The STEM Directories project is part of the National STEM Programme and has provided a rare and unique opportunity for the science, technology, engineering and maths communities to come together to meet a common objective.

The Directories seek to enhance and enrich the curriculum and to motivate students towards STEM by providing a coherent resource and signpost to the many and varied E&E activities taking place across the UK.

The project is led by a strategic management group of key organisations in the UK STEM Community and is supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

The strategic management group comprises:

 

SCORE – Science Community Representing Education

 The Science Community Representing Education (SCORE) is an independent partnership of key players in the science community. Working together, the partners aim to strengthen science education by providing coherent, strategic leadership on science education policies.
SCORE was launched in October 2006 and the founding partners are the Association for Science Education, the Biosciences Federation, the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Science Council. SCORE is supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

 

ACME – The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education

 The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) is an independent committee which aims to influence Government strategy and policies with a view to improving the outcomes of mathematics teaching and learning in England and so secure a mathematically enabled population.
ACME was established in January 2002, by the Royal Society and the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK with the explicit backing of all major mathematics organisations. It is supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and DCSF.

 

 

The Royal Academy of Engineering

 As Britain’s national academy for engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the country’s most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the science, art and practice of engineering. The Academy’s strategic priorities are to enhance the UK’s engineering capabilities to celebrate excellence and inspire the next generation and to lead debate by guiding informed thinking and influencing public policy.

 

STEMNET

STEMNET aims to ensure that more young people in the UK make a choice to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related careers at all levels, and future generations are properly informed about the science and technology that surrounds them.
With the support of its partners, STEMNET achieves this in two ways:

By bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities, experiences and excitement in to classrooms throughout the UK, enhancing and enriching the national STEM curriculum.
By linking those companies and other organisations that employ STEM educated people, and schools, in such a way that young people can get a clear idea of the diverse and exciting range of careers available to them.

 

STEM Directories Management & Development

The STEM Directories project is being run and managed by a consortium, comprising three well-established organisations in the STEM education and E&E field.

The Consortium enjoys vast experience and expertise in the field of enrichment and enhancement and heritage in science education and science engagement. As providers of STEM initiatives, the three organisations fully understand the challenges faced by learning providers in encouraging young people to engage and study STEM subjects, particularly at post-16 level, and the difficulties that providers of STEM initiatives face.

If you wish to contact the project team, please email the project manager, Olympia Brown, at help@stemdirectories.org.uk

 

The Royal Institution of Great Britain

The Royal Institution (RI) is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science. The Christmas Lectures for children are probably the most famous activity, but the RI also has plenty of other special programmes for children to find out more about science, engineering and maths. Adults too will find plenty of thought-provoking events to attend throughout the year.

 

The British Science Association

The British Science Association exists to advance the public understanding, accessibility and accountability of the sciences and engineering. For well over 25 years, the British Science Association has been involved in leading science and technology enhancement and enrichment activities and currently runs the CREST and CREST Star Investigator award schemes. Other programmes include the Festival of Science, National Science and Engineering Week and the Science Communication Conference.

 

The University of the West of England, Bristol

The University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) forms part of the new National Coordinating Centre for the Beacons for Public Engagement (NCCPE). It also hosts the Science Communication Unit, which is internationally renowned for its diverse and innovative activities designed to engage the public with science, as well as training programmes and professional development for scientists, teachers and science communicators.