Sign up via Eventbrite:\u00a0Starting out in STEM (2-part series)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We want to hear about what else you need!\u00a0 There will be a few questions for you to consider prior to attending which we will do our best to respond to live.<\/p>\n The meeting will take place using Microsoft Teams and you can\u00a0sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We know nationally there are significant imbalances in who chooses STEM subjects and pathways and who feels \u2018STEM is for them\u2019. If this is something you have been thinking about for your school then this is the session for you. This session will provide an overview of a new resource \u2018Improving diversity in STEM pathways and jobs\u2019.<\/p>\n This events is aimed at secondary STEM practitioners, guidance staff, careers advisors, DYW coordinators and those with a responsibility for STEM.<\/p>\n Fore more information and to sign up click here\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The next session of our national network is scheduled for 11th May – get it in your diary now! Sign up to attend here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n We will be running a session on the Scottish Outdoor Access code on 25th April from 4pm – 5pm – Eventbrite link will be live soon and we will keep you posted when.<\/p>\n In the meantime, save the date and take a look at the resources available. In Scotland, everyone has the right to be on most land and inland water for recreation, education and for going from place to place providing they act responsibly. These access rights and responsibilities are explained in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Scottish Outdoor Access Code is relevant to everyone in Scotland, wherever they live. If young people have an understanding of their rights and responsibilities under the Code, they will be more able to <\/span>enjoy Scotland\u2019s outdoors \u2013 responsibly!<\/span><\/p>\n This resource<\/strong><\/a> has been developed to help teachers and leaders support young people to explore and understand their rights and responsibilities in the outdoors and apply them to their daily lives. It provides activity ideas that are designed to be fun and thought provoking and add value to a number of curricular areas and cross curricular themes of the Curriculum for Excellence, including Learning Outdoors and Citizenship.<\/span><\/p>\n This resource has been created by Education Scotland to support the implementation of this national strategy and to help develop a coherent national approach to STEM professional learning. Our hope is that it empowers practitioners to improve their approaches to STEM (sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics) education in their settings by:<\/p>\n This resource will be of use to all those with an interest in STEM education. Simply put Stemnation.scot<\/strong><\/a> in your browser on take a wee look here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Education Scotland STEM team, working with STEM National partners, have catalogued all professional learning for STEM being delivered across Scotland. This invaluable resource is live on the STEM Nation Online Resource Events page as a calendar, with useful links direct to the STEM Partners websites and booking information. Visit our Events page on the STEM Nation Online Resource to see the wide range of support available from Education Scotland and national partner organisations:<\/p>\n Events \u2013 STEM Nation (glowscotland.org.uk)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> The contents of the calendar can be viewed in a monthly list view\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Live Lesson – \u00a0Hide Secret Messages Using Technology\u00a0 Wednesday 29th march 2pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Steganography, Cyber Security<\/em><\/p>\n Target audience \u2013 school pupils P7-S4<\/p>\n Your class is invited to learn how to prevent cyber crime whilst having fun using technology.\u00a0 Steganography is the science of hiding information. You can use steganography to hide secret messages inside what looks like an innocent photograph. Cyber criminals use this technique to secretly communicate with each other, so it is important that more people understand this devious use of science and technology.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Join us for this interactive lesson to discover how steganography works and your learners will be challenged to use digital tools to uncover secret messages hidden inside digital images.\u00a0 To attend sign up here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Understanding what drive to net zero means for career opportunities in the construction sector – <\/strong>Tuesday 9th May 2023 3:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Target audience \u2013 <\/strong>DYW co-ordinators teachers, CIAG staff<\/p>\n Short presentation looking at key Labour Market Intelligence, role of construction sector in the climate emergency fight and heat decarbonisation, and opportunities this will create.<\/p>\n To attend sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This month is IOP Limit Less Inclusive Schools Month \u2013 part of the Limit Less campaign to inspire more young people to change the world and fulfil their potential by doing physics.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Across March, IOP are focusing on helping teachers to make schools inclusive and equitable for all students with new specialist teaching resources and events. At iop.org\/InclusiveResources <\/a><\/strong>you will find a new evidence-led resource – Top Tips for Inclusive Science Teaching – which offers practical advice on making teaching, interactions and classrooms as inclusive as possible. There\u2019s an accompanying Inclusive Science Teaching poster to go with it.<\/p>\n The booklet supports physics teachers with practical ways to make teaching, interactions and classrooms as inclusive as possible. It\u2019s structured as nine guiding principles for inclusive teaching, arranged under the three themes of:<\/p>\n Please do share the link to the new resources far and wide with those who you know will benefit from them. IOP are eager to understand how they are being used, the impact they are having, and for educators to use their new Talk Physics forum<\/a> <\/strong>on the topic of inclusive teaching for discussion. They will also be running events on the new resources over the month, so keep an eye on IOP social media for details.<\/p>\n Wildscreen are bringing their first ever Roadshow event to Glasgow, for a two day natural world storytelling film celebration. Taking place on 18th – 19th March<\/strong> at Tower North in the Glasgow Science Centre, the event has several environmental and climate focused film screenings, talks and Q&A sessions. There will also be the opportunity for young people (aged 16 \u2013 25) to take part in a Storyboarding workshop, led by expert filmmakers, and to gain an insight into the Natural History Film and TV industry and crafting narratives for film.