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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...

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.

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