Useful Links
More useful resources for teachers and lecturers, gathered from providers who submitted entries for the STEM Directories
Science
CPD:
Cogent Sector Skills Council: Career Pathway - www.cogent-careers.com
Council for Mathematical Sciences: MathsCareers - www.mathscareers.org.uk
UCL/LCTC Symposium for Chemistry Teachers - www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry/outreach/schools/
Teaching Resources:
National STEM Resource Centre eLibrary www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Resources for Schools website - www.abpischools.org.uk
Biochemical Society: BioChem4Schools - www.biochem4schools.org
Biochemical Society - SciberMonkey - www.biochemistry.org
Computer Science for Fun - www.cs4fn.org
Create a future: STEM Key Skills - www.createafuture.co.uk
IBM UK Ltd - www.TryScience.org
ESRC - www.socialscienceforschools.org.uk
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - www.nuffieldbioethics.org
Nuffield Curriculum Centre - www.chemistry-react.org
Open University: Young Applicants in Schools And Colleges - www.open.ac.uk/yass
Planet Science - www.planet-science.com
PULSE: Podcasting university lectures and science education project - www.pulse-project.com
Research Councils UK - www.rcuk.ac.uk/sis
Royal Meteorological Society - www.rmets.org
Science and Technology Facilities Council - www.scitech.ac.uk
Sense About Science - Peer review educational Resource - www.senseaboutscience.org
Society for General Microbiology - www.microbiologyonline.org.uk
The Royal Horticultural Society Virtual Glasshouse - glasshouse.schoolscience.co.uk/
Suntrek - www.suntrek.org
Wellcome Trust Darwin Education Project - www.wellcome.ac.uk/darwin200
Role Models:
FutureMorph – careers and role models across STEM - www.futuremorph.org
New Outlooks in Science & Engineering - www.noisemakers.org.uk
Science Festivals:
ASDC list – divided by time of year - sciencecentres.org.uk/events/science_festivals.html
Science and Discovery Centres:
Visit the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres for the latest list
Engineering and Technology
General:
Engineering UK - www.engineeringuk.com/
The Learning Grid - www.learninggrid.co.uk
Women Into Science and Engineering (WISE) - www.wisecampaign.org.uk
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science,Engineering & Technology - www.setwomenresource.org.uk
STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) - www.stemnet.org.uk
The Association for Science Education - www.ase.org.uk
The Design and Technology Association - www.data.org.uk
The National Association of Advisors and Inspectors in Design and Technology - www.naaidt.org.uk
Careers:
General engineering and technology careers information - www.enginuity.org.uk
Careers Scotland - www.careers-scotland.org.uk
Careers Wales - www.careerswales.com
Careers Service Northern Ireland - www.careersserviceni.com
Apprenticeships - www.apprentices.co.uk
Role Models:
SCENTA Role models - www.scenta.co.uk/rolemodels
Science and Engineering Ambassador are available by placing a request to a local organisation holding a STEMPOINT contract - www.stemnet.org.uk
Architecture Workshops - www.architectureworkshops.org
Cogent Career Pathways - www.cogent-careers.com
Daresbury Laboratory - Outreach - www.scitech.co.uk
Daresbury Laboratory - Talking Science & Site - visits www.scitech.co.uk
Explore-At-Bristol - www.at-bristol.org.uk
Institute of Physics Teacher Network - www.iop.org/activity/education/index
Researchers in Residence - www.researchersinresidence.ac.uk
Royal Society Partnership Grants - www.royalsociety.org
Mathematics
CPD:
Council for Mathematical Sciences: MathsCareers - www.mathscareers.org.uk
Mathematics in Education and Industry - www.mei.org.uk/cpd
Teaching Resources:
Arbelos - www.arbelos.co.uk
BEAM Education - www.beam.co.uk/freeresources.php
Open University: Young Applicants in Schools and Colleges - www.open.ac.uk/yass
Podcasting university lectures and science education project - www.pulse-project.com
Tarquin Books - www.tarquinbooks.com
UK Mathematics Foundation: National Mathematics Teachers Summer School - www.ncetm.org.uk/coursesandevents
Role Models:
FutureMorph – careers and role models across STEM - www.futuremorph.org
New Outlooks in Science & Engineering - www.noisemakers.org.uk