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February 13, 2025
by I. Menzies
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Assessment and Moderation in BGE Sciences

Education Scotland is pleased to announce four upcoming national BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events.

Target audience 

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors who teach BGE science
  • Local authority lead officers with remits for science and STEM
  • School leaders, QAMSO-trained practitioners and those with an interest in assessing progress and achievement in BGE sciences

Event dates and locations

  • Edinburgh – 0915 to 1515 Wednesday 26 February 2025
    Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
    (Fully booked)
  • Glasgow – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 06 March 2025
    Location: Glasgow Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR
    (Fully booked)
  • Aberdeen – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 20 March 2025
    Location: Copthorne Hotel, 122 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1SU
    Register here 
  • Inverness – 0915 to 1515 Tuesday 25 March 2025
    Location: Kingsmill Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness, IV2 3LP
    Register here  

These events are FREE to attend. More information can be found here.

January 22, 2025
by Hazel Gardner
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STEM Nation Award Open Days


STEM Nation Award Open Days

Building on last year’s successful STEM Nation Expo, our team at Education Scotland is delighted to announce that we are working with a group of inspirational educators to host a series of STEM Nation Open Days across Scotland. The programme of visits will run throughout February and March 2025 and will include three virtual visits to settings in rural and remote areas.

Event dates and locations

The map below shows the location of all thirteen settings involved in the programme of events. Dates, times and ticketing links are listed on this page for each event.

Practitioners are welcome to attend any event that is of interest to them. These events are FREE to attend. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

 

  • Port Erroll School, Aberdeenshire Council (virtual)
    • Filming will take place on 21 February 2025
    • The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.
  • Canonbie Primary School, Dumfries and Galloway Council (virtual)
    • Filming will take place on 6 March 2025
    • The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.
  • Denny High School, Falkirk Council
  • Our Lady of Peace Primary School, Renfrewshire Council
  • Dunnikier Primary School, Fife Council
  • Balmalloch Primary School, North Lanarkshire Council
    • Event postponed – we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please use the links on this page to sign-up for another open day event.
    • 17 March 2025, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Braes High School, Falkirk Council
  • Sauchie ELC, Clackmannanshire Council
    • Event sold out! Please follow the link below to join the waiting list in case of cancellation or sign-up to another one of the events listed below.
    • Main St, Sauchie, Alloa FK10 3NQ
    • 20 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm (drop-in event)
    • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
  • Rosebank Primary School, Dundee City Council
  • St Roch’s Primary School, Glasgow City Council
  • Riverside Primary School and Nursery, Stirling Council
  • Kinnaird Waters ELC Centre, Falkirk Council
    • Event sold out! Please follow the link below to join the waiting list in case of cancellation or sign-up to another one of the events listed above.
    • Mcintyre Avenue, Larbert FK5 4TQ
    • 27 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
    • Click here to book your free tickets via Eventbrite
  • Port Ellen Primary School and Bowmore Primary School, Argyll and Bute Council (virtual)
    • Filming will take place on 27/28 March 2025
    • The virtual tour will be available to interact with on our STEM Nation website from April 2025.

 

Target audience

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors. Practitioners working in the CLD sector are also welcome to attend if they have an interest in the work of the specific school or ELC setting.
  • School and setting leaders interested in learning more about the STEM Nation Award programme.
  • Local authority education officers with remits for STEM.

 

Aims of the Open Days

  1. To exemplify and share interesting and innovative practice from STEM Nation settings with other educators and STEM stakeholders to promote the STEM Nation Award programme and support the development of STEM practice across Scotland.
  2. To recognise and celebrate the achievements of individual settings as part of the STEM Nation Award programme within their own local community.

 

Format of the events

Each open day will be planned and coordinated by individual STEM Nation Award settings. Examples of activities that may be included in the open day programme are:

  • Tour of the school/setting
  • Time to observe and engage with STEM learning experiences
  • Question and answer session with the setting’s Young STEM Leaders
  • Time to meet with STEM industry partners who are supporting the setting on their STEM Nation journey
  • Opportunities to speak to staff about their experience of the STEM Nation Award programme
  • Signposting to support available from Education Scotland’s STEM team including STEM Nation Award support, STEM self-evaluation and improvement support and further networking and professional learning opportunities.

 

If you haven’t done so already, please register your setting for the STEM Nation Award programme by following this link.

 

If you have any questions, please contact our team by email:

STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot

We look forward to welcoming you to one of these events.

