AN OTLEY schoolboy has won a national 'young inventors' competition.

Jack Gilmartin triumphed in the 11 to 13 age category of Your Life's Formula 100 contest, which challenged young people to 'invent the future'.

The 13-year-old Prince Henry's Grammar School student's proposal was for a high-tech medical bracelet that could link with paramedics' phones in an emergency.

Jack's concept was inspired by a family member who has diabetes, and would provide health professionals with a patient's medical history, including details of any allergies they may have.

His idea was shortlisted as one of just six out of 140 entries, and won partly thanks to the public support the short, online film he made about it attracted.

He said: "I am really pleased to have won.

"I thought of the bracelet because it would help someone in my family, and it's great to know other people think it's a good idea."

Faculty leader in design, technology and innovation at Prince Henry's, Alyson Blakeley, added: "Jack has done brilliantly and we are very proud of him – his invention showed real innovation."

Your Life is dedicated to increasing the number of post-16 students who study maths and physics.

It says the competition was designed to inspire young people to find solutions to major problems.

The organisation's patron, former gymnast Beth Tweddle, said: "It is so encouraging to see young people’s ideas on how to invent the future and how unselfish their concerns are, often triggered by their own experiences within their own families.

"I am so pleased for Jack.

"I know from my own recovery from injury how important medical advances are, and if this is what is motivating today’s teenagers, we are in good hands for the future.

"Studying maths and physics can provide the foundation to enable some of these brilliant creative ideas to become reality."

Jack and one other winner have both won £1,000 for their schools and an iPad for themselves.

Jack's invention video can be viewed on Your Life's YouTube channel at youtube.com/watch?v=sAkV2zLwiBQ.

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