June 21, 2016
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Job title: National Education Officer, Improving Primary Science Education Post details: This post is offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of thirty-three months. Following a review the post may be extended up to a total of eight years. … Continue reading
June 15, 2016
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Over the past six months Twig World has delivered training and awareness raising sessions free of charge in schools and local authorities across Scotland. So far they have visited over half of the 32 local authorities and they would like to continue … Continue reading
June 2, 2016
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SEPA is looking to expand its existing volunteer rainfall observer program. This work includes the development of an online data entry portal and data visualisation facility. To complement this work, SEPA is piloting collaboration with around 40 schools nationally. For … Continue reading
June 2, 2016
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Why we built the portal Citizen Science is really important to the partners in Scotland’s Environment. It generates data which are used to make decisions, set priorities and debate issues, but just as importantly, it promotes citizen education, empowerment, health … Continue reading
June 2, 2016
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There are still a few places left on the inaugural SSERC physics and technology Diamond school. Diamond light is the UK’s largest particle accelerator based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories at Harwell. The facilities there developed an anti-virus for foot … Continue reading
May 15, 2016
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e-Bug is a free educational resource website that can be used by primary and secondary schools in Scotland as a fun way to investigate and learn about micro-organisms and the prevention and treatment of infection. The website has resources for … Continue reading
May 5, 2016
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Glasgow Science Festival Schools Programme: Now Live! For the past ten years, Glasgow Science Festival has been delighted to offer a bumper programme of FREE events for schools. This year the festival will celebrate its 10th birthday with events running … Continue reading
May 5, 2016
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The Curiosity Project is a three-year engagement programme by Siemens, broadening existing investment to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to life in the UK. The UK is great at engineering but there is a problem; there aren’t enough … Continue reading
May 4, 2016
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We want to hear from girls in secondary school – What would make you interested in STEM? Equate Scotland is the national organisation working to increase the number of girls and women studying and working in STEM. As part of … Continue reading
March 21, 2016
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Tigtag and Twig online resources are currently accessible via the Glow login and are used by schools across Scotland. These award-winning resources provide high-quality videos and accompanying learning materials for sciences, mathematics and social studies. They were procured by Education … Continue reading
