Education Scotland and the Royal Society are teaming up to deliver a webinar for Scottish teachers on developing impactful STEM employer and industry partnerships – Eventbrite link.
The first webinar in the series of STEM Nation Award element support sessions will take place on Tuesday 24th September from 4 – 5 pm. We look forward to being joined by Elizabeth Chambers, Schools Engagement Officer from the Royal Society, to learn more about the Royal Society Partnership Grants programme.
The Royal Society’s Partnership grants scheme provides grants of up to £3,000 for schools and colleges to work in partnership with STEM professionals to design and run a long-term investigative project. This includes Tomorrow’s Climate Scientists, a part of the grant scheme that supports projects specifically looking at local climate and biodiversity issues.
These projects are undertaken by the students, with regular STEM partner support, to help develop their key skills and gain insight into potential STEM careers. Grant activity can support delivery of the curriculum and teacher’s professional development.
The current grant round is open for applications, with the last deadline of the year being the end of November 2024. There is lots of support and guidance available to schools interested in using the grant to improve or develop upon their current practical STEM offerings. Examples of projects currently underway or previously completed can be found on the case studies pages.
During the webinar, you will also hear from Education Scotland’s STEM Nation Award team who will explain how the aforementioned partnership work aligns with the Employability and STEM partnership working element of the STEM Nation Award. If you haven’t done so already, register your setting now for the STEM Nation Award programme to ensure you receive details of future webinar events and support.
Register here for your free tickets on Eventbrite:
You may also wish to save the dates of future element support sessions in your diary. Tickets are available now and further details will be published in due course.
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