"SETPOINT Hertfordshire is an educational charity whose aim is to inspire young people about science, engineering and technology. We achieve this by engaging young people in memorable experiences and by enriching their lives through exposure to impressive people who work in Science, Engineering or Technology."
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National D&T Week
22 - 26 June
The Science Museum has produced some brilliant downloadable classroom activities for primary and secondary science. And, even better, they’re free!
There’s a new series to support your teaching about materials, plus activities relating to forces and light amongst others. There are also short films and interactive games that can support teaching difficult concepts.
All the Science Museum’s classroom resources have been developed and tested with teachers and students to be easy-to-use, practical, safe, low in cost and to require minimum preparation.
Download and use them for free from:
Send the IOP a brilliant mini movie of a science demonstration, and they will enter it into a competition and add it to the best online demonstration database the world has ever seen and you could win some Amazon Vouchers!!
Check out these webpages:
Secondary masterclasses designed to encourage, inspire and engage keen young mathematicians in the art and practice of mathematics. The highly interactive sessions, which include a mix of lecture, demonstration, individual and group work, introduce students to aspects or applications of maths which may not usually be covered in the school curriculum. Topics range from art to cryptography, not forgetting dinosaurs, mazes and paper folding!
When: Autumn term, fortnightly Saturday mornings 10-12.30
Where: The University of Hertfordshire
Heads of Maths:
Look out for the invitation letters in the summer term!
See page 12 for Nuffield student’s article and pages 10/11
for Ian's EEESTA Lecture. Also page 5 for WOOFYT news.
We want to inspire all schools to get gardening.
The Campaign has already broken its first target by getting more than 5,500 schools gardening since its launch. The Campaign provides resources to help teachers set up and make the most of their school garden, teach the National Curriculum outdoors and inspire their pupils to live greener lifestyles.
STEMPOINT Contract
We (SETPOINT Hertfordshire) hold the STEMPOINT contract for Hertfordshire, providing brokerage services for STEM Enhancement & Enrichment (E&E). Through this we have a responsibility to provide all schools and colleges with impartial advice and guidance on a wide range of STEM E&E activities, helping them to identify which opportunities can best inspire their young people in STEM. This includes advice on activities listed in the STEM directories as well as other regional and local provision.
The STEMPOINT contract is awarded by STEMNET. For more information, please refer to www.stemnet.org.uk
To download the STEM DIRECTORIES, please go to http://www.stemdirectories.org.uk/
SEAs Services
We (SETPOINT Hertfordshire) hold the Science & Engineering Ambassadors (SEAs) contract for Hertfordshire, ensuring all schools and colleges have access to a range of exciting and dynamic role models in STEM. SEAs are individuals who are willing to give their time and energy free of charge to help inspire young people in STEM - they can do this in a variety of ways from illustarting specific careers or helping with classroom activities to assisting in extra-curicular activities such as clubs, challenges and competitions.
The SEAs contract is awarded by STEMNET. For more information, please refer to www.stemnet.org.uk
