When you think about what a scientist looks like, who do you imagine? Are you picturing a man with a lab coat and goggles? If that’s what you pictured – you aren’t alone. As part of British Science Week (8-17 March), we want to challenge stereotypes by introducing you to three women who work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, only 31%
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The Academy9 team recently hosted another one of our flagship Apprenticeship Academy events, which saw nearly 40 S2 pupils from both Grantown Grammar and Kingussie High schools come together from three days of STEM learning and team building, which culminated in a mega, bridge building challenge. Hosted at Grantown Grammar School this year, here’s what we got up to: Day One Day one consisted of a quiz on the local
As part of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, which takes place at the end of January each year, the Academy9 team headed to primary schools in Newtonmore, Kingussie, Pitlochry and Aberfeldy to work with P3s on the topic of the great wildlife on their doorsteps. In the Early Birds session, pupils learned about the range of birds in the Highlands through three interactive tasks. Ecologists, Joanna & Amy introduced the
Transport Scotland’s Academy9 initiative would like to invite your school to take part in Sustainable Solutions: Roads of the Future Challenge 2024. The challenge will be for pupils to design their own sustainable road using as many of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as possible. Who is it for? P6, P7, S1, S2 and S3 pupils, either in class or in after-school clubs When? 8th January to 22nd
This month the Academy9 Team worked with S1 pupils at Grantown Grammar School for a STEM challenge like no other – designing a sustainable town as part of our annual Town Planning event! Pupils worked in small groups over two weeks, to plan and design a sustainable town that they presented to a team of Academy9 judges. All aspects of the town had to be considered, such as: transport links;
Do you feel excited for life after secondary education, or do you find it a little overwhelming? The transition from school to further or higher education or employment is a key milestone in everyone’s journey through life, marked by celebrations such as school proms and leavers breakfasts. As exciting as this big life change can be it also comes with a large serving of ‘the unknown’, which often leaves us
The Academy9 programme aims to bridge the gap between industry and education by bringing real life professionals into schools to deliver age and stage appropriate learning activities. This month we had the pleasure of delivering our Gateway event which saw Primary 5 pupils from associated primaries come to Grantown Grammar School to take part in some A9 Dualling-related challenges. Grantown Grammar’s S3 volunteers mentored pupils from Abernethy, Carrbridge, Daviot, Deshar,
We are delighted to announce that our Academy9 programme has been awarded the “Best Practice – Knowledge Sharing” award at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Awards 2023. CIEEM is the leading professional body that represents and supports ecologists and environmental managers across the UK, Ireland and overseas. Protecting the Natural Environment The natural environment is at the heart of any major highways project like the A9
Did you know that every year an average of 3 children in the UK die on construction sites when they enter sites unsupervised? On top of that, between 25-50 children suffer life-altering injuries. It is never safe to enter a construction site unless supervised by a trained professional. However, there is risk involved in every activity and some may be riskier than others. That’s why it’s important to learn about
STEM is an acronym that we are no stranger to in the context of Education and Developing the Young Work Force (DYW) these days, but are we exposing young people enough to the wide variety of careers in STEM? It is an umbrella term that covers so many different employment sectors and career opportunities, that, as adults, even we can stumble upon job roles within STEM that we were unaware
