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Welcome to the November issue of the Sparxx monthly newsletter!
Last month the newsletter was electric and this month it's packed full of energy! Yasmin Ali, our Sparxx of the Month is an internationally experienced energy industry engineer bringing power to the people. Not one or two, but five Videos of the Month from SSE showing a range of STEM opportunities within a large energy company.
DIY
Electronic Music allows you to create and edit your own
soundtrack as part of the Energise Anything! campaign from E.ON.
In the Did You Know section a new citizen science project Crowd-sourcing Science: Hit or Myth, Caroline Haslett the champion of women in engineering who believed electricity could change women's lives for the better, and Clare Lavelle, the 2016 winner of the Karen Burt Award who works in the energy sector. An app with a mix of art and science that lets you explore, save and share your own fractals in Fun Stuff.
The Book Review by Nicola Asker is The Big Questions: Mathematics by Tony Crilly.
Lots of career inspiration this month from the IET Awesome Engineers series on the Career Wall, IEEE Spark online publication in the Organisation of the Month section and our guest Blog from Eva Terry reporting on the Science Grrl Panel @ Kensington Town Hall.
In the News this month catch up on the #LottieTour, Women of Science Campaign, BBC Terrific Scientists, Fame Lab 2017, InGenious Project, 'Engineering Is' Campaign, and the Rochester Bridge Trust.
For Our Educators Biology Challenge competition; display work in the Schools Exhibition at the 2017 ASE Annual Conference; Stem Insight Programme offering school and college staff STEM-related work experiences; student work experience and Astro Academy at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; and Royal Society of Biology membership.
Great Events to go to in December including the Annual IET Christmas Lecture! Three new Competitions this month, TeenTech Awards 2016/7, Create the Trophy Competition and the British Biology Olympiad, and a lot of competition deadlines coming up in December.
We would like to thank our new sponsor Dialog Semiconductors.
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Yasmin Ali - November Sparxx of the Month |
Yasmin Ali
Our November
Sparxx of the Month, Yasmin Ali brings power to the people! She is an internationally experienced energy industry engineer with a passion for promoting engineering careers to the public.
Yasmin has met the Queen through her work as an engineer, won the Women's Engineering Society Prize and worked as a BBC science reporter.
Read the full interview here
"I always ask myself this question: what's the worst that could happen?"
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Competitions
Check out our Competitions
page to find out about more exciting challenges.
- TeenTech Awards 2016/7
Can your students make life better, simpler, easier or more fun? Registration is now open for TeenTech Awards 2016/7.
TeenTech are delighted to confirm the categories for the 2016/7 TeenTech Awards which challenge students aged 11-18 to take a fresh look at the world using science, engineering and technology.
If you have participated in the TeenTech Awards before, you'll know how powerful they can be in engaging pupils in STEM subjects and developing their confidence and communication skills. There are £1000 prizes for the winning teams in each category and the winners will be invited to a presentation ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
- 12 innovation categories for Years 7-11
- 3 new categories for Years 12-13
- Teacher of the Year Award
KEY DATES
Right now! Register using the Stage 1 Form to guarantee places in the TeenTech Award scheme. We will then send the Teacher's Guide which contains everything you need to know about developing and submitting projects.
December 16th - Last date to confirm intention to enter. Some categories may become over-subscribed so early registration is advisable
March 31st 2017 - Projects must be submitted by this date
Beginning Summer Term - Finalists announced -
June 2017 - Final Judging Day - Royal Society
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 Create the Trophy Competition
The Create the Trophy competition gives you the chance to put your creative skills to the test and design the next trophy for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Enter now to win a laptop and a trip to London to see your design being awarded to the next winner(s) of the QEPrize. The competition is open to anyone around the world aged between 14 and 24.
Deadline 4 January 2017.
 The British Biology Olympiad will take place from 20th - 27th January 2017 and will consist of two, one hour multiple choice tests taken online in schools. Top winning students will be offered the
opportunity to attend an award ceremony in London. The top four students will be selected to represent the UK in the International Biology Olympiad.
Registration is now open and the
deadline to register your students is 12th January 2017.
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The deadline for these competitions will be here before you know it, so have a look at the details on our
Competitions
page and there are more to enter...
