due to the increasing number of teams entering, there are 2 Open Grand Finals ('A' and 'B') for each region.
 * In most cases each Open Grand Final winner (and one of the schools that places second) is promoted to the Premier Division for the following year (if one of the Premier Division schools chooses not to participate in any given year, their Premier Final space may be awarded to the other school that places 2nd at the Open Grand Final or possibly the school that placed 3rd behind the 2nd place promoted school).
 * Throughout the heats and finals, schools also compete for awards which merit the teams' performances in certain aspects of the piece - these range from hair and make up to video performance.

In the 'Premier' Division:
 * In each region there are 12 Premier Division schools in any given year.
 * In the majority of cases, Premier schools are required to showcase their performance before competing at the Regional Premier Grand Final.
 * Premier schools compete against each other in the region's Premier Grand Final where they will compete for ranking places and awards (as per the Open Division).
 * To remain in the Premier Division, schools are required to place in the top nine at the Regional Final, which, added together with the winners and runners-up from the Open Grand Finals, gives you the Premier Schools for the following year.

From 2007, National Awards have also been awarded, judged nationally by a panel of judges new and independent from those at the live events, announcing each division's top schools for each criterion.

Scottish Grand Final As of 2012, schools participating in Scottish events will compete at heats for a place in the Scottish Grand Final held in Dundee. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final two years in succession they will be given the option of competing in the Northern Region Premier Division for the following year. Should a school win the Scottish Grand Final three years in succession they will be automatically moved into the Northern Region Premier Grand Final for the following year.

National Grand Final In 2009 the UK's first National Grand Final was held at the Sheffield Arena. This consisted of the top 5 schools from each Premier Final along with the top scoring first place from the Open finals (one from the North and one from the South) giving twelve schools: Sandown High School from Sandown, Isle of Wight won this event with their performance 'Cursed' after winning their Open Grand Final.

In 2012 the second UK Rock Challenge National Grand Final was held at the Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes: Kings Langley School, Hertfordshire won this event with their performance entitled 'Swift as a shadow short as any dream.'.

Events and venues
Since 1996, the Tour has been to many venues around the country and as Rock Challenge has become larger, so have the venues. Even just in the first year it grew from one night and one event to 8 venues and 11 nights.

With the planned National Grand Final, it would bring the biggest ever venue ever used by the Rock Challenge team in the UK, The Sheffield Arena with a capacity up to 12,500 seated (downgraded to 4000 seats for Final).

As of 2012 the events will have taken place in the following towns/cities across the UK:

• Aberdeen • Arbroath • Basingstoke •     Belfast • Bournemouth • Bradford • Brighton • Carlisle • Crawley • Croydon • Derby • Dundee • Eastbourne • Grantham • Grimsby • Hackney • Hemel Hempstead • Hull • Inverness • Leeds • Lincoln • London (central) • Manchester • Margate • Milton Keynes • North Finchley • Portsmouth • Reading •      Rotherham • Sheffield • Skegness • Southampton • St Albans • Stevenage • York

Results
Since its inception in 1996, many UK Rock Challenge events have taken place up and down the nation; below is a full chronological list of results (announced places) from the first event to the present day:

1996
1996 Be Your Best Rock Challenge

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire Awards:

1997
1997 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge

Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey

Wednesday, 26 February Awards:

''' 1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One ''' Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Tuesday, 4 March

Awards:

1997 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Thursday, 5 March

Awards:

 1997 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge 

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Friday, 7 March

Awards:

 1997 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge 

The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Wednesday, 12 March

Awards:

 1997 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Friday, 14 March

Awards:

 1997 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge 

Hull New Theatre, Hull

Wednesday, 19 March

Awards:

 1997 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Friday, 11 April

Awards:

 1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Monday, 14 April

Awards:

 1997 Be Your Best The Pulse Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Tuesday, 15 April

Awards:

 1997 Be Your Best Get Real Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Thursday, 17 April

Awards:

1998
 1998 Get Real 2-Ten FM Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge 

The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Tuesday, 2 March

Awards:

 1998 Get Real Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge  Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire Thursday, 5 March

Awards:

 1998 Get Real 2CR FM Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge  Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset Friday, 6 March

Awards:

 1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One  Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire Monday, 9 March

Awards:

 1998 Get Real Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two  Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire Tuesday, 10 March

Awards:

