STEM Nation Award Open Days
Building on last year’s successful STEM Nation Expo, our team at Education Scotland is delighted to announce that we are working with a group of inspirational educators to host a series of STEM Nation Open Days across Scotland. The programme of visits will run throughout February and March 2025 and will include three virtual visits to settings in rural and remote areas.
Event dates and locations
The map below shows the location of all thirteen settings involved in the programme of events. Dates, times and ticketing links are listed on this page for each event.
Practitioners are welcome to attend any event that is of interest to them. These events are FREE to attend. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
- Port Erroll School, Aberdeenshire Council (virtual)
- Filming will take place on 21 February 2025
- The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.
- Canonbie Primary School, Dumfries and Galloway Council (virtual)
- Filming will take place on 6 March 2025
- The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.
- Denny High School, Falkirk Council
- Herbertshire Park, Denny, FK6 6EE
- 7 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
- Our Lady of Peace Primary School, Renfrewshire Council
- 10 March 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
- Dunnikier Primary School, Fife Council
- Balsusney Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5LH
- 12 March 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
Balmalloch Primary School, North Lanarkshire Council- Event postponed – we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please use the links on this page to sign-up for another open day event.
17 March 2025, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Braes High School, Falkirk Council
- Newlands Road, Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk FK2 0DA
- 19 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
- Sauchie ELC, Clackmannanshire Council
- Event sold out! Please follow the link below to join the waiting list in case of cancellation or sign-up to another one of the events listed below.
- Main St, Sauchie, Alloa FK10 3NQ
- 20 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm (drop-in event)
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- Rosebank Primary School, Dundee City Council
- Alexander St, Dundee DD3 7DL
- 24 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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- St Roch’s Primary School, Glasgow City Council
- 267 Royston Road, Glasgow G21 2BS
- 25 March 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (Session 1), 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Session 2)
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery, Stirling Council
- 18 Forrest Road, Stirling FK8 1UJ
- 26 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
- Kinnaird Waters ELC Centre, Falkirk Council
- Event sold out! Please follow the link below to join the waiting list in case of cancellation or sign-up to another one of the events listed above.
- Mcintyre Avenue, Larbert FK5 4TQ
- 27 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Click here to book your free tickets via Eventbrite
- Port Ellen Primary School and Bowmore Primary School, Argyll and Bute Council (virtual)
- Filming will take place on 27/28 March 2025
- The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.
Target audience
- Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors. Practitioners working in the CLD sector are also welcome to attend if they have an interest in the work of the specific school or ELC setting.
- School and setting leaders interested in learning more about the STEM Nation Award programme.
- Local authority education officers with remits for STEM.
Aims of the Open Days
- To exemplify and share interesting and innovative practice from STEM Nation settings with other educators and STEM stakeholders to promote the STEM Nation Award programme and support the development of STEM practice across Scotland.
- To recognise and celebrate the achievements of individual settings as part of the STEM Nation Award programme within their own local community.
Format of the events
Each open day will be planned and coordinated by individual STEM Nation Award settings. Examples of activities that may be included in the open day programme are:
- Tour of the school/setting
- Time to observe and engage with STEM learning experiences
- Question and answer session with the setting’s Young STEM Leaders
- Time to meet with STEM industry partners who are supporting the setting on their STEM Nation journey
- Opportunities to speak to staff about their experience of the STEM Nation Award programme
- Signposting to support available from Education Scotland’s STEM team including STEM Nation Award support, STEM self-evaluation and improvement support and further networking and professional learning opportunities.
If you haven’t done so already, please register your setting for the STEM Nation Award programme by following this link.
If you have any questions, please contact our team by email:
STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot
We look forward to welcoming you to one of these events.
