Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global moment to celebrate achievements, spotlight role models, and keep pushing for full and equal participation in STEM. UNESCO’s 2026 theme is “From vision to impact: redefining STEM by closing the gender gap”, a great reminder ...
The Week in Education (3–10 Feb 2026): what STEM teachers might want to notice A conversational long-read pulling together education headlines (and a few wider stories) from Schools Week, FE Week, Tes, Sky News and the EEF. 1) Reading, curriculum access, and the “what do we put in front of pupils?” ...
Leadership, development and real-world routes: Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week February’s Focus of the Month is Leadership and Development, and few pathways develop confidence, capability and career readiness quite like a high-quality STEM apprenticeship. National Apprenticeship Week ...
Each year on 11 February, we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a moment to recognise the achievements of women in Science and to reflect on the work still needed to make science and engineering truly inclusive for everyone. Across the STEM Community and here at STEM Learning, ...
You’ve qualified and you feel you should know everything, but secretly you don’t – now what? Liz Gibbs I was lucky in my early career. My first teaching job was in a tiny village school where everybody knew everybody. I took over from the local butcher’s wife who had taught Year 2 in the ...
AI Sprints are about people, stories and truth. So often in education, we hear from people who claim to predict the future by describing the present, and they do it with such conviction. Somewhere in the noise lie the reliable voices. Those who have genuine stories to tell, ones of transformation and ...
The Week in Education: What mattered for STEM 21–28 January 2026 Policy pulse: phones off, AI on Phone-free school day affirmed. The education secretary wrote to heads stating schools should be “phone-free environments” all day, including breaks and not using phones as calculators. Expect ...
This Week in Education (UK) – 14–20 January 2026 Welcome back to your weekly round-up tailored for UK STEM teachers. Below you’ll find the key developments from the past seven days, with a STEM-first lens but a full view of the wider education landscape. Where stories overlap (e.g. multiple outlets ...
Exciting news! Explorify has won a Teacher Tapp Gold Award for this month. This means at least 10% of teachers, you, have reported using Explorify and at least 90% of you recommend it. We’re thrilled you have voted for us and use Explorify in the ...
Every year on 23 October, between 6:02 am and 6:02 pm, the chemistry world celebrates Mole Day. The date is a nod to Avogadro’s number (6.02 × 10²³), a constant that underpins so much of chemistry. However Mole Day is more than a quirky date in the calendar. ...
How confident are you in teaching evolution? Whether you're a classroom teacher, home educator, or work in an educational setting such as a museum, the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath wants to support you in teaching this ...
There’s one place where science quite literally comes to life—and that’s the farm . At a recent chat with two farmers (Anne and Tom), it became crystal clear: farms are scientific goldmines . We’re talking ecosystems, biodiversity, microbes, weather ...
September is the perfect time to introduce your pupils to new ways of exploring and learning! This year, the European Space Agency – ESA (through ESERO-UK) is once again inviting schools to take part in a series of hands-on challenges that ...
Hello, We’re excited to let you know that our new STEM Ambassadors platform will be launching in the next few weeks ! As you may have an activity scheduled during this time, here’s what you need to know: ...
As schools continue to face growing pressures around academic performance, many are exploring innovative ways to boost student outcomes. One approach gaining traction is the use of digital formative assessment platforms, some showing strong impact ...
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