Renewed funding for computing education CPD and support National support, training and resources for the delivery of computing education in schools is continuing thanks to renewed funding from the Department for Education.
Coding Success offers free CPD and resources A fully-funded programme designed to help teachers and students build confidence in coding and robotics is gearing up for year two after already having delivered training to more than 500 teachers.
Converting festive crafts into scientific research Winter crafts can be a valuable source of STEM learning, teaching pupils critical thinking and scientific skills while also having fun. Inspired by the Rubbish Science initiative, Fiona Aubrey-Smith explains
Digital Matters: Online safety resources An interactive classroom programme is using real-life scenarios to help primary-age children to make good choices in the digital world.
Wellbeing to numeracy: A selection of resources From wellbeing and counting to coding and swimming safety, Headteacher Update rounds up a number of free resources available now for primary schools
Raspberry Pi: Pupils invited to run experiments on the International Space Station Two upgraded Raspberry Pi computers are set to be launched to the International Space Station, enabling young people to run scientific experiments in space and communicate with astronauts.
Connectivity to the universe: A poetry and coding competition A poetry and coding competition themed on “connectivity to the universe” has been launched for pupils.
Big Schools’ Birdwatch begins on January 5 The humble woodpigeon knocked the blackbird off top spot in the last Big Schools’ Birdwatch – but which species will be the "most spotted" this time around?
STEM lesson materials and inspiration The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) offers a range of STEM teaching resources and lesson ideas aimed at pupils aged five to 11.
Raspberry Pi coding competition The Raspberry Pi coding competition is asking pupils to innovate to help save the planet as part of this year’s initiative.
Physical computing kits available for hire The latest technology helping students to learn how to control objects by computers is being made available to schools via a new loan scheme.
Nobel Prize winners publish articles aimed at students Five winners of the Nobel Prize – science’s most coveted honour – have joined forces to publish a scientific article collection aimed at inspiring and engaging students aged eight to 15.
Pupils urged to help landmark plastic pollution study Key stage 2 pupils are being asked to contribute to a landmark plastic pollution study with free resources available.
Robot-inspired writing and design challenges Robot-based writing and design competitions aimed at key stage 1 and 2 pupils are open for entries as part of the UK Festival of Robotics.
Resources help pupils to better understand vaccination With routine childhood immunisations falling, a schools programme has been launched to enable children and families to make informed decisions about vaccinations.
Lambing season brought to life for primary pupils The UK lambing season is being brought to life via a series of online videos and resources aimed at children aged four to 11.
Curriculum-linked weather and climate resources Popular curriculum-linked resources focused on the weather and climate have been updated covering all key stages.
Vaccine myth-busting: Materials published for schools In a bid to tackle vaccine scepticism and misinformation among young people – much of which is spread via social media – learning materials have been made available to schools to help explain the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Using CREST to break down barriers in STEM Caitlin Brown discusses the need to incorporate project-based learning approaches in order to knock down barriers to STEM learning and considers how the CREST Awards can help at primary school level
Science Museums offer a range of digital resources The Science Museum Group has made a range of digital resources available to support home education efforts.
Let's Go Zero: Zero carbon schools by 2030 Sixty per cent of energy used by schools is wasted out-of-hours and schools in England alone spend £600 million per year on energy. The Let’s Go Zero campaign is helping schools to pledge to go zero carbon within a decade
Science of Mars brought to the classroom The science of Martian exploration is being brought into the classroom thanks to a project aimed at disadvantaged students and those in rural areas.
Cross-curricular data-analysis project The STATWARS competition is a free data project with links across the school curriculum, including to STEM subjects, English, geography and computing.
Solar and wind power among STEM challenges The popular Solar Challenge has been updated to include more of an emphasis on the Global Development Goals.
Micro:bit launches first update to popular coding device The BBC micro:bit pocket-sized computer has unveiled its first major update since appearing four years ago.