January 21, 2025
by C. Gillespie
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STEM Fortnightly Planner 20/1/2025

Welcome to the STEM planner. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this planner with colleagues and school partners.

National BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events

Education Scotland is pleased to announce four upcoming national BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events.

Target audience 

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors who teach BGE science
  • Local authority lead officers with remits for science and STEM
  • School leaders, QAMSO-trained practitioners and those with an interest in assessing progress and achievement in BGE sciences

Event dates and locations

  • Edinburgh – 0915 to 1515 Wednesday 26 February 2025
    Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
    Register here
  • Glasgow – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 06 March 2025
    Location: Glasgow Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR
    Register here  
  • Aberdeen – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 20 March 2025
    Location: Copthorne Hotel, 122 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1SU
    Register here 
  • Inverness – 0915 to 1515 Tuesday 25 March 2025
    Location: Kingsmill Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness, IV2 3LP
    Register here  

These events are FREE to attend. More information can be found here.

 

STEM Nation Award Open Days

Our team at Education Scotland is continuing to support settings across Scotland on their STEM Nation Award journeys.  This year we’re looking to support a small number of settings who have achieved the award to host their own STEM Nation Open Day in February and March.

Target audience

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors
  • School and setting leaders
  • Local authority education officers with remits for STEM

Event dates and locations

There will be events running across Scotland including three virtual events.  Practitioners are welcome to attend any event that is of interest to them. Further dates and details are available here.

Tickets will be available via Eventbrite. These events are FREE to attend. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Aims of the Open Days

  1. To exemplify and share interesting and innovative practice from STEM Nation settings with other educators and STEM stakeholders to promote the STEM Nation Award programme and support the development of STEM practice in other settings.
  2. To recognise and celebrate the achievements of individual settings as part of the STEM Nation Award programme within their own local community.

If you have any questions, please contact our team on email:

STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot

We look forward to welcoming you to one of these events.

 

STEM Nation Award Evidence Submissions

The winter window for STEM Nation Award applications is currently open. We invite applications from all registered settings in ELC, primary school, secondary school and CLD sectors. If you haven’t already done so, please use this link to register.

In order to receive feedback by the end of the current term, element evidence should be submitted by Friday 7 February 2025. Any evidence received after this date may not receive feedback until after the spring holidays.

Further details are available on this page: STEM Nation Award Evidence Submissions

 

Leadership in STEM element support session (23/1/25)

 

The award process has two stages: an initial detailed nomination, followed by a shortlisting of up to three candidates who are assessed in further detail through submission of a case study report and a school visit.

Please read the award’s guidance document before nominating a teacher.

Teachers can nominate themselves or be nominated by a colleague using the Nomination Form for teachers and their colleagues.

The deadline for returning a completed Nomination Form is 24th January 2025.

About the award

The School Biology Teacher of the Year Award seeks to identify the UK’s leading secondary education teachers, recognising the invaluable role they play in educating and inspiring the next generation of biologists

The award rewards teachers who:

  • Demonstrate outstanding and inspirational teaching of biology at secondary school or college
  • Contribute to the development of science throughout the school
  • Influence the teaching and learning of biology beyond their own institution in other schools or educational settings

The award is open to all teachers who are working with students aged 11-18 years old, teaching pre-university level biology programmes of study, and currently employed in a UK based school or college.

 

Careers Showcase – Your Planet, Your Future! 

Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th March 2025 10am – 3pm – an invitation for you and your learners to attend this FREE event.

Dynamic Earth are committed to supporting Scotland’s aspiration to be a STEM Nation and inspiring, encouraging and enabling the next generation of scientists and engineers into STEM pathways at school and beyond. This event will bring together a diverse range of STEM employers from research and industry. Your learners will have the opportunity to meet and engage with real scientists and role models who can share their STEM journey and offer advice for all budding scientists and engineers.

Here’s a taste of what’s in store:

🗻Recreate landslides with the British Geological Survey

🌳Fly a drone through a small tree obstacle course with Lantra

🤖Meet robots from the National Robotarium

🚜Train for peatland restoration on an excavator simulator with Peatland Action and NatureScot

🦀Get hands-on with coastal rockpool animals from St Abb’s Marine Station

Complete this booking form to register your interest in your class attending this FREE event or visit the website to find out more: School Careers Day | Dynamic Earth.

If you have any questions, please contact groups@dynamicearth.org.uk

 

SNiFS: Strath News in Forensic Science

The University of Strathclyde Centre for Forensic Science is launching a new webinar series beginning February 2025 titled “SNiFS: Strath News in Forensic Science”. The series aims to offer CPD to those interested in forensic science and wider STEM topics such as biology, chemistry, AI, and education, delivered as short lunchtime webinars so that it is more easily accessible to teachers and academics.

