STEM Blog

Education Scotland leads national networks for STEM partner organisations. Here are some of the links to programmes and events coming up in February and March 2025 which they shared at our most recent network meetings.

Dynamic Earth

Careers showcase in March: https://dynamicearth.org.uk/learning/schools/schools-careers-day/

Institute of Physics

Mimi’s Space Adventure: https://www.iop.org/explore-physics/mimis-space-adventure

Royal Highland Education Trust

Talk to a farmer week commencing 17 March: https://e-sgoil.com/dyw-live/events/24-25/talk-to-a-farmer-week-2025/

Techfest

Interview with an Astronaut: https://www.techfest.org.uk/space-into-energy  Pioneers of Progress: https://www.techfest.org.uk/education/ages-over-11/stem-into-innovation

University of Highlands and the Islands

Lend a Lab kit boxes & probationer programmes: https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/about-uhi/stem/primary-schools/

Institute of Civil Engineers

Partnership with Girlguiding: https://www.ice.org.uk/news-views-insights/latest-news/ice-and-girlguiding-partnership-expand-new-regions

Outdoor and woodland learning (OWL) Scotland

Scottish Junior Foresters Award and Scotland’s Finest Woods Award – Opens on 01 Feb: https://owlscotland.org/woodland-learning/awards/

STEMovators

Celebration of STEM events: https://www.stemovators.scot/events/ and also Energy quest: https://www.stemovators.scot/for-teachers/energy-quest/

Young STEM Leader Programme – Many activities can contribute to a YSLP Award. Come along to a training session to find out more – Events | Young STEM Leader Programme

Keep Scotland Beautiful

For more information on the Biodiversity SCQF course: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/lfs-education/biodiversity-action/

British International Education Association

STEM competition: https://bieacompetition.org.uk/2025-competition/

Applications for the Research Placement Programme for S5 pupils are now open. Formerly the Nuffield Research Placement Programme, S5 pupils get 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, computing, data science and geography/environmental so please make sure all departments are aware of the opportunity. Pupils can start their application now and will be able to apply directly for placements from mid-March onwards.

For more information, teachers and pupils can view the recording of an information session at Research Placement Student session (2) January 2025

Eligibility: Students must be:

• Over 16 years old and in S5
• Have at least 5 x National 5s at Level B or above, including maths, a science subject and English (or another humanities subject).
• Studying one or more Highers in science, technology, engineering, economics, geography, psychology, computing, statistics or maths.
• Available for 2 consecutive weeks over July and/or August

Students must also meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be living, or have lived, in local authority care, or be a carer
• Come from a family with a combined household income of below £40,000 a year (pre-tax)
• Be entitled to free school meals, either now or at any time in the last six years
• In receipt of, or entitled to, discretionary payments at school/college (e.g., EMA)
• Be the first in their immediate family to participate in higher education (not including any older siblings).

Pupils can begin their applications by clicking “apply now” at https://www.stem.org.uk/research-placements/students

If you have any questions, please contact aileen.hamilton@sserc.scot

In2STEM Initiative

In addition, the In2STEM programme is a free initiative designed to support students aged 16–19 (S5/S6) who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM. The programme will take place between July and August 2025 and includes:

• In-person work placements tailored to participants’ areas of interest.
• Online workshops focused on employability, skills development, and career exploration.

Visit the In2STEM website for further details and to apply: In2STEM – In2scienceUK

FIDA – The Futures Institute at Dollar Academy – is delighted to offer the International
Sustainability Diploma to schools across Scotland.

Key resources

• FIDA website: Sustainability Diploma – Fida
• International Sustainability Diploma by FIDA 2025_For Teachers
• International Sustainability Diploma_Introduction for Learners_2025
• A short video to introduce the course: https://vimeo.com/1052427098
• An online brochure: https://issuu.com/dollaracademy/docs/internationalsustainabilitydiploma?fr=sNjhkODgwODYxMTI

The course is free of charge, and schools may register from November 2024 for the 2025-26 session.
The Diploma is an innovative one-year programme. Students learn by tackling real-world projects aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and co-created with experts from industry and universities.

The course is designed to develop the important skills of independent research, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication and entrepreneurship. Instead of examinations, students are assessed on a varied Portfolio of work which they build throughout the year. Assessment is carried out in schools and verified by FIDA.

The Diploma credit-rated at SCQF Level 6 and is worth 24 tariff points (equivalent to one Higher). As such, it is recognised by UCAS, universities, colleges and employers, and also carries international recognition.

