22 Curriculum & Support Activities
Description Subject: Pan-STEM The University of Bath employs students to work in local schools and colleges to support both teaching and learning in specific subject areas and other activities which include: lunchtime / after school clubs...
Description Subject: Science & Engineering Nuffield Foundation Science Bursaries offer up to 1000 bursaries a year, for students to work alongside practising scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Projects take place during the...
Description Subjects: Chemistry & Bioscience The Axe Valley Biodiesel project involved a collaboration between the University of Exeter and the students at Axe Valley Community College. The students collected waste vegetable oil from local pubs...
Description Subjects: Science & Technology YASS offers able and motivated – as well as ‘gifted and talented’ - students an opportunity to get a taste of university study early through The Open University. It is available to students across England...
Description Subject: Maths The primary aim of the University of West of England's numeracy project is to raise attainment in numeracy at Key Stage 3 by providing personalised, weekly, one-to-one coaching for pupils who have failed to achieve the...
Description Subject: Engineering & Technology The University Centre at Yeovil College has designed this activity for students with a strong interest in engineering or those expressing an interest in exploring a career in H.M. Armed Forces as an...
Description Subject: Design & Technology Many students study Design & Technology at school and this activity, devised by the University Centre at Yeovil College, can easily be integrated into the school curricula in this subject. The activity...
Description Subject: Pan-STEM Visits to schools and colleges to deliver talks, lectures and conferences to students are a very common means of outreach. Such activity presents the opportunity to: Inspire students in science through the delivery of...
Description Subject: Pan-STEM UniTasters were funded by Aimhigher and gave students the chance to learn about higher education and university study. They provided a taste of university life by giving pupils the opportunity to spend several days...
Description Subject: Pan-STEM The STEM Ambassadors Programme enables teachers to make links from the curriculum to how STEM is practiced in the world of work, illuminating applications across a vast range of careers. STEM Ambassadors are people from...