Visit the event website. 

 

New and exciting fully funded STEM Scholarship launching in February

With funding from industry, 20 places are offered for P6/7 pupils to take part in the STEM Saturdays Scholarship.  There will be 6 hands-on, fun STEM activities to take part in from 22nd Feb to 29th March; consecutive Saturday mornings at The Saunders Centre, Glasgow Academy.  The focus for the first block is physics themes and developing maths skills in the process.  There will also be guest contributions from local STEM ambassadors giving context to the themes being taught and linked to the outside world of work and innovation.

This is the Education Academy Scotland’s first step into primary STEM, with further blocks in this and future academic years.

The scholarship is open to all young people.

This is a fully funded opportunity with no cost and snacks and drinks provided to learners.

 

Research Placement Programme for S5 pupils

The Research Placement Programme for S5 pupils (and college students) is now open. Formerly the Nuffield Research Placement Programme, S5 pupils (and college students) have the opportunity to spend 2 or 3 weeks in a university or industry over the summer, completing a research project. This programme is aimed at disadvantaged pupils or those who will be first in their family to go to university. Placements can be in any of the STEM related subjects, including social sciences, data science and geography/environmental. Pupils can begin their application now and can apply directly for placements from February onwards.

SSERC is hosting 2 online information sessions for pupils/students to find out more about the programme and how to apply on 21st Jan 4-4:30pm and 29th Jan 12:30-1pm.  Registration is via Eventbrite and teachers can register and connect to the session in the classroom, or pupils can register themselves and participate from home.

Registration links (with eligibility criteria) are:

21st January  

29th January  

Pupils can begin their applications here.

 

Dates for your diary

Deadline for STEM Nation Award evidence submissions – 7 February

National BGE Science Assessment & Moderation events

Edinburgh 26 February

Glasgow 6 March 

Aberdeen 20 March 

Inverness 25 March 

Dynamic Earth Careers Showcase10 & 11 March

 

 

 

January 14, 2025
by C. Gillespie
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National BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events

Education Scotland is pleased to announce four upcoming national BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events.

Target audience 

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors who teach BGE science
  • Local authority lead officers with remits for science and STEM
  • School leaders, QAMSO-trained practitioners and those with an interest in assessing progress and achievement in BGE sciences

Event dates and locations

  • Edinburgh – 0915 to 1515 Wednesday 26 February 2025
    Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
    Register here

 

  • Glasgow – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 06 March 2025
    Location: Glasgow Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR
    Register here  

 

  • Aberdeen – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 20 March 2025
    Location: Copthorne Hotel, 122 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1SU
    Register here 

 

  • Inverness – 0915 to 1515 Tuesday 25 March 2025
    Location: Kingsmill Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness, IV2 3LP
    Register here  

 

These events are FREE to attend. Those interested in joining the sessions are encouraged to sign up through the registration links above. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Aim of the events
These events will provide attendees with the opportunity to review assessment materials across all levels of the Broad General Education (BGE) science curriculum, with the goal of establishing a nationally agreed standard for achieving a level in BGE science. These events will build on the success of the initial assessment event in Glasgow on 23 January 2024; this latest series is organised in direct response to requests for similar events to be held nationally.

The intended outcomes of the forthcoming events include:

  • Increased practitioner confidence in professional judgement around achievement of a level within BGE sciences
  • An agreed national standard of evidence required to achieve a level in BGE science – from early to fourth level
  • The creation of a bank of nationally moderated exemplar evidence for BGE science used to support school and local authority moderation processes.
  • Further development of our national understanding of progression within and across CfE levels within BGE sciences.

 

Format of the day

Attendees will work closely with practitioners from across Scotland to review portfolios of learner evidence in BGE sciences and moderate these to determine if they contain sufficient evidence to demonstrate achievement of a level.  The events will provide valuable opportunities for rich professional dialogue and learning.

Attendees will engage with learner evidence across a range of levels to develop their understanding of the journey of learners as they progress through BGE sciences.

These events will support wider work underway in relation to the Sciences Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) by building national capacity and understanding of assessment and moderation processes. This will support the review of the curriculum as we enter a significant period of education reform.

 

If you have any questions please contact our team on email: science@educationscotland.gov.scot

 

We look forward to welcoming you to one of these events.

January 6, 2025
by Hazel Gardner
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STEM Nation Award Evidence Submissions (Winter)

The winter window for STEM Nation Award applications is currently open. We invite applications from all registered settings in ELC, primary school, secondary school and CLD sectors. If you haven’t already done so, please use this link to register.

In order to receive feedback by the end of the current term, element evidence should be submitted by Friday 7 February 2025. Any evidence received after this date may not receive feedback until after the spring holidays.

 

There are two different PowerPoint templates for collating and uploading element  evidence:

When you are ready to do so, the Form on this page should be used to upload your evidence.

 

Further details on how to apply can be found on the STEM Nation Award section of the STEM Nation online resource.

 

Settings applying for all five STEM Nation Award elements will be invited to participate in an online validation conversation following the review of your element evidence. In preparation for this you may wish to prepare a STEM action plan using this template and read more about the validation conversation here.

 

Gaelic language and CLD versions of the STEM Nation Award documents are also available on the online resource.

 

If you have any questions or would like support with your application please contact us at STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot stating the name of your setting and the local authority in which you work.

December 13, 2024
by Hazel Gardner
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STEM Nation Award programme reaches new milestone

Education Scotland are delighted to announce that The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has become the 300th setting to register for the STEM Nation Award programme. This now means that over 8500 practitioners and 116 000 learners across Scottish early learning and childcare settings, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and community learning and development providers are benefitting from the programme.

Education Scotland’s STEM Nation Award is a key component of the Scottish Government’s STEM Education and Training Strategy for Scotland. The prestigious award for sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education celebrates, promotes and builds on effective STEM practice across Scotland. All settings registered for the programme are committed to providing high-quality STEM learning experiences to ensure their learners develop the STEM skills, knowledge and capabilities required to adapt and thrive in a rapidly-changing world. To achieve the award settings share evidence of their practice across five key elements: Leadership in STEM, STEM family and community learning, Employability and STEM partnership working, STEM curriculum and learner pathways and Equity and equality in STEM. Settings are then encouraged to develop a STEM nation action plan to support and inform future developments in STEM education.

Further details of the award’s five elements and guidance on how to register for more information and support for your setting can be found on Education Scotland’s STEM online resource.

 

We spoke to Phillip Mathis, Learning Manager at RZSS about why his organisation chose to participate in the STEM Nation Award programme.

 

Who are we?

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is a wildlife conservation charity with a bold vision – a world where nature is protected valued and loved. And our two zoos, Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are at the heart of this – allowing us to develop deeper connections with nature.

 

Why have we registered?

Taking part in the STEM Nation Award programme allows RZSS to evidence and showcase our commitment to learning and promoting STEM. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are fundamental to many of the roles within our conservation wildlife charity – from geneticist to carpenter, ranger to conservation project officer.

 

What ways can teachers or community groups engage with RZSS?

We are always keen to support the knowledge and development of teachers, other CLD providers and associated professionals. We are busy planning our CPD programme for 2025 and will be able to share these details soon. However, should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to our discovery and learning team via education@rzss.org.uk

 

Do you have any available resources that can be used to support STEM learning?

Yes, our online learning platform ZOOdle (learning.rzss.org.uk) is free to access and contains a wealth of virtual and downloadable content that can support families, individuals and professionals to connect with nature and learn more about our charity.

 

Where can people find out more about RZSS?

Our website www.rzss.org.uk and we are on all major social media platforms.

 

We also had the opportunity to meet Blair Cockburn and Jessica Lilley on a visit to Edinburgh Zoo to find out how the local residents felt about being involved in the STEM Nation Award programme. Turns out that meerkats are interested in meteorology, penguins love Pythagoras and flamingos are fans of food technology. Who knew!?!

     

 

The STEM team at Education Scotland would like to extend their gratitude to the RZSS not only for registering for the CLD award but also for their endorsement as a STEM Nation Award supporter. In their supporter role, the RZSS help to promote the STEM Nation Award programme and, where appropriate, encourage their partners and stakeholders to register their own settings for the programme. If you are part of a government funded programme, third-sector provider or not-for-profit organisation and would like to become a STEM Nation Award supporter please contact our team at STEM@educationscotland.gov.uk

October 29, 2024
by C. Gillespie
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STEM Planner 29/10/2024

Welcome to the STEM planner. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this planner with colleagues and school partners.

