Water is surely not far from anyone’s mind in this rather rainy summer season, so why not plan some learning and teaching to incorporate it? The STEM Central Water context is currently aimed at third and fourth level, but work is underway on early to second level learning journeys to enhance and extend this context. Water, and water security, will also feature in our forthcoming context for early to fourth level on Food Security.

The James Hutton Institute’s Water Works competition for schools offers an ideal tie-in. Perhaps the work of this month’s winner will provide inspiration? 15 year old Aaron Hawthorn of Motherwell captured the beautiful image “The Water Works for Them” below, of which he says “A lot of us don’t realise how important water is in the world today. It’s not just a refreshing drink, or a cleaning material. For some animals, water is their home. I’m sure everyone will agree that water certainly works for this swan and her cygnets.”

Julian Scott, aged 15, from Dundee followed up his June winner (Reflections, below) with a highly commended entry in the July category. Congratulations Julian.