Northumberland STEM Networking from Newcastle College

15th Oct 2013

Attend the first Teacher Networking session in Northumberland. Click here to register.

Northumberland STEM Networking – Tuesday 15th October (16:00-18:00) – Northumberland CofE Academy, Ashington

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with other teachers, STEM Ambassadors and a wide range of enrichment providers and kick-start STEM enrichment in your school! We have a range of speakers from the STEM industry with lots of ways to get involved including:

• David Rogers – STEM Ambassadors, STEM Clubs and the STEM Advisory Network - http://stem-ncl.org/
• Jenni Butler – amazing opportunities with the Nuffield Research Placements - http://stem-ncl.org/nuffield/
• Dave Thomas – practical resources from the Royal Academy of Engineering - http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/
• Colin Wilkinson – using CREST in schools and how to get stuck in with the Big Bang Fair - http://www.coryluslearning.com/
• Krzysztof Dabrowski – Teacher’s Toolkit: all of Newcastle University’s enrichment in one place - http://toolkit.ncl.ac.uk/
• Nicole Sergeant – a STEM Ambassador now working in school to deliver their STEM enrichment
• Rhys Wilson – a STEM Ambassador’s take on a STEM project and the benefits it brings to all involved

Whether you’re a seasoned STEM veteran or have only just worked out what the acronym means this will be an informative and useful evening. Come along for the light refreshments, cake and free science dictionary – and leave with plenty of ways to get started with STEM and enthuse a future generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians!