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North East CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The North East CoP will be convened through delivery of a local Science Festival, building on last year's successful and collaborative delivery of the British Science Association's Science Festival at the University of Bradford. We will produce a sustainable model, enabling...

North West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the North West CoP is to develop a community of universities and third sector organisations (TSOs) tasked with making science inspirational, accessible and relevant to hard-to-reach social groups. The CoP has the following 3 objectives: 1) To develop collaborative...

South Wales CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South Wales Community of Practice (CoP) is being formed around the existing Science Alliance Cymru network, which has been in place for 5 years. This project provides the opportunity for network members to work together and develop relationships that can be sustained in...

South West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South West CoP will form new partnerships with the Bristol Somali Resource Centre (BSRC), the British Science Association, Bristol City Council and the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications to: 1. Raise awareness and appreciation of STEM disciplines and of higher...

West Midlands CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the West Midlands CoP is to extend university outreach activities into hard-to-reach community groups to engage potential STEM learners and their parents. In working towards this aim, the CoP has the following objectives: Working with Wolverhampton City Council and...

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North East CoP

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Plans for 2012 - 2013

The North East CoP will be convened through delivery of a local Science Festival, building on last year's successful and collaborative delivery of the British Science Association's Science Festival at the University of Bradford. We will produce a sustainable model, enabling year-on-year replication to maximise benefits to the region, communities and partners.

The Festival will provide a unique opportunity to stimulate the curiosity and imagination of young people in STEM subjects and to:

  • Convene a CoP - initially focusing on delivery of the Festival (to provide strategic direction for working collaboratively). This will provide a focus to ensure the CoP is a dynamic driving force for collaborative STEM practice, as well as supporting regional and national best practice in STEM curriculum development and outreach
  • Encourage take up of STEM subjects pre and post 16 in schools, FE and HE institutions
  • Bring together academics and the wider community in active debate and activity concerning current scientific issues; raising social awareness and value of the opportunities that emerging research and technology provides during a Science and Society Day on Friday 19 October 2012
  • Support regional STEM practitioners from a variety of backgrounds to share expertise and knowledge in STEM outreach and curriculum design through hands-on activities at the Exciting Science Day on Saturday 20 October 2012
  • Synthesise learning from the event to influence access to, and benefit from, HE for a broader range of beneficiaries 
  • Bring together CoP partners in virtual or face-to-face discussions on 3 occasions to consider lessons learned, to evaluate activity and to share practice

Find out more / Get involved 

The North East Community of Practice is being supported by:

Janet Smith-Harrison, Building STEM, University of Bradford

E j.smith-harrison@bradford.ac.uk

T 01274 232231

You can find out about the latest developments in the work of the North East CoP through the national project website.