STEMNET has produced a range of case studies on STEM enrichment and enhancement activities. These demonstrate to teachers and employers the opportunities available for them to inspire young people in STEM.

In this resource from stats4schools, students are asked to investigate if they are at risk from the sun by looking at a news article and using a dataset. Students process data and produce graphs using ICT, comprehend current information on a subject and synthesise this for others. They also use the internet to...

In this activity learners will solve simple addition problems in order to play a game of salute. The problems will be based around the numbers 1-20. This will improve and reinforce learners’ addition skills in a fun and engaging context. This activity could be used as a starter activity covering learning from the...

Can students place the digits 1 to 4 on a grid so that equal sums are given along vertical and horizontal lines? How many different arrangements are possible? The resource also includes a further challenge for ‘experts’ that uses the numbers from 1 to 7 on an ‘H’ shaped grid.

A grid is made by placing six circles around an equilateral triangle. The numbers 5 to 10 are to be placed on the grid so that the sum along each side of the triangle is the same.

In a diagram with three overlapping circles the numbers 1 to 8 have been placed so that the sum of the numbers in each circle is 12. Can students move the numbers so that the sum in each circle is 13? The resource includes further challenges such as making the largest sums possible and making every sum from 12 up...

Find out how engineers who work in disaster response save lives on a massive scale. This Tomorrow’s Engineers poster and accompanying teacher booklet, activities and a lesson plan will help students to understand the scale and impact of disaster response engineering.

Many types of engineering are employed in...

The MEP Scheme of Work, provided by the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, is clearly specified for Years One to Six and is part of a complete Year 1 to Year 11 plan with associated written and mental tests. There is a focus on numeracy skills in the early years but maths is treated as an integrated...

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This bulletin, the second edition in the series published by the Schools Council, reports on the many changes that were happening generally in primary schools and specifically in mathematics teaching. The period under review follows the publication of the Mathematical...

This report, produced by the Royal Society, has a triple purpose:

• to provide a summary of the quantitative information that is available on attainment and the workforce in respect of 5–14 science and mathematics education across the UK

• to explain the factors considered to have been influential in...

This Ofsted publication describes factors affecting the low take-up of science and mathematics post-16 identified for the year 1992-93. These were: the status of science in our culture; the nature of science and mathematics as school subjects; the organisation of schools; the curriculum; science and mathematics...

This Barefoot Computing resource for upper-primary computing lessons uses the creation of a Scratch maths quiz as a basis for learning about algorithms using selection.

Children are asked to create an algorithm that...

This Barefoot Computing resource builds on the ‘Maths quiz with selection’ learning activities which should be undertaken first.

It involves improving an existing Scratch maths quiz and adding score-keeping using...

This report sets out the recommendations of an independent Review of Teachers’ Standards, chaired by Sally Coates. The review was launched by the Secretary of State in March 2011 with a remit to review the existing framework of professional standards for teachers. The Review Group comprises excellent teachers, head...