The STEM Nation Award has been developed by Education Scotland to celebrate, promote and build on effective practice in STEM education within and across sectors. All early learning and childcare (ELC) settings, primary schools, secondary schools and providers of community learning and development (CLD) are eligible to apply for the STEM Nation Award. Settings may apply for an individual element or any combination of elements. Settings which achieve all five elements within a three year period will be eligible for the full STEM Nation Award after successfully completing a validation conversation.
Teachers, ELC practitioners and CLD providers from across Scotland worked with Education Scotland during the pilot phase and as part of a CLD working group to shape the award criteria and application process. The programme is designed to be flexible and supportive in response to the varying needs of different sectors and specific local contexts.
Education Scotland wish to extend thanks to all of the early learning and childcare settings and schools who helped to shape the STEM Nation Award programme as part of the 2019/2020 pilot. To find out more about this pilot click here.
Find out more:
- Information for ELC settings and schools (including special schools and specialist provisions within mainstream settings)
- Information for CLD providers
The award overview
The elements and support
The STEM Nation Award consists of five elements, click on each to find a range of resources and professional learning opportunities that will help to support developments related to each element.
Further information on each of these elements can be found in the relevant STEM Nation Award guidance document for your sector.
Further support is available by contacting STEM@educationscotland.gov.scot and stating the name of your setting and the local authority in which you work.