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 Talent 2030
Talent 2030's National Engineering Competition for Girls is a FREE competition that offers girls the chance to win £500 for themselves and £500 for their school.
The competition invites all female students in secondary education to solve the major challenges of the 21st century, to get creative, get thinking and most of all - have fun!
All shortlisted finalists are invited to attend the Big Bang Fair in March 2017.
DEADLINE: 16th December 2016
Entries are now open for Artful Physics, an exciting creative science competition for children from age 9-18, challenging them to create an artistic piece that engages young people in physics and astronomy that could inspire future scientists.
DEADLINE: 16th December 2016
- Design For A Better World
Design for a better world offers an exciting new global design challenge and competition for students aged 11-14 years.
DEADLINE: 16th December 2016
- Win a Lego Windstorm Education EV3
'As technology advances we are able to improve the quality of our life in many ways. We may soon see driverless cars on our roads but our own homes can even now become connected homes which allow us to interface with them via our smart phones. In that new world, how would you like to be connected with your home, and how may being connected with your home improve the quality of life for your family?'
This competition is for individuals or
groups (only ONE entry per school) aged 14-18. Winners will be announced on the department's website and winners will be informed individually by the 31st January 2017.
Entries to be sent by email to the Head of Department [email protected]
either as an attachment, a YouTube link or a cloud storage link.
DEADLINE: 31st December 2016.
CAN YOU CONNECT THE UNCONNECTED?
We use the internet every day: on our computers, on tablets and mobile phones. You can watch TV, make phone calls, send photos, and shop - all on the internet. But even today less than 1% of all things are connected to the internet. What happens when your microwave, your central heating, your car, or even maybe your school workbooks are connected to the internet?
September 2016 Challenge Kick-off; January/February 2017 Regional Finals; March 2017 National Final
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Did you know?
Crowd-sourcing Science: Hit or Myth
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The Yorkshire Chemistry Outreach Group has launched a new citizen science project called 'Hit or Myth', whose aim is to either prove or disprove some popular 'life-hacks'.
The idea is to subject popular theories to rigorous scientific testing, and anyone can take part. To get involved visit the
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Dame Caroline Haslett, champion of women in engineering, founder of the Electrical Association for Women, first Secretary of WES and the first woman to serve on the British Electricity Authority.
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Caroline, born on 17 August 1895, was interested in engineering and was taught how to use tools by her father, an engineer on the railways. After her education she began work in 1914 as a junior clerk at an engineering firm Cochran Boiler Company in London. By 1918 Caroline was managing the London office and sent to Scotland to learn more about the business and practical boiler design.
She answered an advertisement for a 'Lady with some experience in engineering works as organizing secretary for a women's engineering society.' This was the Women's Engineering Society, founded for women working in all areas of engineering. Caroline would go on to be the guiding influence of the Society, editing the Journal and becoming President in 1941.
Electricity was becoming the new power source after Wolrd War One and Caroline recognised that it offered new opportunities for women; believing that electricity could change women's lives for the better and free them from exhausting housework. In 1922 she asked women which new appliances would be most useful in the home - most popular was a dishwasher followed by a vacuum cleaner. She co-founded the Electrical Association for Women, an organisation formed to encourage the use of electricity in the home and reduce repetitive household chores. She went on to become the first women Chairman of the British Electrical Development Association and was the only women member of the British Electricity Authority.
By the 1930s she was well-known and became the voice for women in engineering, and was also asked for advice on science education for females. During World War Two she worked for the British Government going on important missions to other countries and in 1947 became Dame Caroline Hassett. She saw engineering not only as a career path for women but as a means for making all women's lives better.
Read more
about Caroline Haslett and watch an animation on her life
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Clare Lavelle, the 2016 winner of the Karen Burt Award, has successfully
delivered a number of technically challenging major projects in the energy sector including the development of the world's first commercial wave farms at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and the development of Hammerfest Storm tidal technology. Clare has also helped over 2.5 GW of offshore wind projects in UK waters to successfully achieve planning consent. I
n Clare's current role as Arup's Energy Consulting Business Leader in Scotland and the North East, she manages a team of consultants delivering technical commissions in the energy sector in offshore wind, wave, tidal, oil and gas decommissioning, and carbon capture and storage among others.
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Blog
This month we have a guest blog from Eva Terry.
