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    Three new opportunities from the Royal Society of Biology (RSB): grants, photography and Biology Week 2026 If you’re looking for practical ways to bring biology to life, the Royal Society of Biology has shared three opportunities worth popping in your diary. From a student-led outreach day (with grant ...

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    National Careers Week (2–7 March 2026): help students “own their future” through STEM National Careers Week (NCW) runs from Monday 2 March to Saturday 7 March 2026 and is a UK-wide moment to spotlight career pathways, build aspiration, and help young people take practical next steps. If you’re ...

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    How Explorify Can Help Primary Schools Deliver Climate and Sustainability Education Why This Matters in Primary Science Climate education is becoming an increasingly important part of what we do in primary science, not simply because policy points us in that direction, but because children are ...

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    The Week in Education: What mattered for STEM teachers 25 Feb 2026 – 3 Mar 2026 • UK education, STEM-first (but not STEM-only) This is a practical, teacher-facing digest: what happened, why it matters in classrooms (especially science, maths, computing and DT), and a few prompts you can take into ...

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    Last year's survey received around 2000 responses from science teachers and technicians across the UK and Ireland. The findings cast a light on the rewards and challenges that face science educators, including funding, understaffing and preparing the next generation for the future workforce. ...

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    Each month in the STEM Community we shine a spotlight on a theme to help you quickly find professional learning, resources, and ideas that make a genuine difference in schools. This month’s Focus of the Month is Leadership & Development , and we’re taking a broad view of what ...

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    Bumper half-term catch-up: What mattered for STEM teachers 10–24 February 2026 • UK education, with a STEM-first lens This is a “join-the-dots” round-up for busy teachers: the headlines, what they might mean in classrooms (especially science, maths, computing, DT), and a few prompts to take into ...

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    This month our Community Focus is on Leadership and development and STEM Learning is exploring the potential to develop a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship for schools, in partnership with Best Practice Network, an established apprenticeship training provider. The programme would be funded ...

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Primary News

  • Posted in: Primary STEM

    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 ...

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Secondary & FE News

  • Posted in: Teaching 11-19 Science

    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. ...

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  • Posted in: Teaching 11-19 Science

    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 ...

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    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 ...

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STEM News

  • Posted in: Careers, Clubs and Cross-Curricular

    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 ...

  • Posted in: Careers, Clubs and Cross-Curricular

    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: ...

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  • Posted in: Careers, Clubs and Cross-Curricular

    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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