<\/p>\n Free tickets are available for local community groups and young people. These can be accessed here. <\/a><\/strong>Tickets for the storyboarding workshop (also free) are separate and can be reserved here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Did you see the first episode of Wild Isles Sunday night with David Attenborough? Amazing! There are lots of ways that students can get involved with (curriculum friendly) activities. Why not have a look? https:\/\/www.saveourwildisles.org.uk\/schools<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 – Still time to get involved!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Power of the Bike Challenge is a creativity and design project that looks for innovative ideas and solutions to release the power of the bike for us all. We want you to work as teams and develop your own creative ideas and products and most importantly have fun! The best projects will be featured at the world championships venues during the championships. The Power of the Bike is suitable for upper primary and older.<\/p>\n Fid out more through our webinars- these sessions will introduce the challenge and resources, and walk you through the process.\u00a0 We have one date remaining on\u00a0Wednesday 29th of March<\/strong>. Click on the link for tickets for the webinars The Power of the Bike 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships design challenge Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The West Partnership will be hosting a STEM teachmeet on Wednesday 7th June from 6pm – 8.30pm.\u00a0 If you would like to be part of this and share you practice or simply attend, please complete this form.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The 2023 grant scheme opens on 1st May, but expression of interest<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is encouraged now.<\/p>\n The grant allows for free full-day school visits from one of the Royal Institution\u2019s professional presenters. The day includes curriculum-linked science shows for students, a practical science CPD session for teachers, and an after-school family show for parents, carers, and siblings.<\/p>\n All UK state maintained primary, secondary, and SEND schools, and alternative education providers, are eligible to apply for a fully funded Science in Schools package worth \u00a3800. Application guidance is now available\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>, and applications can be submitted via a web form that will be live on the\u00a0grants web page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from 1st<\/sup>\u00a0May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n There is an opportunity for your pupils to get involved in a survey from The University of Edinburgh about a new undergraduate course they are developing.<\/p>\n At the University of Edinburgh\u2019s Centre for Open Learning<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> they are passionate about lifelong learning.\u00a0 \u00a0They want to offer routes into undergraduate degree study for those who want to study a degree but don\u2019t have the right qualifications or those returning to education after a break.\u00a0 To complement their existing Art, Humanities and Social Sciences Access Programme<\/a><\/strong> they want to develop an Access programme<\/strong> for routes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM<\/strong>) subjects.<\/p>\n It is important to them that they develop this programme in collaboration<\/strong> with people from across the pupil\/student community, and they would like your help to shape it by asking pupils age 16 and above to answer a few questions.\u00a0 It will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete this survey<\/strong> and all responses will remain strictly confidential.<\/p>\n Click here to have your say<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n No contact details are asked for, unless you wish join them for some online and\/or in-person focus group sessions or you wish to receive further information. This survey will remain open until 1st<\/sup> July 2023. Any questions or queries, or if you require support to complete this survey, contact the Centre for Open Learning Communications & Marketing Team communications.col@ed.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n British Science Week<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a010 -19 March<\/p>\n Rolls Royce Schools prize funding<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>funds of up to \u00a36000 available – outline an idea for a sustainable science, mathematics or technology project for development during the next academic year.\u00a0Deadline April 2023<\/p>\n RSE partnership grants<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 funds schools up to \u00a33000 to run investigative STEM projects in partnership with STEM professionals from academia or industry- applications open till end of April<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the fortnightly 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. Starting out in STEM – Session 2 –\u00a020 March 4-5pm … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2023\/02\/15123409\/starting-out-with-stem-e1676464460656.png\")
<\/a>Still time to sign up for our second session on Starting out in STEM<\/p>\n\n
Help! I\u2019ve been given the STEM remit for my primary school!<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a>This session from the STEM team at Education Scotland will take place on\u00a021 March.<\/strong>\u00a0It is specially designed to offer initial support to those with a STEM remit in the primary sector and will include the following:<\/p>\n\n
Improving Diversity in STEM Pathways and Jobs
<\/a><\/h3>\nSTEM National Network session for ELC and Primary
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a>SAVE THE DATE – Outdoor Access Code Session<\/h3>\nSTEM Nation Online Resource<\/strong>
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National STEM professional learning calendar
<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Skills Development Scotland – Live Lessons and more<\/h3>\n<\/a>IOP Limit Less Inclusive Schools Month<\/h3>\n\n
<\/a>Wildscreen Roadshow Glasgow<\/h3>\nBBC Wild Isles Education resources
<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>In the first event of its kind – the world\u2019s greatest bike riders will come together in Glasgow and across Scotland in August 2023 for 13 UCI Cycling World Championships. As part of this we want children and young people from across Scotland to celebrate the Power of the Bike.<\/p>\n<\/a>West Partnership TeachMeet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
The Royal Institute – Grants for Schools<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>The University of Edinburgh –\u00a0 STEM access survey<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nDates for your diary<\/h3>\n