{"id":8697,"date":"2026-01-20T16:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/?page_id=8697"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:14:48","slug":"stem-nation-award-support-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/stem-nation-award-support-2\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Nation Award Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"4848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/full-award\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Full award\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/07\/11095657\/Full-award.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The STEM Nation Award programme celebrates, promotes and builds effective practice in STEM education within and across sectors.&nbsp;The award framework can be used by settings who are just starting out on their STEM journey to help navigate the dynamic and exciting world of STEM. The framework can also be used by settings with well established STEM programmes to evaluate the impact of STEM in their setting and gain national recognition for this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full details of the application and validation process are included in the guidance documents below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please ensure you&nbsp;download and read these documents&nbsp;before starting your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidance documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The full suite of STEM Nation Award guidance documents (available in English and Gaelic) and templates can be accessed and downloaded from our Google drive folder by using the links below.  Included in each folder are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Application guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidance for validators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence template<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action plan template<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1_RMMZIVurMFt4i9uwsY1APhtplHusHMp?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/elc-sch-app-guid\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2022\/10\/03111646\/ELC-Sch-App-Guid.png\" 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