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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 6, 2015
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Sharing Practice Event – Raising Attainment

Date: 28 October 2015 Venue: Menzies Hotel, Glasgow This network was set up to explore strategies for raising attainment in the sciences. Our first raising attainment network event was on 11th November 2014. At that event, delegates chose a strategy … 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

October 1, 2015
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Biology Week 2015: 10-18 October

Biology Week showcases the important and amazing world of the biosciences, getting everyone from children to professional biologists involved in fun and interesting life science activities. Now in its fourth year, Biology Week 2015 will be running from Saturday 10th … 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.

September 15, 2015
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New videos for Science

    The National STEM Centre have just added six great film clips to the eLibrary, covering areas of the curriculum such as electricity generation, electromagnetism and the physics of car crashes. The film clips in this collection were produced by … Continue reading

September 15, 2015
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Nine things that shape your identity before birth

  The making of you Your story didn’t begin when you were born. Before you took your first breath, your appearance and much of your ‘instinctive’ behaviour had already been formed. Exactly how you spent the nine months developing from … Continue reading

September 14, 2015
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Science, Technology and Maths e-bulletin September 2015

Welcome to our e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM).   Received this from someone else? Sign up to receive it directly.       Science Add the new SSERC tile to your Launchpad in Glow Register for the … Continue reading

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