We are part of a National network of SETPOINT's throughout the UK. We are here to act as a link between education and industry. We aim to provide information and support activities which enhance and enrich the STEM curriculum in order to encourage young people to pursue STEM subjects and help them discover what careers in the STEM fields are like. We are responsible for schools within the Knowsley, Liverpool, Halton, St Helens, Wirral & Sefton LEA's. For information in the Cheshire and Warrington LEA's please click on the link in the left hand menu.
Teachers, win a free personal Laptop by completing the online STEM survey below!
The Northwest STEM Support Project has been established to add coherence and co-ordination to the wide range of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum enrichment and enhancement (e&e) initiatives across the Northwest, and to ultimately make these initiatives more accessible to all schools and colleges in the NW.
The call for a regional STEM Support Project was the direct result of national and regional strategies which recognised a)the importance of e&e in motivating young peoples’ interest and aspirations in the STEM subjects, and b)many issues associated with co-ordination and coherence of the plethora of initiatives that exist in the region.
To enable the STEM Support Project to work towards co-ordination and coherence of e&e initiatives in the region we would like to gather accurate information about the initiatives and activities that you have interacted with, and furthermore, to understand the factors that influence you in working with e&e providers. We are primarily working with your local SETPOINT as they are a focal point for these activities in your local area.
We would be extremely grateful if you could help us by completing an on-line survey which will only take a few minutes. Completion of the survey will automatically enter you into a prize draw for a personal laptop worth up to £500.
News!
The Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair took place on Friday 7th March 2008 at the Centre of the Cell in London. The event celebrated the impressive accomplishments of students aged 11-19 who have participated in CREST Awards and associated schemes. Students had the opportunity to win trips to prestigious international science fairs across the globe and receive cash prizes for themselves and their schools. Over 28,000 students from across the UK participated in the CREST Award scheme in 2007. 51 projects made it to the national fair after winning at one of the 12 regional finals or via selection from a scientific review committee.
Winners from Greater Merseyside included:-
David Vickers of Calday Grange Grammar School & Lindsey Flanagan of Carmel College received runner up for the Best CREST Science Project at Gold Level for their project "Measures of Binocular Vision". For this prize the students receive £350 and their schools also receive £350.
Dale Gaskell of Range High School & Felix Milne of The Liverpool Blue Coat School received The RCUK Laboratory Experience Prize for their project "A Study of the Possibility of Life in a Two-Star System Using Java Programming". This prize gives the students the opportunity to visit either the Daresbury or Rutherford Appleton laboratory. They will be given a unique and privileged view of the experiments taking place there, and be able to meet the scientists at work.
For more information please see the BA article on their website.
Congratulations to all our winners!
