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| | What are you going to do about it? | Hello
What are you going to do about it? This is a question that has been asked of school leaders and Government ministers on many occasions. Following the release of After the reboot: computing education in UK schools, action and decisions are certainly required with regards to teacher training, specialist teacher recruitment, opportunities for schools and gender balance. Sue Sentance, from Kings College London, has written about why we need to offer more support for our computing teachers - one to share with your colleagues in computing.
Please remember that the Kavli Education Medal nominations opened on 30 November. Who do you know who has made a significant contribution to the teaching of science, mathematics or computing?
Kind regards
Jo Cox
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| Resources and activities | | | | Our pick of the latest resources and events related to UK science, maths and computing teaching: helping you to deliver outstanding lessons and activities. |
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| | | What will you investigate? | | Make a note in your diaries, the next round of Partnership Grants is opening in February 2018. Apply for up to £3,000 to run an investigative STEM project in your school. Don’t forget the funding has to be applied for by a school partner and STEM professional in partnership. We are especially interested in supporting projects looking at data science, use of mathematics and statistics and computing. Time to start making those connections and thinking about what you could investigate. |
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| | | And the winner is... | | The results from our school judging panels are in and the winner of the 2017 Young People’s Book Prize is Home Lab, by Robert Winston and published by Dorling Kindersley. This book is an excellent resource for primary school teachers and secondary school teachers looking for great ideas for STEM club activities. Containing easy to follow instructions and equipment lists it can take some of the planning time out of your activities. Find out more about the winning book and the easy to try experiments within it, and register your interest to be a judging group for next year's book prize. |
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| | | Science videos to use in your lessons | | The use of the Royal Society's experimental science videos, featuring Professor Brian Cox, continues to expand and in the New Year we will be launching a new video explaining their potential in the classroom. The videos feature helpful set-up tips for their intended audience of primary school teachers. For example video 5.2 demonstrates how to question children about reliability and accuracy. At secondary level, you might want to look at video 5.4 which features a handy explanation of why we can see a total solar eclipse on Earth - makes a great starter activity for maths lessons on scale too. Why not look at the whole series on STEM Learning and give some feedback to signpost other teachers? You can also come and visit our stand at the Association for Science Education (ASE) Annual Conference in January to find out more about these videos and our other work. |
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| | | Summer Science Exhibition | | Another date for you diaries, the Summer Science Exhibition will be back in July 2018. The exhibition provides a fantastic opportunity for students to see the latest cutting edge science and talk with scientists about their work. This year’s exhibition will feature a huge range of topics from work on animal behaviour to life on Mars to nanotechnology. Registration for schools will open soon so don’t miss out. |
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| Policy and research | | | | Updates on the latest education news and policy that have an impact on your day-to-day teaching. |
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| | | Be mindful what you say | | Read a teacher's perspective of the discussions and talks that took place amongst delegates at the Diversity Conference this November, and the actions to put in place back at school. The conference sessions focused on the removal of barriers to participation in science, mathematics and computing education. |
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| | | Do you know an inspiring educator? | | The Kavli Education Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every two years to an educator who has been influential in the field of science, mathematics or computing. Nominations are now open: who do you think deserves to be recognised from primary, secondary or further education? |
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| | | Functional skills consultation | | Professor Frank Kelly, Chair of the Royal Society Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education has written to the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and the Department of Education to inform their consultations into reform of functional skills qualifications, drawing on the Society’s previous work in this area. Available in english, maths and ICT, the qualifications allow students to gain practical skills that will equip them for life and work. |
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| Events | | | | Our event pick from across the Royal Society and partner organisations. |
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| Schools' Exhibition | | CONFERENCE | Date: 5 January 2018, 9am – 12:30pm
Location: University of Liverpool | There are still a few spaces available to share your Partnership Grants projects, teaching ideas or anything you find valuable in STEM lessons at the ASE Schools' Exhibition.
Those booking their place in the exhibition via the Royal Society will be provided with up to £100 towards their travel, and a free day pass from ASE to access the main marquee and later CPD sessions at the conference. | |
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| STEM projects - where to start? | | EVENT | Date: 1 March 2018
Location: The Royal Society, London | Are you interested in running investigative science projects in your school but unsure how to go about it?
Join us at the Royal Society Student Conference to find out more about different science schemes and to see examples of students' work. There will also be an opportunity to talk to teachers who have taken part in the schemes. | |
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