We are recruiting!

  • April 1, 2021

Education Officer – STEM (12 month secondment) We are currently seeking applications for an Education Officer.  This is a 12 month secondment opportunity (maternity cover).  The secondment offers an exciting opportunity for an individual to support regional STEM programmes as … Continue reading

DYW Orkney supports learners’ STEM opportunities

  • March 30, 2021

  Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Orkney has granted funding for science kits for each of the islands’ schools. The organisation awarded the Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE) programme £18,000 to purchase Meccano, coding creatures, minicomputers, toolkits, and workbenches. … Continue reading

RAiSE engages half of Scotland’s local authorities

  • March 30, 2021

A programme which empowers teachers with the confidence and skills to deliver inspiring and motivating STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning experiences for primary pupils has launched in the Western Isles. RAiSE (Raising Aspirations in Science Education) and Comhairle … Continue reading

STEM Fortnightly Planner – 30.03.21

  • March 30, 2021

Welcome to our fortnightly STEM blog post. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this post with colleagues and school partners. STEM Grants update £400,000 of new funding has been … Continue reading

STEM Fortnightly Planner -15.03.21

  • March 15, 2021

Welcome to our fortnightly STEM blog post. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this post with colleagues and school partners. My World of Work Live: Virtual Meet the Expert … Continue reading

Senior Phase Sciences National e-Learning Offer Update

  • February 18, 2021

The NQ Sciences supported spreadsheets contains resource links for National 4 through to Advanced Higher for Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology and Physics and are being updated on a regular basis. All subjects include: Teacher created resources – narrated PowerPoints; activities, … Continue reading

EBSOC Lab Techniques in Action added to NeLO Biology Resources

  • February 1, 2021

Two brand new interactive videos, created by the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre and Roslin Institute, show the laboratory techniques Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis. They have been designed to contribute to Education Scotland’s National … Continue reading

Food and farming in Scotland

  • January 28, 2021

Did you know that farming contributes around 67,000 jobs and a GVA of around £1.3 billion to our economy! And across many rural areas, crofting delivers valuable local benefits, providing jobs and income. A successful crofting sector helps our rural … Continue reading

STEM Fortnightly Planner 11/01/21

  • January 12, 2021

Welcome to our fortnightly STEM blog post. Keep reading to find out more about exciting STEM developments across Scotland. Please feel free to share this post with colleagues and school partners. National eLearning offer:  Resource spreadsheets for physics, chemistry, biology … Continue reading