Get ready for a fantastic day of hands-on STEM professional learning, packed with practical workshops, classroom-ready resources and inspiring ideas from experts across Scotland.
This years STEM Inset day will be held on Monday 15 February at Wilton Primary School from 9am until 3pm.
Whether you’re interested in outdoor learning, robotics, AI, sustainability, river ecology, astronomy or practical science investigations, there will be something for everyone.
Workshops on Offer:
🌍 GeoBus: Learning from Landscapes
- Explore how Scotland’s landscape was formed
- Mountain building, rivers, glaciers and coastlines
- Includes resources and equipment loans for schools
🕵️ GeoBus: Super Soil – A Muddy Mystery
- Solve a crime using soil science
- Test soil colour, texture, permeability and pH
- Practical investigations ready for classroom use
🚀 GeoBus: Out of this World
- Explore the solar system through models and activities
- Investigate Mars using 3D imagery
- Take part in a Mission to Mars challenge
🌿 Bright Green Nature
- Nature Connections
🚜 RHET
- Bringing Farm STEM into the classroom
- Food production, farming investigations and data handling
🤖 Inspire are offering the following workshops:
- An Introduction to VexGo Robotics
- Number applications and its uses across the curriculum
🎓 University of Edinburgh are offering the following workshops:
- 🧠 Responsible AI Literacy in Scottish Schools
- 📡 Internet of Things (IoT)
- 🪣 Bucket School: Taking Learning Outdoors
🎓 Heriot-Watt Unlocked
- Resources designed to inspire learners through real-world STEM careers and university subjects
🐟 Tweed Foundation
- Living Tweed
- Meet river species and explore local ecology
⚙️ SSERC Associates are offering the following workshops:
- TAPS Science Enquiry Resources
- SSERC Bulletins
- Makedo & Engineering
- LEGO Spike (subject to confirmation)
Why Attend?
✅ Practical classroom ideas
✅ Free resources and equipment loans
✅ Outdoor learning opportunities
✅ Emerging technologies including AI and robotics
✅ Links to Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes
From solving soil mysteries and exploring Mars to coding robots and investigating local river life, the STEM INSET Day promises a wealth of engaging ideas to take back to your learners.
Book your place now through Business World.
A form requesting your workshop preferences will be issued in January and your workshops for the day will be allocated.