STEM Nation Award element support sessions

The STEM Nation Award has been developed by Education Scotland to celebrate, promote and build on effective practice in STEM education within and across sectors. All early learning and childcare (ELC) settings, primary schools, secondary schools and providers of community learning and development (CLD) are eligible to apply for the STEM Nation Award. Settings may apply for an individual element or any combination of elements. Settings which achieve all five elements within a three-year period will be eligible for the full STEM Nation Award after successfully completing a validation conversation.

In order to support settings on their STEM Nation journey, Education Scotland are delivering a series of STEM Nation Award element support sessions:

Equity and equality in STEM  30 October 2024

STEM family learning   21 November 2024

Leadership in STEM  23 January 2025

For more information and to book your place click here.

 

STEM Nation Online resource

The STEM Nation Online resource was created as part of Scotland’s STEM Education and Training Strategy.

On the online resource you will find a range of resources to support, inspire and connect.

One such collection is IGBE Resources

– a range of improving gender balance and equalities resources for practitioners from all sectors including research and documents to support embedding in practice.

 

 

 

 

RAiSE – STEM Through the Year

Created by practitioners across Scotland, these resources were developed to support staff with links to STEM for each month of the year as well as seasons and key dates such as Maths week Scotland, Halloween, International Women’s Day and many more.

Access the resource here

 

Click here for more exciting RAiSE resources. 

 

Young STEM Leader Week 2024

The Power of Curiosity

Young STEM Leader Week is running from 28 October – 1 November with activities, events and challenges to engage and inspire Young STEM Leaders and Tutor Assessors across Scotland.
This year’s theme is The Power of Curiosity – celebrating curiosity as the driving force behind the Young STEM Leader programme.
Each day of the week will be themed with accompanying activities and resources to support your involvement with Young STEM Leader Week.

TechFest STEM Into Innovation

TechFest have launched the new STEM Into Innovation, a free project- based learning programme for S1-S3 learners, supported by the NCR Foundation. Learners will get a chance to engage in masterclasses and hear directly from industry and academia about how they use innovation to design products or in their research.

Upcoming masterclasses which learners can register for include:

  • Edinburgh – National Robotarium Sat 9 November (10am – 12.30pm)

For more information and registration click here.

 

 

Dynamic Earth Meet the Scientist

Halloween Event Fantastic Fungi Thursday 31 October 2pm

A Halloween schools special in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Dynamic Earth introduce Dr Jo Taylor on the amazing world of fungi. Jo will introduce mushrooms in the Garden’s living collection and delve into a photo tour of some of the most spookily brilliant fungi, such as dead man’s fingers and devil’s tooth.  It’s the perfect mix of science and scariness for Halloween. Ideal for learners working at Second Level and above, open to learners at all levels.

Sign up here

University of Edinburgh – Interactive Engineering Talks

The University of Edinburgh are hosting a series of interactive online talks for senior learners about studying different engineering disciplines. For more information and upcoming dates, visit the website.

If you enjoy solving problems and being part of a team, are interested in how things work and like science and maths, then a degree in Engineering could be for you!

Join the online interactive sessions.

This is your chance to:

  • talk with our academics, students and recent graduates
  • learn about our programmes and opportunities open to you
  • get answers to all your questions

Explore your future in Engineering.

Computing Science Week Scotland

Computing Science Week 2024 will run from November 4 – 15 2024. Both weeks will comprise of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and a face to face event to close out two weeks of highly engaging content.

 

 

 

Dates for your diary

Young STEM Leader Week 28 October – 1 November

Scotland’s Digital Science Festival 1 – 8 November 

Computing Science Week 4 – 15 November

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 6 – 8 November

 

 

October 15, 2024
by Hazel Gardner
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STEM Nation Award Evidence Submissions

The window for STEM Nation Award applications is currently open. We invite applications from all registered settings in ELC, primary school, secondary school and CLD sectors. If you haven’t already done so, please use this link to register.

 

In order to receive feedback by the end of term, element evidence must be submitted by Friday 1 November 2024. Any evidence received after this date may not receive feedback until after the winter break.

 

There are two different PowerPoint templates for collating and uploading element

 evidence:

When you are ready to do so, the Form on this page should be used to upload your evidence.

 

Further details on how to apply can be found on the STEM Nation Award section of the STEM Nation online resource.

 

Settings applying for all five STEM Nation Award elements will be invited to participate in an online validation conversation following the review of your element evidence. In preparation for this you may wish to prepare a STEM action plan using this template and read more about the validation conversation here.

 

Gaelic language and CLD versions of the STEM Nation Award documents are also available on the online resource.

 

If you have any questions or would like support with your application please contact us at STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot stating the name of your setting and the local authority in which you work.

