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CREST Awards grants for underrepresented audiences now open
The British Science Association have announced a new round of their CREST Awards grants for underrepresented audiences. The scheme aims to provide as many young people as possible with the experience of behaving like a scientist or engineer by leading their own projects. Applicants can apply for up to £600 towards running CREST Awards. This breaks down into two categories: up to £300 to cover CREST Award registration fees; and up to £300 to spend on support costs for running the Awards, such as CPD for school staff, supply teacher cover, CREST link schemes or a delivery partner, consumables or equipment. For more information, visit the CREST Awards website.
Mayor’s London Scientist – Secondary School Programme 2019/20 launch event
If you are a state secondary school in London that meets at least one of the following criteria:
- 75%+ black and minority ethnic students
- 30%+ students eligible for free school meals
- Special Educational Needs school
- alternative providers or pupil referral units
then look out for your invitation to attend the launch event for the 2019/20 Mayor’s London Scientist – Secondary School Programme which should arrive shortly. The Programme covers the cost of a Bronze CREST Award for any students from eligible schools and matches the school with a STEM Ambassador who can advise and support the students with their projects.
We'll tweet the date and how to register for the launch event as soon as it is released so, if you want to be sure not to miss out, follow us on Twitter.
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Local School Nature Grants
The Local School Nature Grants programme, run by Learning through Landscapes, allows schools to apply for free packages of training and up to £500-worth of outdoor resources that can be chosen from a mix of over 100 different products.
The packages of outdoor resources are customisable and offer a wide mix of products to appeal to a broad range of ages, enabling infant, primary and secondary schools to choose resources that best suit their learners and their setting.
The programme is funded by the Postcode Local Trust, which receives funding from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, and is open until 22 November 2019. To apply for a grant, visit the grant application page on the Learning through Landscapes website.
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Coral Live 2019 - 11-15 November
Coral Live 2019 offers schools a series of interactive, live lessons to help pupils learn about the preservation of coral reefs by engaging with frontline researchers. This year’s lessons, hosted at the CARMABI Marine Research and Biodiversity station in the Caribbean, takes place between 11 and 15 November. These live lesson offer a unique way to explore – through the geography and STEM curricula – the restoration of endangered coral species and vulnerable ecosystems.
You can register for any of the 25 free, live lessons which explore the themes of corals and restoration, ecosystems, threats to the reef, climate change and ocean acidification, and adaptation. You are encouraged to sign up for the live investigations, interactive interviews with experts and the ask-me-anything sessions. Each broadcast has supporting resources from activities and lesson plans to galleries which can be accessed when registering. Classes that book first will be given priority with their pre-submitted questions, so book early!
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BP Ultimate STEM Challenge: Wearable Tech 2019/20 - open for entries
The BP Ultimate STEM Challenge is open to pupils aged 9-14. It is a national competition that invites young people to get creative and design a new piece of wearable tech that will improve lives in the future.
There are prizes up for grabs, including an all-expenses paid Hackathon day at BP’s Upstream Learning Centre where students will discover more about the world of wearable tech and work with scientists, coders and designers to bring their own ideas to life. Plus, two schools will also each win £750 to spend on STEM learning equipment or field trips.
You can download packs, including two lesson plans, homework activity and competition entry forms, from the BP Education Service website. The closing date for entries is 14 January 2020.
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Get your pupils speaking to working scientists
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is an online STEM enrichment activity where pupils connect with working scientists and talk about the things that really matter to them, making science real.
Their next activity runs between 11 and 22 November, so apply now to get involved.
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Free CPD from the Royal Society of Biology for teachers in London
Find out how the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and its London branch can help you with your teaching at their free CPD event from 4.30pm to 7.30pm on 8 October at Kensington Park School.
Those who attend the event will be provided with information about opportunities for learning outside the classroom by representatives from museums and others, how RSB members can come to your school to give talks, how to run the Biology Olympiad and Challenge, careers in biology, new publications for KS4-5 written by RSB and OUP and also two practical workshops providing ready-made lessons to take back to school.
To book a place, visit their website.
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BioArtAttack Competition - applications now open!
BioArtAttack is an art competition for biology enthusiasts, run by the Royal Society of Biology. Pupils can enter anything from drawings and sculptures to models and collages of any scale. Pieces of art can be entered by an individual or by a group. Anything and everything creative is eligible for submission, just send in photos of your masterpieces. The deadline for entries is 13 October.
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British Science Week 2020 (6-15 March) theme announced
The theme for British Science Week 2020 is 'Our diverse world'. Start planning your activities for the Week and look out for further announcements soon from the British Science Association and download the activity pack when it is published.
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