Students from Writhlington School have won a contract to design an interactive app for the Bristol Zoo exhibit at this year's Hampton Court Flower Show, which opens on 30th June.

Teacher, Simon Pugh-Jones, explained: "We have been working with Bristol Zoo for many years and this new initiative draws on our experience of designing interactive displays for national events and particularly the creative design of Year 10 student, James Stewart."

James, who has designed award-winning apps for Writhlington displays, said: "This is a really exciting opportunity. I will be working with Zoo staff to gather images, information and audio and then developing an iPad app that will engage with the public and add an extra dimension to the Zoo display."

A team of Writhlington students will be supporting James's work alongside Zoo researchers, to ensure that the content is both up-to-date, valid and engaging. Students will follow the success of the app, analysing download rates and engagement rates internally and assisting the development over the next six months.

The research will prepare an information app that the public will be able to download onto their phones to find out more about the science behind the Zoo's exhibit, which centres on the first Community National Plant Collection – Calendula.