"The best time yet to be a science girl? After listening to these women the answer is a resounding "Yes!" But note the 'yet,' because it is quite evident that with women like them in STEM, things are going to get even better. This talk was an excellent insight into what it is truly like to be a woman in science, day-to-day, from a discussion on how often they hear "do we need to make science girly for girls to like it?" to the worry of being asked to be on a panel, not for your achievements and experience, but for your gender."
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Talking Science Series 2016-17
Wed 7th Sep - Fri 16th Jun 2017
FREE stimulating talks on science, maths and the Universe, for families, public and schools
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November
GeekGirl Meetup UK & Stripe Present: The Future of Education
Tue 29th Nov 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Join us for a discussion with a panel of experts into the future of education. We want to see more women and kids getting excited about technology, and this talk will look into how we can adapt and change the way we learn for the better.
Looking at everything from how a five-year-old learns to code to upskilling adults as some jobs cease to exist, this panel from GeekGirl Meetup UK and Stripe is perfect for anyone looking to shake up a system and challenge the status quo for the better
London -
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geekgirl-meetup-uk-stripe-present-the-future-of-education-tickets-29161605146
December
Annual IET Christmas Lecture
Wed 7th Dec 4:30pm - 7:30pm
The Tiny Spacecraft Revolution: From Earth Orbit to the Stars
The University of Surrey are proud to host the annual IET Christmas Lecture on Wednesday 7 December.
Speaker: Professor Craig Underwood BSc, PGCE, PhD, FBIS, MIEEE - Surrey Space Centre
Recent years have seen a revolution in spacecraft miniaturisation. This has enabled whole new classes of space missions to be undertaken by universities, commercial enterprises and space agencies, such as NASA. Soon, such spacecraft will be exploring the solar system, and we can even contemplate sending such spacecraft beyond to the stars. This lecture will present the state of the art in highly miniaturised spacecraft and discuss the technologies needed to send them into the solar system and beyond.
This is an event open to students, parents/carers and teachers with a recommended age of 12-18 years for students. Anyone under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iet-christmas-lecture-tickets-28521402282#listing-organizer
Imperial Fringe: All around the world
Thu 8th Dec 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Take a scientific trip of discovery around the globe and meet the scientists and adventurers who work and explore these varied and exotic locations.
Register in advance to preview the full line up of exhibitors, and exchange your tickets on the night for free Christmas treats from around the world.
From Antarctica to the Sahara Desert, via the summit of Everest and the bottom of the sea; Take a scientific trip of discovery around the globe and meet the researchers who work in these varied and exotic locations.
Stopping bad guys with lasers
Fri 9 Dec 1:30pm/7pm, audience: 7+
Using lasers to see inside stuff and gather unique fingerprints of what's inside has some really useful applications. Stuart will discuss and demonstrate a range of techniques and products that use Raman spectroscopy in airport security, bomb disposal, pharmaceutical manufacture and others.
Have a look at the Events page to see what is coming up next year.
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Career Wall
During Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2016 the IET released their Awesome Engineers series where young people talk to awesome engineers. Watch the videos to find out more about engineering and where studying STEM can take you...
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Organisation of the Month
IEEE Spark: Learn About Careers in Engineering & Technology.
An online publication intended to inspire students ages 14-18 to learn more about engineering, technology, and computing, and raise excitement about careers in these disciplines. IEEE Spark features articles on technological innovation, university preparation tips, professional career profiles, at-home activities, comics, and more!
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#LottieTour
During Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2016 the Women's Engineering Society took Lottie on an engineering tour.
Check out what Lottie got up to during #TEWeek16 and why she was so exhausted at the end of her
#LottieTour.
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Women of Science Campaign
 Rhys Archer, a PhD student at The University of Manchester who last year won the initiative I'm an Engineer Get Me Out of Here is putting the £500 prize into producing leaflets for schools showcasing the range of women in science and engineering, with a website and social media alongside.
Why this campaign? Firstly, I recognised a lack of female scientists and engineers in the media and I didn't feel this fairly represented the amount of women doing good work in STEM in both research and industry. Due to this, sometimes young women and girls interested in STEM don't always have female role models in STEM, as they will not always have been taught Science or Maths by female teachers either.