October 7, 2024
by Hazel Gardner
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STEM Nation Award element support sessions

In order to support settings on their STEM Nation journey, Education Scotland are delivering a series of STEM Nation Award element support sessions.

During these sessions, you will hear from:

  • STEM Nation Award settings who will share examples of their interesting and innovative practice;
  • STEM partners who can support professional learning and provide funding, resources and STEM outreach activities;
  • Education Scotland officers from the STEM team and beyond who will support you with your application and also help you to make connections with other key areas such as UNCRC and Learning for Sustainability.

The first session on Employability and STEM partnership working was delivered in collaboration with The Royal Society and focussed on their Partnership Grants programme, which offers up to £3000 to support investigate STEM projects in schools. The deadline to apply for the current round of funding is 29 November 2024. The next application window is due to open in February 2025 and applications for this round will close in April 2025. You can find out more here: Partnership Grants | Royal Society

The links below will take you to Eventbrite where you can register for free tickets for the upcoming STEM Nation Award element support sessions:

Equity and equality in STEM (30/10/24)

In this session you will hear from a range of speakers who will deepen your understanding of key equity and equality issues in STEM and provide ideas and support on how you can address these issues in your setting.

  • Hannah Brown, Equalities Education Officer with Education Scotland, will share key learning around the ideas of ‘mirrors, windows and sliding doors’ and provide an introduction to using data to support equity and equality.
  • Hayyaan Bashir, NextGen Programme Support Officer with the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers, will give an insight to the work and aims of AFBE-UK (Scotland), discuss the concept of allyship and signpost to exciting outreach activities offered by the AFBE.
  • We will also hear from practitioners working across early years and primary school and secondary schools to learn from their experience of the STEM Nation Award programme and gain an insight to their work around celebrating diversity through a Froebelian approach and tackling gender imbalance.

STEM family learning (21/11/24)

  • Secure your place by registering for your free ticket now. Further details on this session will be published in due course.

Leadership in STEM (23/01/25)

  • Secure your place by registering for your free ticket now. Further details on this session will be published in due course.

September 10, 2024
by C. Gillespie
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STEM Jobs – Energy

The energy sector plays a vital role in the Scottish economy and is increasingly providing a platform for innovation to grow the economy and create jobs. Careers in Energy are on the rise in Scotland and these jobs represent an exciting opportunity for our young people.

To give you a window into energy career pathways, we’ve pulled together some of the key websites, facts and reports into one place.

 

Key websites 

Wind Energy Statistics – RenewableUK

Energy Statistics for Scotland – gov.scot

ScottishPower

 

 

 

Facts

  • 154,000 UK jobs at present in offshore energy
  • 79,000 offshore energy jobs in Scotland
  • 120,000 remain in oil and gas
  • 34,000 in renewables
  • In the first quarter of 2024, 10,722 GWh of electricity was generated from renewable sources, a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2023.
  • 15.4 GW of renewable electricity operational capacity in Scotland – end of March 2024.
  • There are 790 renewable energy projects in the planning pipeline.
  • In 2022, 87.9% of electricity generated in Scotland was from low-carbon sources. 11.4% of Scotland’s electricity generation came from fossil fuels.

Reports

Scotland powers nearly half of UK’s wind energy milestone

This 30GW of operational wind power is enough to supply electricity to over 26 million homes and reduce carbon emissions by more than 35 million tonnes annually.

Almost half of this – 48% – is being generated by Scotland’s offshore and onshore wind farms.

Of this, Scotland‘s onshore wind farms, from the Borders to the Highlands and Islands, currently contribute 9.5GW.

Offshore wind farms along Scotland’s coast currently provide 5GW of clean energy, with a target of 11GW by 2030.

Scotland’s green energy suppliers provide services to renewable technologies including:

Hydro

Wave and tidal

Offshore Wind

Solar

Heat

Wind

Hydrogen

Storage

Other

Renewable and low carbon energy – gov.scot

Scotland’s Renewable Energy Industry Supply Chain Impact Statement 2024

 

 

Resources

The students at the heart of the green jobs boom

GB Energy to be headquartered in Aberdeen

First Minister opens new Ocean Winds base in Buckie

Scotland on the right path to reach renewable energy potential

Derelict Glasgow sites to be handed to residents to generate renewable energy

Green hydrogen production – gov.scot

Fast-tracking Scotland’s energy transition – gov.scot

Pathways

Engineering & Energy Related – Skills Development Scotland

Careers – ScottishPower

Scotland’s energy transition career opportunities

 

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