{"id":3906,"date":"2021-10-06T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:47:09","slug":"stem-reflecting-on-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/stem-reflecting-on-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics – reflecting on practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STEM<\/a> –\u00a0Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths<\/h1>\n
– Supporting your Self-Evaluation<\/h5>\n

See Education Scotland STEM self-evaluation and improvement framework<\/a> for Early Learning and Childcare, ASN, Primary and Secondary schools<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Playing, Learning and Developing p31<\/strong><\/p>\n

How well do we support and encourage children\u2019s natural curiosity, creativity and problem solving?\u00a0<\/p>\n

How do we approach support for children to develop their thinking and problem-solving skills?<\/p>\n

Curriculum p37<\/strong><\/p>\n

In what ways does our curriculum foster creativity, enterprise, outdoor learning and learning for sustainability?<\/p>\n

Learning, Teaching and Assessment – p39 Children’s Learning and Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children explore, experiment, and develop curiosity and creativity through a wide range of high-quality resources and spaces.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Practitioners in high quality provision: highly value and promote child initiated experiences and provide spaces to capitalise on children\u2019s interests and motivation. They tune in to child initiated activity and sensitively intervene to extend children\u2019s inquiry, problem solving and thinking skills\u2026and, they enable children to lead their own learning, including planning projects and solving their own problems\u201d<\/p>\n

Examine how practitioners in your setting enable \u201cchildren`s inquiry, problem solving and thinking skills\u201d through their interactions and through continuous provision.<\/p>\n

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  • What elements of practitioner interactions are key? i.e open ended questioning, \u201cI wonder\u2026\u201d statements.<\/li>\n
  • What systems\/routines do you have in place for practitioners to enable child-led learning in all environments in the setting?<\/li>\n
  • What opportunities do the children have in your setting to explore and experiment?<\/li>\n
  • How do practitioners facilitate children when \u201cthings go wrong\u201d, allowing failures to happen as part of a discovery process?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    p76<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Numeracy and mathematical learning begins at birth and is evident throughout a child\u2019s life experiences Numeracy and mathematical learning can be found in all aspects of the curriculum and all areas of the setting Numeracy and mathematical experiences should weave, build and grow children\u2019s interests, vocabulary and knowledge Numeracy learning is enhanced by adults who use purposeful mathematical language when carrying out experiences Numeracy and mathematical learning should be actively encouraged by providing different materials in different contexts to encourage opportunities for exploration, enquiry and problem solving.<\/p>\n

    What opportunities do children have in your setting to develop exploration, enquiry and problem-solving skills?<\/p>\n

    What is the first small step that you could take to make a sustainable improvement and have impact on learning opportunities?<\/p>\n

    What long term improvement plans do you think need to be in place? Develop a clear strategic action plan for moving forward in developing STEM.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    STEM –\u00a0Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths – Supporting your Self-Evaluation See Education Scotland STEM self-evaluation and improvement framework for Early Learning and Childcare, ASN, Primary and Secondary schools \u00a0 Playing, Learning and Developing p31 How well do we support and encourage children\u2019s natural curiosity, creativity and problem solving?\u00a0 How do we approach support for children …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7767,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3906"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20273,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3906\/revisions\/20273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}