 1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge  Hull New Theatre, Hull Tuesday, 17 March

Awards:

 1998 Be Your Best The Pulse Leeds Rock Challenge  Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire Friday, 20 March

Awards:

 1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge  Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Tuesday, 24 March

Awards:

 1998 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge  Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire Thursday, 26 March

Awards:

 1998 Be Your Best Brighton Rock Challenge  The Dome, Brighton Friday, 27 March

Awards:

 1998 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final  Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire Tuesday, 31 March

Awards:

 1998 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge  Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Tuesday, 24 March

Awards:

1999
1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Monday 1 February

1st Place

Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight

2nd Place

Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire

3rd Place

Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire

1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Tuesday 2 February

1st Place

King Richard Secondary School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera

2nd Place

South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire

3rd Place

Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire

1999 Get Real Be Your Best 2CRFM Bournemouth Rock Challenge

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Wednesday 3 February

1st Place

Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset

2nd Place

Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset

3rd Place

The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset

1999 Be Your Best London Rock Challenge

Drury Lane Theatre, London

Sunday 7 February

1st Place

Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire - The Lost Ones

Joint 2nd Place

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

Joint 2nd Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys

1999 Be Your Best Reading Rock Challenge

The Hexagon, Reading, Berkshire

Monday 8 February

1st Place

The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire

2nd Place

Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire

3rd Place

Fort Hill Community College Team Two, Basingstoke, Hampshire

1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day One

The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Tuesday 9 February

1st Place

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - UHF

2nd Place

Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire

3rd Place

Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

1999 Be Your Best Fox FM Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two

The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Wednesday 10 February

1st Place

Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire

2nd Place

Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire

3rd Place

Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire

1999 Get Real Be Your Best Power FM Southampton Rock Challenge

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Thursday 25 February

1st Place

Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight

2nd Place

Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire

3rd Place

Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just an Illusion

1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge

Hull City Hall, Hull

Monday 1 March

1st Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

2nd Place

Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire

1999 Lifestyle Viking FM Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Wednesday 3 March

1st Place

Healing Comprehensive School, Healing, North East Lincolnshire

2nd Place

Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

The Lindsey School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire

1999 On the Beat Galaxy 102 Be Your Best Manchester Rock Challenge

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Tuesday 16 March

1st Place

Astley St Mary's School, Astley, Manchester

2nd Place

George Tomlinson School, Kearsley, Bolton

3rd Place

Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria

1999 Be Your Best Downtown Radio Belfast Rock Challenge

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Thursday 18 March

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School Belfast

2nd Place

Our Lady of Mercy School, Belfast

3rd Place

St Joseph's School, Belfast

1999 Be Your Best The Pulse Bradford Rock Challenge

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Monday 22 March

1st Place

City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

2nd Place

Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire

3rd Place

Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Thursday 24 March

1st Place

South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire

2nd Place

Woldgate School, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

1999 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Saturday 26 March

1st Place

Cantell Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire - It's Just An Illusion

2nd Place

King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Smash the Camera

3rd Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast

2000
 2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Monday 28 February

1st Place

Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight

2nd Place

King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire

3rd Place

Crookhorn Community School, Waterlooville, Hampshire

 2000 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Tuesday 29 February

1st Place

King Richard School, Portsmouth, Hampshire

2nd Place

City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire

3rd Place

Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire

 2000 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Thursday 2 March

1st Place

Brune Park Community School, Gosport, Hampshire

2nd Place

Frogmore Community School, Yateley, Hampshire

3rd Place

Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire

 2000 Be Your Best Eastbourne Rock Challenge 

Eastbourne Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Wednesday 8 March

1st Place

Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex

2nd Place

Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex

3rd Place

Lindfield School, Eastbourne, East Sussex

 2000 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge 

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Friday 10 March

1st Place

Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset

2nd Place

Highcliffe School Team One, Christchurch, Dorset

3rd Place

Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset

 2000 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Monday 13 March

1st Place

Peers Technology College, Oxford, Oxfordshire

2nd Place

Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire

3rd Place

Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire

 2000 Be Your Best Basingstoke Rock Challenge 

The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Thursday 16 March

1st Place

Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood

2nd Place

Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

3rd Place

St Sampson's School, St Sampson's, Guernsey

 2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge 

Hull New Theatre, Hull

Monday 20 March

1st Place

Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

2nd Place

Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire

 2000 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge 

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Wednesday 22 March

1st Place

Hereford School, Westward Ho, North East Lincolnshire

2nd Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire

 2000 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge 

Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey

Monday 27 March

1st Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder

2nd Place

Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale

3rd Place

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

 2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 29 March

1st Place

Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

2nd Place

John Smeaton High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

3rd Place

St Michael's College, Leeds, West Yorkshire

 2000 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two 

St George's Theatre, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Thursday 30 March

