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February 1, 2016
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Climate Challenge Fund – apply for a share of £10 million

Does your school work with a community group? Community groups across Scotland are being invited to apply for a share of over £10 million Scottish Government funding for action against climate change. The hugely successful Climate Challenge Fund has supported … 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 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 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 5, 2015
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The Junior Academy

Here’s an incredible opportunity for high school students passionate about STEM. The New York Academy of Sciences has just launched The Junior Academy, an online STEM program that connects top performing students with STEM mentors to learn the latest in … Continue reading

September 30, 2015
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Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland – Public Consultation Launch

At this year’s Scottish Learning Festival Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science, and Scotland’s Languages, MSP launched a consultation on the development of a Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland. Digital technology has rich potential to support education … Continue reading

September 24, 2015
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Ultimate STEM Challenge

The Ultimate STEM Challenge is a new competition brought to you by BP, the Science Museum and STEMNET. The Challenge is aimed at teams of two to four students aged 11 to 14 from across the UK. Participants will put their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills … Continue reading

September 24, 2015
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STEM Teacher Recruitment Drive

The Scottish Government will launch a campaign to encourage more teachers to enter the teaching profession, the Education Secretary announced at the Scottish Learning Festival in Glasgow on Wednesday 23 September 2015. The recruitment campaign will particularly focus on attracting … Continue reading

September 22, 2015
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CPD Activities

The National STEM Centre has teamed up with the National Science Learning Network to provide tailored CPD activities from across the UK. Details of the activities on offer can be found here.

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