STEM Rewards

STEM Careers - Be a…

Cost (2 of the below = 1 STEM Reward)

Audience: Primary School

There is a growing skills gap in the UK with not enough young people choosing to pursue qualifications and careers in STEM subjects. This range of workshops is designed to spark curiosity at Key stage 1 or 2. We will run the workshop alongside staff and provide lessons plans and some equipment to enable your school to deliver the session with each new year group in the future. Choose from the following courses:

• Be a Meteorologist (KS2) - Pupils research the use of technology in telling the weather and then use a BBC Micro:Bit as a weather station.
• Be a Code Breaker (KS1/2) - Pupils learn about encryption and how it is used in the internet. They then create their own cipher and solve puzzles.
• Be an Adventurer (KS1) - Pupils use simple programming skills to escape from the maze, then they can create their own.
• Be a Mars Explorer (KS2) - Pupils will design, build and program their own Mars explorer.
• Be an Animator (KS1) – Pupils learn about how to animate objects to make a story come to life

Strategic Consultancy: Building the Pillars of Change

Cost:  1 STEM Reward

Audience: SLT

An inclusive up to date digital strategy is key to an effective and engaging use of technology to support positive educational outcomes and this 2hr course is designed to empower all schools with the necessary content to begin to build or update their strategies.

Microsoft's’ Education Transformation Framework is a guide for all educationalists to navigate the complexity of transformational strategies impacting every aspect of their role. It facilitates the process of envisioning what is possible and developing a strategy to achieve it.

We will outline the four pillars that can build strength and resilience into any IT Strategy: Leadership & Policy, Teaching ang Learning, Intelligent Environments and Student and School Success. This course is 2 x 1-hour remote training session for key stakeholders. The initial session will focus on understanding the 4 pillars and how they can support transformational change at your school, which will hopefully allow the school to apply those pillars to begin to create that transformational document. The follow up session will then fine tune that strategic plan and add supporting practical actions and objectives. By the end of this course, the school will have a direction and focus that represents the voice and needs of the modern-day classroom. 

Using Minecraft in Education

Cost:  1 STEM Reward

Audience: Secondary and Upper KS2

Dive into an immersive learning world of Minecraft and the endless learning opportunities it presents. This session will introduce teaching staff to the Minecraft universe and outline how to use it across the curriculum in all your STEM activities. This should provide a basis for countless further activities that encourage students’ innate creativity and engage them in the learning process like never before.

Included in this course are 2 x 1-hour remote training session for up to 25 staff designed to improve practice over a 4–6-week period. In between sessions staff will have access to a training portal to have Q&A answered by our trainer as they engage with the tools and “learn by doing.” This helps to boost confidence and make sure the skills learned in the training sessions are embedded into classroom practice.

£500 with every purchase of 25 or more Acer Windows 10 devices per school. £1000 with every purchase of 100 or more Acer Windows 10 devices per school.