1st Place

City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

2nd Place

Thornton Grammar School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

3rd Place

Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria

 2000 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge 

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Thursday 13 April

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast

2nd Place

Our Lady of Mercy High School, Belfast

3rd Place

Newbridge Integrated College, Banbridge, County Down

 2000 Be Your Best Milton Keynes Rock Challenge 

Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Wednesday 3 May

1st Place

Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

2nd Place

Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

3rd Place

Lord William's School, Thame, Oxfordshire

 2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Grand Final 

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast

2nd Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

3rd Place

Ralph Thoresby High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire

 2000 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Grand Final 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

1st Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Actions Speak Louder

2nd Place

Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

3rd Place

Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Hooray for Hollywood

2001
 2001 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge 

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Monday 26 February

1st Place

Corfe Hills School, Poole, Dorset - It's a Media World

2nd Place

Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Mission Impossible 3

3rd Place

The Blandford School, Blandford Forum, Dorset - Mystical Fantasy

 2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Thursday 1 March

1st Place

Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - From Rags to Riches

2nd Place

The Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Disorder and Dance

3rd Place

St Anne's Convent School, Southampton, Hampshire - Television Overload

 2001 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Friday 2 March

1st Place

Court Moor School, Fleet, Hampshire - A Better Way - Look To The Future

2nd Place

Lycee 1er Francois, Le Havre, France - Angel?

3rd Place

Wildern School Juniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Popcorn

 2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Wednesday 7 March

1st Place

Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Take the Bull by the Horns

2nd Place

Lord Grey School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Out of the Light

3rd Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Carpe Diem - Seize the Moment

 2001 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Thursday 8 March

1st Place

Lord William's School and Chinnor Autistic Unit, Thame, Oxfordshire - The Power of Compulsion

2nd Place

Abingdon College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rehabilitation

3rd Place

Cooper School, Bicester, Oxfordshire - Time Warp

 2001 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge 

Dacorum Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Wednesday 14 March

1st Place

The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing

2nd Place

John F Kennedy Catholic School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Take the Power Back

3rd Place

Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - Brave New World

 2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Monday 19 March

1st Place

St Luke's School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Street Life

2nd Place

Priory School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Communication Through The Ages

3rd Place

King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Are You Scared Yet?

 2001 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Tuesday 20 March

1st Place

King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood

2nd Place

Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - Nightmare!

3rd Place

Osborne Middle School, East Cowes, Isle of Wight - Are You Sitting Comfortably?

 2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge 

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Wednesday 28 March

1st Place

Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Elementary Balance

2nd Place

Healing Comprehensive School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Awakening

3rd Place

South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - Conquer Your Dark Side

 2001 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge 

The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Friday 30 March

1st Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend

2nd Place

Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Best of British

3rd Place

Merlyn Rees High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - A Higher Level

 2001 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge 

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Wednesday 4 April

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit

2nd Place

Larkin Community College, Dublin - Garden of Life

3rd Place

Belfast Model School, Belfast - Walk of Life

 2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Tuesday 24 April

1st Place

John Smeaton Community High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Parental Guidance

2nd Place

Copperfields College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Descent

3rd Place

Earlsheaton Community High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - The Disappeared

 2001 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 25 April

1st Place

City of Leeds School, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Alpha-Omega

2nd Place

Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation

3rd Place

Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Nightmare

 2001 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge 

The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria

Friday 4 May

1st Place

Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - High Kicking

2nd Place

Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U.S.A. OK/No Way!

3rd Place

Whitehaven School, Whitehaven, Cumbria - Silva

 2001 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge 

Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey

Wednesday 9 May

1st Place

Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged

2nd Place

Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War

3rd Place

St Thomas More School, West Grinstead, West Sussex - Life in London

 2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Monday 21 May

1st Place

King Richard School Team Two, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Girlz In The Hood

2nd Place

The Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Dancing with the Missing

3rd Place

Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Outraged

 2001 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final 

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Saturday 26 May

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - The Sky's the Limit

2nd Place

Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Celebration of Creation

3rd Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - A Native American Legend

2002
 2002 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge 

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Wednesday 13 February

1st Place

Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - When The Boat Comes In

2nd Place

Westhill Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Tribes

3rd Place

Mackie Academy, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire - The Good, The Bad and the Sixties!

 2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Wednesday 27 February

1st Place

Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Elemental

2nd Place

Staunton Park Community School, Havant, Hampshire - Newsflash – Teenagers out of Control!

3rd Place

Solent Middle School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Exhibiting the Future

 2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Thursday 28 February

1st Place

Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear

2nd Place

Highcliffe School Team Two, Christchurch, Dorset - Love and Rejection

3rd Place

Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - Nobody’s Perfect

 2002 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Friday 1 March

1st Place

Regents Park Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - Around the World in 8 Minutes

2nd Place

Wildern School Seniors, Hedge End, Hampshire - Rodeo Rock

3rd Place

St Sampson's Secondary School, St Sampson's, Guernsey - Sweets Ain’t What They Seem To Be!

 2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day One 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Tuesday 5 March

1st Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - The Shape of Things To Come

2nd Place

Park Community School, Leigh Park, Hampshire - P.O.P (Product or People)

3rd Place

King Richard School Team One, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Corrida de Toros

 2002 Be Your Best Portsmouth Rock Challenge Day Two 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Wednesday 6 March

1st Place

City of Portsmouth Girls’ School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom

2nd Place

Frogmore Community College Team A, Yateley, Hampshire - Faces of Conflict

3rd Place

Mayville High School, Southsea, Hampshire - A Changing World

 2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day One 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Thursday 7 March

1st Place

Cheney School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Dreams or Nightmares

2nd Place

Headington School, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Human Cloning

3rd Place

Cranbourne School - The Rhythm Has My Soul

 2002 Be Your Best Oxford Rock Challenge Day Two 

Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Friday 8 March

1st Place

Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider

2nd Place

Abingdon and Witney College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Rouge

3rd Place

Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - ”The Drugs Don’t Work”

 2002 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge 

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Monday 11 March

1st Place

Highcliffe Lower School, Christchurch, Dorset - Mind Games

2nd Place

Highcliffe Team A, Christchurch, Dorset - Always Remember

3rd Place

Rossmore Community College, Poole, Dorset - Choice of Direction

 2002 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge 

The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, West Sussex

Monday 11 March

1st Place

Davison High School, Worthing, West Sussex - Ad Extremum

2nd Place

Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Hatch, Match and Despatch

3rd Place

Filsham Valley School, St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex - What’s Your Talent?

 2002 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge 

Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey

Thursday 14 March

1st Place

Frogmore Community College Team B, Yateley, Hampshire - Hand of Hope

2nd Place

Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Destiny

3rd Place

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire - O’mnis Saga

 2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Tuesday 19 March

1st Place

Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra

2nd Place

Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - The Same World - But A World Apart

3rd Place

Hanson School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - One Vision

 2002 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day Two 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 20 March

1st Place

South Leeds Art College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Dreams

2nd Place

Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival

3rd Place

St Joseph's RC College, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Take a Trip

 2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Bridlington Rock Challenge 

The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Friday 12 April

1st Place

Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays

2nd Place

Driffield School, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Fire of London

3rd Place

South Hunsley School, Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire - The Chinese Years

 2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Grimsby Rock Challenge 

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Monday 15 April

1st Place

Healing Comprehensive, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - A Higher State of Innocence

2nd Place

Hereford Technology School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire - Celebrate South Africa

3rd Place

Matthew Humberstone School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire - Don't Stop the Carnival

 2002 Lifestyle Be Your Best Hull Rock Challenge 

Hull Ice Arena, Hull

Wednesday 17 April

1st Place

Archbishop Thurstan School, Hull - Just Be Yourself

2nd Place

Andrew Marvell School, Hull - The Time Machine

3rd Place

St Mary's College, Hull - A Woman's World

 2002 Be Your Best Hemel Hempstead Rock Challenge 

Dacorum Theatre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Thursday 25 April

1st Place

Kings Langley School, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire - Know Your Limits

2nd Place

Vandyke Upper School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire - Through the Eyes of a Child

3rd Place

Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Under Pressure

 2002 Be Your Best Belfast Rock Challenge 

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Monday 29 April

1st Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You

2nd Place

Ballee Community High School, Ballymena, County Antrim - Get Connected

3rd Place

Holy Trinity College, Cookstown, County Tyrone - Oblivion Interrupted

 2002 Be Your Best Carlisle Rock Challenge 

The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria

Friday 3 May

1st Place

Stainburn School, Workington, Cumbria - The Power Within

2nd Place

Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire - Herstory

3rd Place

Cockermouth School, Cockermouth, Cumbria - Looking for a Way Out

 2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Region Grand Final 

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Friday 17 May

1st Place

Ryde High School, Ryde, Isle of Wight - Caped Fear

2nd Place

Sir William Ramsay School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire - The Outsider

3rd Place

City of Portsmouth Girls' School, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Cry Freedom

 2002 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Northern Region Grand Final 

Barbican Centre, York

Friday 17 May

1st Place

Thornton Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Antony and Cleopatra

2nd Place

Hornsea School, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire - Perseverance Pays

3rd Place

Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast - There's Only One You

2003
 2003 Be Your Best Aberdeen Rock Challenge 

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Thursday 13 February

1st Place

Torry Academy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Choose Life

2nd Place

Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - G.M.

3rd Place

Oldmachar Academy, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire - Sounds Like Teen Spirit

 2003 Be Your Best Bournemouth Rock Challenge 

Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset

Monday 3 March

1st Place

Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset - To the Land of Milk and Honey

2nd Place

Highcliffe School D.C., Christchurch, Dorset - Yomigaeru

3rd Place

Oakmead College of Technology, Bournemouth, Dorset - Into the World of Temptation

 2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day One 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Wednesday 5 March

1st Place

Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, Hampshire - Freedom of Expression

2nd Place

Lycee Francois Premier, Le Havre, France - The One Who Stole the Light

3rd Place

St Vincent College, Gosport, Hampshire - Adverts Reaction

 2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Two 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Thursday 6 March

1st Place

Hamble School, Hamble, Hampshire - Image

2nd Place

Richard Aldworth School, Basingstoke, Hampshire - Overcoming the Barricades

3rd Place

Brune Park Community College, Gosport, Hampshire - Unity Through Music

 2003 Be Your Best Southampton Rock Challenge Day Three 

Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire

Friday 7 March

1st Place

Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire - On the Eighth Day

2nd Place

Cowes High School, Cowes, Isle of Wight - Re-Volution

3rd Place

Regents Park School Juniors, Southampton, Hampshire - The Power of Imagination

 2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day One 

The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex

Monday 10 March

1st Place

Wavell School, Farnborough, Hampshire - Legacy

2nd Place

Davison High School for Girls, Worthing, West Sussex - 8 Percent!

3rd Place

Bognor Regis Community College, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - Legends

 2003 Be Your Best Crawley Rock Challenge Day Two 

The Hawth, Crawley, West Sussex

Tuesday 11 March

1st Place

Tideway School, Newhaven, East Sussex - Splish Splash

2nd Place

Bexhill High School, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex - Unknown Destiny

3rd Place

Filsham Valley School, St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex - Where 2 Now?

 2003 Be Your Best Croydon Rock Challenge 

Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Surrey

Thursday 13 March

1st Place

Frogmore Community College, Yateley, Hampshire - Life's a Circus

2nd Place

Brynmawr School, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale - War With No Winners

3rd Place

Crickhowell High School, Crickhowell, Powys - Every Picture Tells a Story

 2003 Be Your Best Bradford Rock Challenge Day One 

St George's Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 19 March

1st Place

South Leeds Arts College, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Elements of Power

2nd Place

Buttershaw High School, Bradford, West Yorkshire - Enigma

3rd Place

Earlsheaton High School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - Street Harmony

2018
The National Final of the 2018 Tour was held in Rotherham on 14 July. First place was awarded to LeAF Studio, Bournemouth, with their theme 'Through Innocent Eyes', a take on the story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and offered education on the events of the Holocaust through performance. The finale of their 8-minute performance saw scenery close in front of students, revealing harrowing numbers of those killed in concentration camps based on their citizenship, faith or sexual orientation, and the message 'DIFFERENCES SHOULD NOT DIVIDE US'.