Why photo stories? After going to a few talks on the history of science, the importance of having real, relatable people to inspire young generations in science was apparent. Yes we have Einstein, Marie Curie etc which can spark an interest, but as a role model they can be completely un-relatable - seen as lone geniuses who were infinitely intelligent. So I also wanted to present women in STEM as real people who could be related to. The project consists of a website and social media to tell the stories of women in science, very much inspired by the Humans of New York stories with an image of a women in science in her workplace, and a few quotes about her life in STEM. Alongside this, there will be leaflets sent to primarily WP schools showcasing the women and their stories in a simple photograph and quote format.
How can you get involved? I am looking for any women working in STEM who would like to be featured as a series of photo stories either on the leaflet or the website. This would consist of an interview, either in person or via skype and your image being used. I'm keen to share as many women's stories as possible, through the leaflet, social media, and the website so if you are not a women in STEM but would like to be involved then please share and engage with our website and social media accounts, or send us an email if think you could contribute another way/ we could collaborate. I am also looking for any relevant publications or research in this area that are already out there that I can refer and signpost to. If you are interested in being a part of this campaign (either as a photo story, guest blogger or in another capacity you think would be useful), have any feedback, or can signpost to any relevant data or research please email me at [email protected] , or connect with us across social media and the website (below).
The campaign launches on 5 December 2017. Website: www.womenofsci.com Instagram: @womenofsci Twitter: @womenofsci Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenofsci/
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A bold ambitious new science campaign from BBC Learning to inspire primary school pupils and teachers through exciting, innovative and accessible mass-participation scientific investigations.
Terrific Scientific is a major 18 month UK-wide campaign to bring practical science into the classroom and into our homes. Instead of lab coats and test tubes, the campaign will urge pupils, teachers and parents across the UK to grab lemons, leaves, tap water and other everyday items to join in with exciting and accessible mass-participation investigations.
Aimed at upper primary school level, Terrific Scientific will help deliver the objectives of the science curricula for 9-11 year olds across the UK. Fewer than 15% of 10-14 year olds have aspirations to become a scientist and girls are even less likely to consider a science related career. By breaking down the traditional confines of science, and exposing children from a young age to the concept that science is all around us, the BBC along with a host of partners will support teachers to show that a career in science is open to everyone.
The campaign aims to make science as accessible as possible for children and will include a series of Live Lessons and bespoke films featuring famous faces including Fleur East, BFG star Ruby Barnhill, CBBC favourites and our Terrific Scientific ambassador, Science and Wildlife Presenter, Liz Bonnin. These will bring science to life and encourage children and schools to get involved.
As part of the Terrific Scientific campaign for schools, BBC Learning is also launching Terrific Scientific At Home - aimed at encouraging children, siblings, parents and guardians to engage in science together. By exciting them about science, and demystifying any barriers to it, children and their families can recognise science as a viable academic and career choice.
Throughout the campaign, BBC Learning will provide a range of teaching resources online to support each investigation. In partnership with Wellcome we will also send every primary school in the UK a box of materials to aid teachers in carrying out the investigations. In February 2017 we will be launching a unique interactive Terrific Scientific map of the UK, enabling schools to upload their results from each of the scientific investigations and then compare and contrast them with other schools across the UK. Using state-of-the art graphics and data-visualisation, the Terrific Scientific Map will help to create a sense of being part of a scientific community and ensure children develop their scientific enquiry skills - a key part of the science curriculum. In an innovative partnership each investigation will also feed into real research being conducted by some of the UK's leading universities, giving children a sense of purpose for their scientific enquiry. BBC Learning will also be working with a number of scientific institutions such as the Royal Societies for the Sciences.
Through Get Set, Team GB and ParalympicsGB's youth engagement programme, BBC Learning is offering an amazing incentive to all classes taking part in Terrific Scientific. Simply take part in at least two of our investigations and upload your class findings to our map and your school will be in with a chance of receiving a very special visit from a member of Team GB or ParalympicGB!
Terrific Scientific is very much a collaborative effort. As well as Wellcome - we'll be joined by more than 20 other partners to deliver this campaign - including academic and research institutions, learned societies and educational organisations.
For more information and for teachers to register to take part - http://www.bbc.co.uk/terrificscientific
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Fame Lab
Calling all scientists and engineers with a passion for public engagement to participate in FameLab 2017!
FameLab is inviting scientists, mathematicians and engineers across the globe to take part in its flagship science communications competition. Contestants have just 3 minutes to convey a scientific concept of their choice.
They will be judged by leading researchers, media personalities and science policy makers on the content, clarity and charisma of their presentation.
Each national winner goes on to compete against over 25 other contestants from around the world at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival in June 2017.
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InGenious Project
InGenious was a multi-stakeholder initiative in STEM education launched by European Schoolnet and the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT) with an aim of fostering young people's interest in STEM education and careers.
This €8 million European programme in STEM education involved more than 40 partner organisations representing European industry, policy makers and STEM educators and was jointly funded by the grant from the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme and by project industry partners.
Between spring 2011 and autumn 2014, the project facilitated school-industry partnerships and supported the development and dissemination of innovative activities designed by industry partners.
View the reports here -
https://www.stem.org.uk/cx6ay
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'Engineering is' campaign
New campaign launched in Parliament to tackle shortage of UK engineers
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campaign aimed at children and written by student engineers was launched on
Thursday 3 November 2016
in the Houses of Parliament aimed at encouraging more young people to study engineering.
The 'Engineering is' campaign, launched by the University of Sheffield and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Sheffield Central MP Paul Blomfield, includes a children's book written by student engineers from the university as well as online games, lesson plans for teachers and information on different engineering careers.
It aims to challenge perceptions of engineering and inspire primary school children, particularly young girls, to consider studying engineering at university.
The shortage of UK engineers is a massive problem for the UK economy. Engineering companies will need 182,000 people per year with engineering skills in the decade to 2022 but there is a current annual shortfall of 55,000 skilled workers.
The shortage of women in engineering roles is even more acute - with only 9% of the engineering and technology workforce being female, according to an IET Skills Survey 2015.
Dr Rachael Rothman, Faculty Director for Women in Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield, said: "At Sheffield we aim to inspire more women and girls to study engineering - diversity is more than a box ticking exercise. Engineering is a massively important career, needed by the UK economy, and if we only train men we are not reaching a huge potential pool of talented engineers."
The book, written by students from students from the University of Sheffield's Women in Engineering Society, tells the story of Suzie and Ricky who discover an alien has crashed in their back garden. The children go on a school trip to an engineering research institute and meet engineers from different disciplines who help them build a rocket to send the alien home.
Families can receive a free copy of the book from the website and play the online games. Teachers can download the resources to plan lessons around the concepts in the story book.
http://www.engineeringis.co.uk
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The Rochester Bridge Trust
You're never too young to learn about engineering!
The Rochester Bridge Trust wants to develop the Civil Engineers of tomorrow. So we're keen to encourage children to take an interest in engineering at the earliest opportunity. We want them to embrace the subject and develop the necessary skills to become engineers. Research shows that, in order to achieve this, it is vital to develop the interest of under 11s and to help their parents to understand what engineering actually is. The Trust offer opportunities for children to learn about engineering through activities which capitalise on their natural curiosity about how things work.
At our most recent family event, we were delighted to see children as young as three to five years of age exploring the scientific principles of how bridges are built through play. When talking to them, they understand about squashing and stretching. They understand that a bridge needs to be strong to hold lots of objects. Using these simple terms it is possible to help introduce principles of tension, compression and loads. Preschool children are still learning how to describe things. Much of the language they hear is new so it is even possible to introduce engineering terminology. For example, engineers describe a squashing force as 'compression' and a stretching force as 'tension'.
We should not underestimate what young children can grasp through guided play and educational conversations with engineers. It is possible to stimulate the interest of children aged three to 11 years using strategies such as: junk modelling of towers; exploring structures and loads using construction kits (e.g. K'nex and Lego); and delivering pre-written STEM activities, tournaments and challenges.
If you want to get started inspiring the younger children in your area to think about engineering, there are many free resources you can use. This includes the Rochester Bridge Trust's free learning resource - 'Learning about Bridges' a booklet of 12 STEM sessions with presentations and interactive activities for use with five to 11-year-olds.
We are keen to help inspire the engineers of the future by capturing the imagination of children in the present. We hope you will join with us in this adventure!
