STEM across West Partnership

  • June 5, 2023

On Thursday 1 June, Ian Stewart (Development Officer) and Colin Dorman (North Lanarkshire STEM Officer) hosted a successful in-person STEM Nation Award information session for colleagues in North Lanarkshire. Ian is looking forward continuing to support settings with the beginning … Continue reading

Fortnightly STEM Planner 23/05/23

  • May 23, 2023

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. STEM Nation Award programme update  The STEM Nation Award Programme … Continue reading

Teacher Conferences

  • May 22, 2023

Ian Stewart, Development Officer (STEM Nation Award), will be representing the STEM Team from Education Scotland at the 48th IOP Physics Teachers Meeting at Stirling University and the 26th Nigel Botting Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry at the University of … Continue reading

STEM Nation Award Supporters

  • May 18, 2023

We are delighted to now have 16 organisations registered as STEM Nation Award Supporters, they are listed on the Support Page. We are pleased to share a few upcoming events from Supporters: TechFest – wide range of events coming up … Continue reading

Chemistry Teacher Meetings

  • May 12, 2023

Ian Stewart, Development Officer (STEM Nation Award), is very excited to be able to represent the STEM Team from Education Scotland at a variety of events for Chemistry Teachers in May 2023. Ian is currently seconded from his Chemistry Teacher … Continue reading

Upcoming Sessions – Secondary Sciences Network

  • May 11, 2023

Secondary Sciences Network: BGE Meet –  Tues 16 May 16:45 – 17:45 Looking to develop your BGE? Come along to share practice, hear new ideas and collaborate. (#Share1Thing) Sign up here: Secondary Sciences Network – BGE Meet Tickets   Secondary … Continue reading

STEM Nation Award – May 2023 Update

  • May 10, 2023

The STEM Nation Award Programme is open for ELC settings, Schools and CLD Settings. The STEM Nation Award Programme provides a focus for colleagues across a setting to work collegiately to identify, celebrate, promote and develop excellent STEM learning We … Continue reading

#Share1Thing (BGE Sciences)

  • May 5, 2023

On Secondary Sciences Network (Join Code : uh9sf32), we have started a campaign to ask you to #Share1Thing you are doing that is working well or one thing you’d like some advice on – all focused on the BGE sciences. … Continue reading

Funding and Festivals (May Update)

  • May 4, 2023

List of STEM Grant and Funding Opportunities If your school is based in Glasgow or South Ayrshire you can apply for the Edina Trust Science Grant Scheme.   List of National Science / STEM Festivals May and June are busy … Continue reading

Opportunities from STEM Partners

  • May 2, 2023

Range of exciting opportunities from various partner organisations.   Challenges: Tilda Food Challenge 2023: Tilda Foodservice, working together with Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland, are challenging S1-S3 pupils to design a new rice-based food dish that they would eat … Continue reading