STEMPOINT

TechFest-SetPoint has been awarded the STEMPOINT Brokerage contract for North East Scotland. Organisations holding STEMPOINT contracts aim to ensure that all young people, schools, and colleges in their area have easy access to STEM curriculum enhancement and enrichment activities and schemes.  They:
 

  • provide information on STEM schemes and activities available to you, including locally available schemes
  • work with you to understand the specific requirements of your school and students, and what kind of activity may be appropriate for you
  • based on a knowledge of the evaluation of activities, recommend specific activities to you or help you choose between various options
  • collect your feedback on activities and use this to help scheme providers improve their offerings
  • facilitate links with a contact or organisation best suited to meeting teachers’ specific needs    
  • help organise industry visits and placements for students and teachers
     

How do we do this? 

  • Visit the school to discuss current involvement in STEM enrichment and enhancement programmes.
  • Consider the goals decided by the school
  • Look at the options available in North East Scotland.
  • Keep in mind the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
  • Help teacheres to develop a comprehensive, well rounded programme that effectively complements the classroom teaching.

 

If you would like to find out how we can help your school,  please email stempoint@abdn.ac.uk or telephone 01224 274188. There is no charge for this service to schools!

In addition, we now have the facility to help with matters related to subject choice and careers information. We can attend your school's careers fair with a stall promoting STEM subjects – we have literature, posters and other information that may help support parents and children as they make the sometimes difficult choice of subjects at S2 or S4. If you would like us to assist in this way, please email stempoint@abdn.ac.uk or telephone 01224 274188. There is no charge for this service either!

Further information about the nationwide network of STEMPOINT contract holders can be found at www.stemnet.org.uk.