Who is this for?
The Leadership in STEM element celebrates effective leadership at all levels including children and young people leading learning. Senior leaders, practitioners and learners in settings applying for this element will all be contributing to the planning for and delivery of excellence and inspiration in STEM learning.
What does this look like in ELC settings and schools?
- Our shared vision and rationale for STEM was developed in collaboration with a range of stakeholders.
- Where appropriate, a core team of staff provide effective planning, coordination and leadership for STEM.
- We make time for professional dialogue, collegiate learning and self-evaluation to support and inform improvements in STEM.
- Ongoing collaborative and collegiate working helps to build our STEM practice and develop our pedagogy.
- Practitioners demonstrate leadership in STEM learning and are helping to motivate, inspire and support others.
- We use data and evidence of learners’ progress in STEM to help us meet the needs of our learners and promote equity and equality.
- Learners are empowered to take on STEM leadership roles and, in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), have a say in decisions that affect them, including their STEM learning.
What does this look like in a CLD setting?
- Our shared vision and rationale for STEM was developed in collaboration with a range of stakeholders.
- Where appropriate, a core team of staff provide effective planning, coordination and leadership for STEM.
- We make time for professional dialogue, collegiate learning and self-evaluation to support and inform improvements in STEM.
- Ongoing collaborative and collegiate working helps to build our STEM practice and develop our pedagogy.
- Practitioners demonstrate leadership in STEM learning and are helping to motivate, inspire and support others. We use data and evidence of learners’ progress in STEM to help us meet the needs of our learners and promote equity and equality.
- Learners are empowered to take on STEM leadership roles and, in line with the UNCRC, have a say in decisions that affect them, including their STEM learning.
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