Education Scotland were in North Ayrshire last week, working with practitioners. Over a series of five sessions, we had the chance to meet with, and hear from, practitioners from every school in the local authority, looking at building capacity, professional dialogue and self-evaluation. A cluster based approach was used, as part of North Ayrshire’s Science recently published strategy. Practitioners engaged in discussion, and reported that they valued the chance to share with colleagues to better understanding the full picture of the broad general education. Examples of practice shared included primary 2/3 learners exploring series circuits, and  primary 4/5 learners working on rocket design and investigating launch height and angle and the maximum vertical height and range. We’re hoping that practitioners will be willing to share their STEM stories on this blog!