STEMAZING Inspiration Academy
Inspire your pupils with live, hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths activities led by women working in STEM.
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Overview
The STEMAZING Inspiration Academy is a fully funded, 4-week STEM programme for pupils aged 7 to 9. Run by STEMAZING, the programme aims to inspire young people and promote inclusion in STEM.
Each week, pupils join a one-hour, live online session with a woman working in STEM. Sessions take place at a convenient time for both the class and role model.
Through fun, hands-on experiments, pupils explore scientific and engineering principles, including:
shape in design
aerodynamics
energy transfer
renewable energy
STEMAZING provides the simple resources needed for each experiment, such as balloons, straws and tape.
Schools can apply for more than one class using a single registration form.
The STEMAZING Inspiration Academy runs twice each year, and applications close in July and January for delivery the following term.
Check out their Women in STEM Role Model clips to add some career insight and STEM inspiration to your lessons or assemblies!
Details
- Curriculum links
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- England primary science curriculum: Earth and space
- Scotland primary science curriculum: Sciences
- Northern Ireland primary science curriculum: Science and technology
- Wales primary science curriculum : The world around us
- Working scientifically
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- Asking questions
- Making predictions
- Setting up tests
- Observing and measuring
- Group size
- Whole class
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Multi-session - set days
- Cost
- Free
- Location
- Online
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
EqualEx
The equalex framework allows educators to embed meaningful workplace experiences within a progressive whole school careers programme.
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engaging enrichment offer