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Video of the Month
Yasmin Ali, our
November Sparxx of the Month, has worked in different roles in the energy industry. This month we have five videos from
SSE that show a range of STEM opportunities that are available for trainees, apprentices and graduates within a large energy company.
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| Opportunities at SSEPD - Networks (Laura Sneddon) |
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| Opportunities at SSE - Onshore wind (Katy Fraser) |
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| SSE - Women in engineering - Heather Fleming |
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| SSE - Women in engineering - Joanna McKenzie |
For more inspiring videos, check out our
Videos
page.
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Play Fractals on
iPhone/iPad or
Android.
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DIY
Electronic Music
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Energise Anything!
Find out how to make music with electronic synthesisers and create a new soundtrack for one of E.ON's animations.
Create and edit your own soundtrack using free online software and the instructions here
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For Our Educators
Biology Challenge
Biology Challenge (Junior Biology Olympiad) is a competition open to all your school's 13-15 year olds and will take place online in schools between 6th and 24th March 2017.
Teachers are now able to register their school for Biology Challenge via the Royal Society of Biology website. Registration costs £30 per school and includes competition entry for all your school's eligible students.
Biology Challenge is open to 13-15 year old pupils in Year 9/Year 10 in England and Wales, Year 10/Year 11 in Northern Ireland and S2/S3 in Scotland and equivalent year groups globally.
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Schools Exhibition
For its 2017 Annual Conference, the ASE is creating a showcase of teachers' work through a Schools' Exhibition, so is encouraging teachers from primary, secondary and FE to share the work being done in class.
On Friday 6th January 2017 from 9am - 12pm at the University of Reading, you are invited to come a display a piece of work whether a top tip, a resource or a project being done in schools. You will have a poster board and table so that Conference delegates can informally tour the ideas and chat to you about your work.
Any organisation taking part in the Exhibition will receive one free teacher place at the Conference to enjoy the wide programme of over 350 CPD sessions on offer. We will also facilitate teachers who would like to bring students to talk about their work.
To register for the Schools' Exhibition, email:
[email protected]
The Schools' Exhibition is being run in partnership with Science on Stage UK: you will be able to meet the 12 teachers who have been shortlisted to represent the UK at the next International Science on Stage in Debrecen, Hungary in June 2017.
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STEM Insight
The STEM Insight programme offers staff in schools and colleges a unique chance to experience STEM-related work in industrial or university settings.
Participate in a placement with either an employer or a university, be supported by face-to-face and online CPD, and learn more about diverse career paths and opportunities for students.
You will receive generous financial support to cover the cost of participating in the programme from
Project ENTHUSE. The fee for participating in the STEM Insight programme is £283+VAT, with a £1550 bursary for a ten day placement and a £900 bursary for a five day placement.
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Work experience and Astro Academy at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Applications for the work experience programme are open until 31 December 2016. Placements are aimed at students in Years 10 to 13 and offer a great opportunity to experience working life as a scientist or engineer at a world-class research laboratory.
Apply via the website - www.stfc.ac.uk/workexperienceral
Free teacher training event
on 14 January 2017 about the
Astro Academy Programme (
with the National Space Academy). During this twilight session (16:00 - 18:30) delegates will have an introduction to all the components of the Astro Academy: Principia programme - including:
* Orbital experiments conducted by astronaut Tim Peake aboard the International Space Station
* Dynamic analyses of the results
* Ground-based analogue experiment guides for students and teachers
* A suite of further space science and education guides
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Royal Society of Biology membership
Schools or colleges, students and staff can benefit from Royal Society of Biology membership through our Schools and Colleges Affiliation Scheme (SCAS) membership.
What are the benefits?
- Subscription to the quarterly Journal of Biological Education
- Subscription to The Biologist (published six times a year)
- Free BioNet membership for all pupils aged 14 - 19
- All teaching and technical staff receive a 30% discount on full individual membership
SCAS membership costs just £60 a year for UK schools. Teachers can contact us expressing interest in joining SCAS, including the name and address of the school or college. More information is available from
Lucy Coia.
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Book Review
The Big Questions: Mathematics by Tony Crilly reviewed by our expert book reviewer Nicola Asker - "It won't help you finish your homework or improve your mental arithmetic. But, if you already have an interest in maths then it's worth dipping in and out of."
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