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October 29, 2015
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Numeracy & Mathematics Resource Guide

National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub The National Numeracy and Mathematics Hub is a virtual learning environment for all practitioners. The Hub provides an innovative approach to career-long professional learning for all practitioners in all sectors. It is an interactive, virtual … Continue reading

October 27, 2015
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Enter the 2016 Junior Saltire Competition!

Registration has just opened and teams have until 18 December to sign up for the challenge! For 2016, teams of up to four pupils from P5-S6 (multiple school teams welcome) are challenged to research, design and make a Wave Energy … Continue reading

October 26, 2015
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Energy Month 2015 with The Pod

Save energy in November by getting your school to take part in Switch Off Fortnight as part of Energy Month in November. Learn all about energy and why it’s important to save it, with lesson plans, quick activities a new … Continue reading

October 26, 2015
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British Science Week 2016 – grants available

  British Science Week  11-20 March 2016 The new British Science Week website has just launched. The site offers lots of resources for planning and organising events and activities for British Science Week 2016. Here you can register events, apply … Continue reading

October 20, 2015
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Sciences, Technology and Mathematics e-bulletin

Welcome to our e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM). Please forward to those who may be interested. Received this from someone else? Sign up to receive it directly. Sciences Education Secretary announces campaign to attract more STEM teachers … Continue reading

October 20, 2015
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Teaching Air Quality with Citizen Science – professional learning session 25th November

Twilight session for Glasgow secondary teachers, and P7 working towards transition, looking at new approaches to teaching Air Quality. Three short workshops will cover different ways of getting pupils involved in real science research, learning about pollution and Air Quality … Continue reading

October 19, 2015
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New science funding – £135,000 to support science in schools

£135,000 will be invested into Scotland-wide science initiatives that complement and support young peoples’ STEM learning at school and help bring ‘real life’ STEM into the classroom. The funding will go towards four separate initiatives as follows: Generation Science – … Continue reading

October 19, 2015
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Reflections on Light – competition for schools

To celebrate the International Year of Light the Institute of Physics in Scotland is running a competition for primary and secondary schools. The challenge is for pupils to tell a story about light through a poster and a supporting essay.  There … Continue reading

October 8, 2015
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National Primary and Early Years Science Network

Education Scotland held a series of conversation days with the Scottish education community throughout 2013/2014 to develop a shared, partnership approach to improving 3-18 science education. We also hosted a dedicated primary and early years science conversation day in August … Continue reading

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