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 Networks Early Years, Primary and ASN
Join us on Thursday 3 November at 4 15pm for a focus on family learning & STEM. Hear from North Ayrshire Family Learning Team on how they support families & develop their love for STEM. Breakout rooms for Early Years, Primary & ASN will also be held.
Secondary Sciences Network
Join us for our Secondary Sciences Network session on Tuesday 15 November 4.45 – 5.45pm with an Environmental Sciences focus.
Hear from Donna Clark (SQA) and also teachers who’ll be sharing their experience of delivering Environmental Science.
COP 27 – DYW Live
Get set for COP27 – learn about climate change and help develop skills in Scotland’s future workforce. Learning about climate change and sustainability is a pathway to the future; relevant for all future jobs. As part of COP27 Week 2022 DYW Live, Education Scotland and e-Sgoil are excited to offer a range of activities around climate change and its impact on future jobs and future skills.
Collaborating with six industry partners sharing what they are doing to prevent climate change, join us for an industry-led inspiration talk followed by a climate lesson on Teams which can be used to enhance learning from the webinar or as a standalone activity.
14 November
- AM – Net Zero Construction – hear from Built Environment, Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) as they seek to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon emissions.
- PM – Ethical Finance – Shared Interest is an ethical investment organisation which aims to alleviate poverty by helping people in remote and disadvantaged communities, to trade and earn a living.
15 November
- AM – Energy transition – Hear from Catapult Offshore Renewable Energy and their plans to harness nature’s energy in sustainable ways.
- PM – Sustainable fashion – ACS’ mission is to be the leading enabler of the fashion industry’s circular economy in the UK and Europe.
17 November
- AM – Agriculture and Forestry – LANTRA will explain how working the fields, forests and hills can mitigate against climate change.
- PM – Transport – Hear how FirstBus is reducing the impact of travel on the planet and creating green jobs in the process.
To find out more and register visit the DYW LIVE COP27 page: https://www.e-sgoil.com/dyw-live-cop27-homepage/
The webinars will be recorded and made available afterwards on the e-sgoil webpage.
Other COP27 Opportunities
- Live at COP27 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Starts 07 November
- Explore global issues during COP27 and be part of the call for collective action.
- Find out more and sign up here.
2. Climate Ambassadors – STEM Learning has created a new subset of STEM Ambassadors called Climate Ambassadors. Employers and organisations can choose to be connected to Climate Ambassadors and filter requests of this type: https://www.stem.org.uk/climate-ambassadors
3. Royal Society of Chemistry Take Charge Global Battery experiment: https://edu.rsc.org/global-experiment
4. Education Scotland COP26 legacy materials – recycling, reusing, repurpose materials from last year…because they were so popular and it’s good for the planet to use again! https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/countdown-to-cop26/
IGBE Team 
Not sure where to start with gender aware practice? Look no further as we have just published our updated ‘Sharing Practice’ resource which offers lots of ideas for starting out and for continuing the journey in Early Learning, Primary and Secondary settings.
Here’s the link: Sharing practice (collated) October 2022
Children issue call to action on Learning for Sustainability and outdoor learning
This latest report from the Children’s Parliament contains a clear call to all educators in all subject areas – our children want to receive their entitlement to Learning for Sustainability including learning about climate change, more frequent opportunities for outdoor learning and contact with nature. These findings echo the findings of other consultations such as the response to Prof Ken Muir’s Report: Putting Learners at the Centre. Hear what our children have to say: https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/learning-for-sustainability/
FREE Science Storytelling CLPL
Dynamic Earth are offering a new CLPL series to help grow confidence, knowledge & skills in developing & delivering high-quality storytelling practice on a range of science themes.
The specialist team and special guests will take you through different aspects of storytelling practice in each session with activities and examples to take back to your learners.
November 23rd Diving Deep: Earth’s Ocean
December 14th Galaxy Quest! Space Exploration
January 18th Rumble in the Jungle
February 23rd Puffin Power! Exploring the Climate Emergency
March 22nd Outdoor Stories
Ideal for:
– ELC and ASN practitioners
– Teachers with Early Level learners
Find out more and register for free
Opportunity for your pupils to be air quality scientists
SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) is a DfE supported project to understand indoor air quality in UK schools. Schools get a free air quality monitor linked to an interactive web app. The app will enable pupils aged 5-18 and teachers to view and interact with data from their monitor. Schools are needed to help test the initial version of the web app before it is launched more widely early in 2023. If your school would be interested in getting involved, and is available to help with testing starting in November, sign up now using the registration form.
Dates for your diary
STEM Networks Early Years, Primary and ASN, 3 November
Outdoor Classroom Day, 3 November
Secondary Sciences Network, 15 November
COP27, 6 – 18 November
