Do you work with young people who want to change the world? Are you a teacher or youth leader who wants to help? A unique city-wide competition, supported by the University of Bristol, in partnership with the Global Goals Centre will help you do just that. Between now and June 10th, the Global Goals Centre… Continue reading Global Goals Centre Groundbreakers Competition
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Summer Reading Challenge – The Gadgeteers!
The Reading Agency have announced the theme for their Summer Reading Challenge 2022 – Gadgeteers, arriving online and in your local library this summer. Partnering with the Science Museum Group, this year’s challenge is designed to inspire children across the country, to feed their imagination over the summer holiday, with a reading challenge focused on science and… Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge – The Gadgeteers!
Leaders Award Family Fun Day
The Leaders Award competition is the brainchild of Primary Engineer, who each year use the challenge “If you were an engineer, what would you do?” to inspire children to think up new inventions to solve real-world problems, and enter them into a nationwide competition. Two regional winners from each age category are selected by local… Continue reading Leaders Award Family Fun Day
South West Great Science Share Fair!
Pupils from Years 4-8 from across Bristol, South Glos, BANES and North Somerset, are all invited to share their own science investigations at this Great Science Share Fair. The aim of the Great Science Share is to nurture kids’ natural curiosity by providing an opportunity for them to pose a scientific question, plan a way to… Continue reading South West Great Science Share Fair!
Live Storytelling Event with Bristol-based authors The3Engineers!
Time & Location 15 Mar, 09:15 – 10:00 Microsoft Teams Live About the Event For this year’s British Science Week, join The3Engineers team to hear about their character Scout, in their series of engaging books raising awareness of environmental issues. During the session they will: Read from their first book in ‘The Adventures of Scout’… Continue reading Live Storytelling Event with Bristol-based authors The3Engineers!
Curious stories for Curious children
STEM Ambassadors are being trained into super storytellers – all ready to come into your school and show your class that science is for everyone. The real-life scientists will be armed with stereotype-busting books, specially selected to change perceptions of what science is and who scientists are – books showing women, people from BAME backgrounds… Continue reading Curious stories for Curious children
STEM Ambassadors wanted for careers panel discussion with a twist!
The STEM Ambassador hub for the West of England have partnered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology to host a series of online events in March 2022, and are looking for volunteers to take part. The goal for What’s My Line To enthuse Further Education (FE) tutors with the diversity of STEM activity happening… Continue reading STEM Ambassadors wanted for careers panel discussion with a twist!
The Leaders Award Competition
Ever wondered whether you could design something to make the world a better place? This year you can give your class the opportunity to be inspired by real-life engineers, think up new inventions to solve real-world problems, and enter them into a nationwide competition. Winners might even have their inventions built by a team at… Continue reading The Leaders Award Competition
British Science Week poster competition
That’s right! The British Science Week poster competition, this year themed around ‘Growth’ (just like the activity packs!) has kicked off, and there is no time like the present to get your kids working on their entries. Growth is a super-versatile theme; the poster could communicate all sorts of ideas and discoveries. From nature, to… Continue reading British Science Week poster competition
STEM Clubs CPD: Getting Started
The West of England STEM Club Champions are hosting an online CPD for teachers and Ambassadors who are looking to get involved with or start their own STEM Clubs. About this event STEM Clubs are a great way to get students, either in a school club or a community setting, really engaged and excited by… Continue reading STEM Clubs CPD: Getting Started