Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

Scotland has a long tradition of expertise, innovation and achievement in STEM – and it’s an integral part of our future economic and social development.
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Featured content
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Experiences and Outcomes
Use the experiences and outcomes to help plan learning and assess progress across all curriculum areas.
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Curriculum principles and practice
The principles and practice documents are essential reading for practitioners as they begin, and then develop, their work with the statements of experiences and outcomes.
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Benchmarks
Developed to provide clarity on the national standards expected within each curriculum area at each level.
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A summary of STEM resources Last updated on 03 October 2023
A ‘one-stop-shop’ for practitioners - joining the dots across current STEM provision on the National Improvement Hub to provide a coherent resource of information.
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RAiSE - Raising Aspirations in Science Education Last updated on 29 September 2023
Find out about the RAISE programme, Raising Aspirations in Science Education.
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Gender Balance in STEM (2015) Last updated on 31 May 2023
This briefing summarises research on the gender differences in participation and attainment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
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Numeracy across learning - professional learning resource Last updated on 14 April 2023
This resource is designed to promote professional dialogue during the planning or review of numeracy rich activities across the curriculum.
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Family learning - Science, Glasgow Clyde College Last updated on 11 April 2023
This exemplar highlights the creative approaches used to engage parents with little or no previous experience in science to undertake a series of learning experiences related to STEM topics.
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DYW – Interesting Practice: Skills development through STEM - Dalziel High School Last updated on 11 April 2023
At Dalziel High School there is a focus on STEM careers supported by school-employer partnerships with the engineering and financial companies.
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DYW - Interesting Practice: DYW across the Curriculum - a partnership approach at Ardrossan Academy Last updated on 11 April 2023
All subject areas at Ardrossan Academy actively collaborate with partners to develop and deliver a curriculum that supports the development of pupils’ employability and career management skills.