Welcome to the fortnightly STEM planner. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this planner with colleagues and school partners. STEM Nation Award programme update  The STEM Nation Award Programme is open for ELC settings, schools and CLD Settings. The STEM Nation Award Programme provides a focus for colleagues across a setting to work collegiately to identify, celebrate, promote and develop excellent STEM learning Registrations: 14 organisations have registered as official STEM Nation Award Supporters (Support Page). Si ..read more

Ian Stewart, Development Officer (STEM Nation Award), will be representing the STEM Team from Education Scotland at the 48th IOP Physics Teachers Meeting at Stirling University and the 26th Nigel Botting Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews. Ian is currently seconded from his Chemistry Teacher role in Midlothian. His main remit focuses on the STEM Nation Award and he also supports the Secondary Sciences Network (Glow Team – Join Code – uh9sf32) and a wide range of other activities. Useful PowerPoints (uploaded as pdf):            ..read more

We are delighted to have 15 organisations registered as STEM Nation Award Supporters, they are listed on the Support Page. We are pleased to share a few upcoming events from Supporters: TechFest – wide range of events coming up in May and June Glasgow Science Centre – various programmes for schools The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) welcomes school groups to The Royal Highland Show on Thursday 22nd June and Friday 23rd June 2023 The STEM Nation Award Programme is available for ELC Settings, Schools and CLD Settings. For more information please review the below slideshow and the onlin ..read more

Ian Stewart, Development Officer (STEM Nation Award), is very excited to be able to represent the STEM Team from Education Scotland at a variety of events for Chemistry Teachers in May 2023. Ian is currently seconded from his Chemistry Teacher role in Midlothian. His main remit focuses on the STEM Nation Award, however he also supports the Secondary Sciences Network (Glow Team – Join Code – uh9sf32) and many other activities. Useful PowerPoints (uploaded as pdf):                     Regular updates on https://bit.ly/STEM-Blog  Reso ..read more

The STEM Nation Award Programme is open for ELC settings, Schools and CLD Settings. The STEM Nation Award Programme provides a focus for colleagues across a setting to work collegiately to identify, celebrate, promote and develop excellent STEM learning We thought it may be useful to share a current update on the STEM Nation Award: Registrations: 14 organisations have registered as official STEM Nation Award Supporters (Support Page). Since January, 33 new settings have registered for the Programme. Sessions: Since September 2022, we have hosted 18 STEM Nation Award information sessions for ..read more

On Secondary Sciences Network (Join Code : uh9sf32), we have started a campaign to ask you to #Share1Thing you are doing that is working well or one thing you’d like some advice on – all focused on the BGE sciences. We know there are a number of schools within this network who are looking at the BGE so we are starting this discussion at a time when you might be reviewing/ looking for ideas. We would love you to share any ideas you have whether big, small, new or old! And remember – you are already great at sharing in this network, and with over 800 members now we hope this fantastic knowledg ..read more

STEM Grant and Funding Opportunities If your school is based in Glasgow or South Ayrshire you can apply for the Edina Trust Science Grant Scheme.   List of National Science / STEM Festivals May and June are busy months for the Festivals, including Falkirk Science Festival, Pint of Sciences, Bang Goes DG!, TechFest and Fife STEM Futures Festival ..read more

Welcome to the fortnightly STEM planner. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this planner with colleagues and school partners.   New Professional Learning resource: Improving diversity in STEM pathways & jobs FREE resource to aid conversations with senior phase pupils about STEM course choices Provides a stimulus for discussion, reflection and action to encourage a greater number of learners from diverse backgrounds into STEM pathways and jobs See how other schools have used this resource Access the resource and ..read more

The STEM Team at Education Scotland are pleased to share the updated lists of Funding and Festivals available: STEM Grants and Funding (April 2023) List of National Science Festivals (Updated April 2023)   HOT OFF THE PRESS: BANG GOES DG!  – MAY 24th 2023 at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries Developing the Young Workforce Dumfries and Galloway is once again working with partners, Scottish Engineering, Food and Drink Federation Scotland, CITB and The Crichton Trust and Easterbrook Hall to present the hugely successful STEM interactive show event, ‘BANG GOES DG!’ Event is open to S1/2/3 pup ..read more

Shetland is set to be at the heart of Scotland’s – and the UK’s – space industry success story, UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont said as he visited the Saxa Vord spaceport on Unst. Saxa Vord is on track to launch its first satellites in 2023 – part of UK-wide efforts to gain up to a £4bn share of the global space market by the end of the decade. The Minister visited the site’s first, newly completed concrete launch pad, one of three orbital launch pads that will support up to 30 vertical launches a year from the former RAF station site, employing up to 200 people in connection w ..read more