June 8, 2012
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11am – 12pm Tuesday 19th June 2012 What are your green dreams for the future? What message will you send to world leaders? How can Scotland become more sustainable? What can we expect from this globally important event? Over 150 … Continue reading
June 4, 2012
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Participating in in-service today provided an opportunity to talk with practitioners around learning and teaching in science and share some of the ways in which Education Scotland can provide support. Issues explored included assessment and moderation, a shared understanding of standards, progression, … Continue reading
June 4, 2012
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We had the opportunity to participate in a local authority in-service today, working with early years and primary practitioners from a cluster. One aspect of this was to discuss how we are supporting teachers in achieving the vision of Curriculum … Continue reading
May 25, 2012
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Within our recently published advice and guidance associated with the new NQs in science, there are a number of areas which would lend themselves to discussion in the classroom. What does this look like? What is the difference between learners … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
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Go4SET is a UK wide educational programme allowing secondary school pupils to work with organisations to address issues of sustainability and engineering/science awareness. School teams from across Lanarkshire took part in the Go4SET Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD) on Friday … Continue reading
May 12, 2012
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A clean safe water supply is vital to life and health and flooding can cause damage and disruption to communities. The STEM Central water context deals with the work of civil engineers who conceive, design, plan, construct and maintain all the infrastructure for water, … Continue reading
May 5, 2012
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On 10th February we blogged about this exciting opportunity which can be used in many contexts, including to enrich the STEM Central water context. A trickling burn, a flooded street, a horse’s trough or a grand Scottish loch – no matter … Continue reading
April 26, 2012
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Young engineering talent from secondary schools in Scotland showcased their projects at Strathclyde University on the 23rd April at the EES Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD). Teams each of four S5/S6 pupils have been working on sophisticated engineering projects with … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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Just at the right time for the publication of our latest context on STEM Central – Bioengineering – the BBC has a fantastic series of articles, images interactives and video clips which could be used to enrich the context.
March 12, 2012
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Climate Week is a national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. Culminating in a week of activities and events, Climate Week showcases the practical solutions to climate change being developed in every sector of society. … Continue reading
