Around 8,000 school pupils recently felt the full force of an inspirational learning experience delivered by experts at London’s prestigious Science Museum. The React Foundation Annual Science and Engineering Shows were hosted in person for the first time in three years following the Covid-19 pandemic, and their return proved a …
Read More »Science for everyone: British Science Week 2023 funding now open for schools across UK
Schools across the UK are invited to apply for British Science Week 2023 grant funding and celebrate the weird and wonderful world of science. The grant funding supports schools on a tight budget to create and run their own events and activities as part of British Science Week, enabling more …
Read More »The Big Bang Fair returns for 2023
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair will be returning to Birmingham’s NEC from Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 June 2023. Young people from across the UK will have the chance to be excited and amazed again by STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) at the return of …
Read More »New Scientist Live is back with a dedicated schools’ day
Tickets are now on sale for New Scientist Live, the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, which returns to ExCeL London next month. The festival will be hosting a dedicated day for schools, for the first time, with an incredible line-up of speakers, interactive demonstrations and more! The presentations, …
Read More »How to get kids into coding
As we increasingly move towards a more digital world, coders are in increasing demand in every country. In the UK alone we’re seeing a STEM shortage, with over half of businesses expecting the shortage of STEM graduates to worsen over the next decade. Why is it valuable to children? Learning …
Read More »Award-winning census resources for schools are now live
A range of fun and engaging teaching resources are now live as part of this year’s award-winning Let’s Count! campaign for primary schools. Together with education resource centre, iChild, the Office for National Statistics has once again created content which will bring census data to life in the classroom. Since …
Read More »Whizz Education partners with PiXL to deliver free summer learning activities for schools
Education partner Whizz Education is teaming-up with PiXL (Partners in Excellence) to deliver a suite of free summer learning activities across disciplines that will focus on the topic of climate change and ‘Building for a Greener Future.’ Activities will be based around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, 11 …
Read More »The importance of collaboration and a whole curriculum approach to STEM
Ahead of last week’s launch in Paisley of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK ( the free learning programme designed to inspire young people, aged 4 to 19, with its creative projects showcasing collaborations across science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM)), we were delighted to sit down with Dr Anne-Marie …
Read More »UNBOXED puts creativity at the heart of UK-wide learning programme designed to inspire millions of young people
Millions of young people across the UK are set to benefit from a unique schools’ programme that puts creativity and collaboration at the heart of learning based on real-world examples. UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK is launching the programme designed to inspire young people, aged 4 to 19, with its …
Read More »STEM Learning’s Yvonne Baker awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year 2022 Honours List
STEM Learning’s Yvonne Baker has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year 2022 Honours List for services to STEM education. Yvonne, 56, was appointed Chief Executive of STEM Learning in October 2010. During her time at STEM Learning, she has fulfilled a long-held ambition for many in the …
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