SSERC Meet Open – STEM Challenges for First and Second Level

August 31, 2025

Event Details

Date: November 27, 2025 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Online
Categories: Primary, Science, SSERC, STEM

A SSERC Meet is an online twilight session for multiple practitioners, at no cost to your setting. Successful applicants will receive a resource kit to support the professional learning, as well as access to supportive online materials. You and your colleagues will join us live on Teams to take part in a range of activities using the resource kit provided, and will be able to ask questions and share ideas during the session.

Looking to improve your confidence to deliver impactful STEM Challenges for learners at First or Second Level?

Get your hands on a STEM Challenges resource kit and find out how to use a bank of online materials to support you and your colleagues.

This SSERC Meet will include:

Practical experiential learning – try out the resources yourself
Delivering STEM Challenges effectively to develop skills – teamwork, communication, creativity, resilience, critical thinking
Developing an understanding of the Engineering Design Process
How STEM Challenges link to CfE and a range of contexts

Please note that if you have previously attended a face-to-face SSERC “STEM Challenges at First and Second Level” course, this SSERC Meet will be suitable as a refresher; however the content is derived from the face-to-face course.

If you experience any difficulties accessing the online booking, please email us at primary@sserc.scot

Date: 27th November 2025 15:30 – 17:00

Closing Date: 30th September 2025

If you experience any difficulties accessing the online booking then please email us at enquiries@sserc.scot

Audience

This SSERC Meet is designed for primary practitioners teaching First and Second Level learners.

Rationale

This professional learning event is part of a range of STEM professional learning available from the Early Years and Primary Team at SSERC.

You and your colleagues will join us from your own setting for a twilight workshop, as we guide you through the activities online. The activities are designed to promote knowledge and understanding as well as providing great ideas for practical STEM. Help and advice can be sought during this live online event.

Location

This is a live, online session on Microsoft Teams. You and your colleagues will join us from your own setting – it is useful for practitioners to take part in the activities together.

A Teams link will be sent in advance to successful applicants, on acceptance of an offer of a place.