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The Big Bang North West 2015: Food and Drink Federation Confirmed!
May 20th 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: Food and Drink Federation Confirmed!

We have so many amazing activities booked for The Big Bang North West 2015! We are overjoyed to announce that …

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Grants over £30,000! National Grid and VEX Robotics Launch Project to Encourage ‘Girls into STEM’
May 19th 2015

Grants over £30,000! National Grid and VEX Robotics Launch Project to Encourage ‘Girls into STEM’

National Grid, lead UK sponsor of the VEX Robotics Competition since 2013, are offering primary and secondary schools across the …

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Request a STEM Ambassador for your school: IT’S FREE!
May 19th 2015

Request a STEM Ambassador for your school: IT’S FREE!

Request a STEM Ambassador for your school or STEM Club and your pupils can learn from professionals who work in …

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ScottishPower: Apply for the Engineering Foundation Programme Now!
May 18th 2015

ScottishPower: Apply for the Engineering Foundation Programme Now!

Did you know that our friends at ScottishPower have an amazing opportunity for you? The Engineering Foundation Programme is open …

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The Big Bang North West 2015: As Creatives Confirmed!
May 17th 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: As Creatives Confirmed!

We are overjoyed to announce that As Creatives will be exhibiting at The Big Bang North West 2015! As Creatives …

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The Big Bang North West 2015: The Gadget Show’s Dallas Campbell Confirmed!
May 16th 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: The Gadget Show’s Dallas Campbell Confirmed!

You heard it here first! Dallas Campbell, star of The Gadget Show and Bang Goes the Theory will be attending …

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MerseySTEM Girl’s Robot Challenge
May 15th 2015

MerseySTEM Girl’s Robot Challenge

An amazing day was had by all at MerseySTEM’s Girl’s Robotics Challenge! The event was hosted at Cowley International School and …

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OCR’s KS3 STEM Project – a project based learning approach
May 15th 2015

OCR’s KS3 STEM Project – a project based learning approach

Oxford Cambridge and RSA’s KS4 STEM qualifications are now supported by a free online resource, the OCR STEM Project. The …

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Be a Judge for the National Science and Engineering Competition
May 14th 2015

Be a Judge for the National Science and Engineering Competition

Do you have a degree in STEM or experience in the field? You could judge the National Science and Engineering …

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The Great British Bee Count – Get Involved!
May 13th 2015

The Great British Bee Count – Get Involved!

“Our bees are in crisis. They’ve lost much of their natural habitat in the past 60 years (including 97 per …

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The Big Bang North West 2015: Sellafield Confirmed!
May 12th 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: Sellafield Confirmed!

We are overjoyed to announce that Sellafield Ltd will be returning to The Big Bang North West and they have …

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Teachers: What makes a great STEM resource?
May 11th 2015

Teachers: What makes a great STEM resource?

What makes a great STEM resource? Teachers are being encouraged to take part in research into STEM resources created by …

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Schools Affiliate Scheme Resources: Materials, Minerals and Mining
May 09th 2015

Schools Affiliate Scheme Resources: Materials, Minerals and Mining

Since the launch of the Schools Affiliate Scheme in 1999, they have produced a different teaching resource every year.  The …

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Practical Action Plastics Challenge
May 09th 2015

Practical Action Plastics Challenge

Practical Action’s free resource contains a series of lessons which are designed to extend students’ knowledge and understanding of plastics …

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Enter the CanSat Competition and make your own tin can satellite!
May 08th 2015

Enter the CanSat Competition and make your own tin can satellite!

The European Space Agency supports a broad range of CanSat activities in order to give European students their first experience of …

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STEM-sational People: ESA ISS Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
May 07th 2015

STEM-sational People: ESA ISS Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

The International Space Station is the biggest object ever flown in space. It travels around the Earth at an average …

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Royal Society of Chemistry’s Learn Chemistry Partnership
May 06th 2015

Royal Society of Chemistry’s Learn Chemistry Partnership

Connect your school to the world’s leading chemistry community through Royal Society of Chemistry’s Learn Chemistry Partnership.  Learn Chemistry Partnership …

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The Big Bang North West 2015: Wirral Metropolitan College
May 03rd 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: Wirral Metropolitan College

We’re excited to announce that Wirral Metropolitan College will be exhibiting at The Big Bang North West 2015! Wirral Metropolitan …

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The Big Bang North West: Cogent Confirmed!
May 01st 2015

The Big Bang North West: Cogent Confirmed!

We are overjoyed to announce that Cogent will be exhibiting at The Big Bang North West 2015! Cogent Skills are …

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STAR STEM Ambassador: Alfie Neild!
May 01st 2015

STAR STEM Ambassador: Alfie Neild!

It’s not just Team All About STEM who ‘make it happen’, our sensational STEM Ambassadors visit schools and events for FREE to support …

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Volunteer for The Big Bang North West 2015!
April 29th 2015

Volunteer for The Big Bang North West 2015!

Building on the amazing success of The Big Bang North West 2014, MerseySTEM will be returning to Aintree Racecourse on …

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Primary Schools: Get Involved with Denteeth!
April 28th 2015

Primary Schools: Get Involved with Denteeth!

Denteeth is a new oral health educational resource for the general public. Their main product, currently being developed, is a new …

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The Big Bang North West 2015: The Vikings Are Coming!
April 28th 2015

The Big Bang North West 2015: The Vikings Are Coming!

We promised you bigger and better and The Big Bang North West 2015 is going to be huge… so much …

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Fund a child to take the STEM trip of a lifetime!
April 27th 2015

Fund a child to take the STEM trip of a lifetime!

Can your company, organisation, trust or foundation help Beamont Collegiate Academy take children to Boston? It’s a STEM-sational opportunity to fund the thinkers …

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Picademy North Professional Development Day
April 26th 2015

Picademy North Professional Development Day

Discover the many ways in which the Raspberry Pi can be used in the classroom. Love teaching about computing using …

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