SSERC Early Years and Primary Team

Offering STEM professional learning, health and safety advice and STEM engagement opportunities to Early Years and Primary educators across Scotland

[SSERC @SSERCofficial]

We have three exciting career opportunities at SSERC:
Education Manager: Physics
STEM Ambassadors in Scotland Programme Manager (Maternity Leave)
Young STEM Leader ARTAV posts.

For more information, visit: https://t.co/w3GUSMFFTY

[Hermitage Primary @HermitagePrim]

P7 investigated wind energy as part of their learning about the Sustainable Development Goals 🌍. Groups designed their own science inquiries to explore how blade design, wind speed or direction affected the electricity generated by their plastic bottle turbines. @SSERCprimary

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Some exciting vacancies at SSERC, please see https://t.co/dUj716NTDS for more information:

Education Manager for Physics (Secondary)

STEM Ambassador Programme Manager (Maternity Cover)

Associate Regional Trainer and Verifier (ARTAV) x2 for the Young STEM Leader Programme

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Apply now for our Zoom In Zoom Out SSERC Meet - with a focus on magnification to develop observation skills.
🎁Online twilight session for a group of staff with a box of kit, including digital microscopes
🗓️16 or 18 June
Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Want to find out more? Join our Engineering Educates webinar on 28 or 30 April to find out about ready-made resources:
⭐️no cost
⭐️CfE-linked
⭐️exciting contexts for learning
⭐️STEM careers
⭐️meta-skills
Find out more: https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd
@EngEdChallenge @RaiseScotland

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Want to find out more? Join our Engineering Educates webinar on 28 or 30 April to find out about ready-made resources:
⭐️no cost
⭐️CfE-linked
⭐️exciting contexts for learning
⭐️STEM careers
⭐️meta-skills
Find out more: https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd
@EngEdChallenge @RaiseScotland

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

The Engineering Educates team have created this fantastic resource to support learners to build models and prototypes - an online toolkit including videos and info on materials, joining, mechanisms and more.
Register for free to download!
https://t.co/JXaKztM1ZM
@EngEdChallenge

[Edina Trust @EdinaTrust]

Check out the Royal Society's "Partnership Grants Scheme". Primary schools can receive up to £3,000 to work in partnership with STEM professionals from academia or industry to run an investigative STEM project 🤩!https://t.co/2chsUEtnYf The 2026 round is now open!

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Join our Engineering Educates webinar on 28 or 30 April to find out about STEM activities from ready-made resources:
⭐️no cost
⭐️CfE-linked
⭐️exciting contexts for learning
⭐️STEM careers
⭐️meta-skills

Find out more: https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd

@EngEdChallenge @RaiseScotland

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Join our Engineering Educates webinar on 28 or 30 April to find out about STEM activities from ready-made resources:
⭐️no cost
⭐️CfE-linked
⭐️exciting contexts for learning
⭐️STEM careers
⭐️meta-skills

Find out more: https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd

@EngEdChallenge @RaiseScotland

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Fantastic morning spent at the Children’s interaction and design networking event at Edinburgh futures building. Superb to speak with academics on their research and other agencies too. How ca sserc help to support all this work being carried out? Shame to be missing this pm

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Take a look at our latest Early Years & Primary STEM Bulletin - packed full of ideas and advice. Bulletin 101 is themed on Health & Safety - are you up to date with the latest H&S advice? Find Bulletin 101 here: https://t.co/dUj716NTDS

@SSERCofficial @RaiseScotland @STEMedscot

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

@EducationScot come and join us at ASE Scotland's - Hang Oots - to learn from Paul Tyler and Stuart Farmer about how the CIC will impact your teaching and learning and pedagogy moving forward. Sign up through the QR code below.

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) is moving forward—are you ready? 🔬
Don't tackle the changes alone. Join the @ASE_Scotland 'Hang Oot' to discuss, deconstruct, and learn how the CIC impacts science education in Scotland.
Collaborative professional discussion at its best.⬇️

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Take a look at our latest Early Years & Primary STEM Bulletin - packed full of ideas and advice. Bulletin 101 is themed on Health & Safety - are you up to date with the latest H&S advice? Find Bulletin 101 here: https://t.co/dUj716NTDS

@SSERCofficial @RaiseScotland @STEMedscot

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Kicking off a very exciting day!
13 teachers + 6 researchers from @UoE_EFI working alongside @SSERCofficial’s Head of Early Years & Primary.
Powerful feedback on grasping data, embodied learning, haptics, AI & Numbukko — shaping what comes next
#STEMeducation #EdResearch

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

The Engineering Educates team have created this fantastic resource to support learners to build models and prototypes - an online toolkit including videos and info on materials, joining, mechanisms and more.
Register for free to download!
https://t.co/JXaKztM1ZM
@EngEdChallenge

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Take a look at these upcoming Digital and Computing Science courses from @SSERCDigital - new Saturday courses also available: https://t.co/8P9fj8LZM8

[SSERCdigital @SSERCDigital]

DIGITAL & CS OPPORTUNITIES for TERM 3

4 courses on Sphero and VEX
Full day, engaging PL at SSERC
Resources to take away on loan for 16 weeks
Opportunity to see the impact on learners and staff
Can be used in class or coding clubs

More info and apply: https://t.co/O9fisFuInl

[Engineering Educates @EngEdChallenge]

#EngEdChallenge 'Engineers of Tomorrow' challenges learners to explore problems that are important to them. Then, guided by the Engineering Design Cycle, they create a robotic solution.

Sign up for access: https://t.co/5jRa9kLTP7

@UoMSEERIH @UKRobotics @SSERCofficial @RAEngNews

[Engineering Educates @EngEdChallenge]

Debris Detectives! This #EngEdChallenge introduces learners to the exciting world of space robotics and explores how space junk is being removed using robotic solutions.

Register to get started: https://t.co/5jRa9kLTP7

@UoMSEERIH @UKRobotics @SSERCofficial @RAEngNews

[Engineering Educates @EngEdChallenge]

#EngEdChallenge are delighted to launch two brand new Challenges! Download ready-to-use, #DT #science #literacy curriculum-linked free resources now: https://t.co/5jRa9kLTP7

@UoMSEERIH @OfficialUoM @UKRobotics @SSERCofficial @RAEngNews