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 Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

More staff learning, it happens every Monday, this week learning about all things environmental, climate change and sustainability from our new Physics Education Manger Tim Reid.

What an interesting career he has had before joining SSERC.

@SSERCofficial

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Learning about new technology courses delivered @SSERCtechnology @SSERCofficial this morning.
Really interesting session on abrasive wheels and tool sharpening

[Education Scotland @EducationScot]

🧮Apply for Maths Week Scotland Grant Funding by 5pm on Sunday 30 August! Schools, nurseries, early learning & childcare providers, community & family providers & other educational settings can apply for £250 or £500 towards their #MWS2026 activities!
👉https://t.co/iqZi1aNOhh

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Apply now for these SSERC Meets with closing date on 19 Aug:

🦠Microbes for Minors - germs and diseases

👂Bottle Science - explore your senses with a range of homemade equipment

🤩No cost
🎁Resources shipped to you
🖥️Live on Teams 3:30 - 5pm

See https://t.co/q9QgkEHLqd

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

What an experience being down at the Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) showcase event. What an amazing bunch of confident, knowledgable and inspiring young learners. @LynneBianchi @GreatSciShare

[SSERC Early Years and Primary Team @SSERCprimary]

Welcome to the @pstt_whyhow Scottish fellows team. 4 new recruits at the most recent PSTT Awards night.
Huge well done to Lynne, Shannon, John and Graeme.

[Education Scotland @EducationScot]

🧮The first round of Maths Week Scotland Grant Funding is now open! Schools, nurseries, early learning & childcare providers, community & family providers & other educational settings can apply for £250 or £500 towards their #MWS2026 activities!

👉https://t.co/m7ubyXrbNh

[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.