To register, email: Smith-JA@dollaracademy.org.uk

Education Scotland has published two important STEM education reports:

Evaluation of the STEM Grants Programme Rounds One to Three

Factors in Successful STEM Learner Engagement: A case study approach

These reports provide valuable and timely recommendations as we embark on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle process. Importantly, they provide a summary of what has been achieved to date, and what more remains to do, in relation to our vision to build Scotland into a world-leading STEM nation. This ambition is critical to the success of Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation, Scotland’s Innovation Strategy, Green Industrial Strategy and our Net Zero ambitions, amongst others.

These latest reports build on previous Ekosgen reports commissioned by Education Scotland including:

• Evaluation of STEM Grants Programme (Round 1): Final report (May 2020)
• STEM Grants Programme: Case studies (Sept 2020)
• STEM evaluation (Year 2): Final report (Sept 2021)
• Case studies from the STEM Grants Programme (Year 2)
• The Structural Barriers to STEM Engagement – Final Report for Education Scotland (November 2022)

Highlights from the latest reports are as follows:

STEM Grants Programme (SGP) – Year 3 (Part 2) Report

Watch our short highlights video.

• Over four grant rounds, overall funding awarded was £4,576,251 supporting 307 projects, 3,102 professional learning sessions, resulting in 69,349 practitioner engagements and providing 196,090 hours of professional learning.
• The SGP has consistently delivered high quality learning (86% saying this was good or very good in the 2020/21 Ekosgen practitioner survey) and with 87% saying the level of expertise of the provider was good or very good.
• 98% of practitioners felt the SGP had improved their STEM learning and teaching capabilities, with 49% saying it had significantly improved.
• Almost half of all the practitioners surveyed in the 2020/2021 practitioner survey said the knowledge gained through supported professional learning benefited their whole school or setting (48%) and a further 18% said it would benefit their whole cluster.
• The 2021 survey of practitioners indicated that the SGP made a substantial difference to the practitioner understanding of the need to ensure equity and equality in their approach with learners. Although 40% said they were “very aware” of the need to ensure equity and equality in their approach prior to the SGP support, this increased to 68% following support.
• From the 2021 survey, more than eight in 10 practitioners reported that learners had an improved understanding of STEM subjects (81%, 47% significantly so). Further, 77% report improved engagement with STEM amongst learners and 82% increased motivation to learn about STEM.
• Some 87% of practitioners believe that learners increased their attainment in STEM as a result of the SGP, almost a third significantly so. Practitioners also report that learners have enhanced STEM skills (84%) and improved performance (78%). More than half also think learners have more STEM-related job and career aspirations (54%).

Factors in Successful STEM Learner Engagement Report – we hope this valuable report helps to guide and support your STEM planning activities and strategies within your own contexts and in your work with settings and schools.

Watch our short highlights video.

The report’s key findings are:

• It has been found across the study that both challenge-focused activities and pupil-led initiatives (where pupils are at least partially responsible for the club) are the most well-received activities and lead to the highest levels of engagement.
• The importance of project-based learning, inter-disciplinary learning, and out-of-class activities in supporting STEM engagement should not be underestimated.
• Refreshing the curriculum – Where reconsideration of the subjects and topics on offer within a school has taken place, there have been notable improvements to engagement and attainment in STEM.
• Where there is a broad level of support for STEM learning within a school’s Senior Leadership Team, generally attainment and performance are better in these subjects.
• Creative use of Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) resourcing and creation of new pathways were the most common methods of retaining learners on the STEM journey, where the pupils came from deprived areas.
• New pathways (with greater focuses on practical learning) had also been developed in some schools, which had resulted in greater uptake in STEM subjects in cohorts from more deprived areas.

If this leaves you hungry for more data then visit our STEM summary page (National STEM Data Section) to see the positive evidence of impact identified through our Education Scotland Annual STEM Practitioner Surveys and Data Gathering Exercises from 2016/17 to 2022/23.

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.

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
  • Herbertshire Park, Denny, FK6 6EE
  • 7 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• Our Lady of Peace Primary School, Renfrewshire Council
  • Erskinefauld Road, PA3 3PR Linwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire PA3 3PR
  • 10 March 2025, 1:00 pm  – 3:30 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• Dunnikier Primary School, Fife Council
  • Balsusney Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5LH
  • 12 March 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• 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
  • Newlands Road, Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk FK2 0DA
  • 19 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• 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
  • Alexander St, Dundee DD3 7DL
  • 24 March 2025, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• St Roch’s Primary School, Glasgow City Council
  • 267 Royston Road, Glasgow G21 2BS
  • 25 March 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (Session 1), 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Session 2)
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• Riverside Primary School and Nursery, Stirling Council
  • 18 Forrest Road, Stirling FK8 1UJ
  • 26 March 2025, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Click here to book your free ticket via Eventbrite
• 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.

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:

21^st January  

29^th 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 Showcase – 10 & 11 March

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.

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:

• ELC settings and schools should use this template.
• CLD providers should use this template.

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.