STEM Events Calendar

There are many exciting STEM opportunities going on throughout the year, from inter-schools competitions to engineering challenges supported by STEM Industry through to National Science Fairs and Roadshows.

Please have a look at the calendar below to see what inspires you to get involved in the next year.

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Remember 2009/2010 brings us the International Year of BioDiversity, The Big Bang In Manchester , Engineering Your Future 2009 and a whole host of exciting STEM activity - So either click on the activity you are interested in and GET INVOLVED or contact us to find out how!

	What's on in 2009?
September 2009
28th September - 9th October	ECITB Roadshow	The ‘Construct your life/Engineer your future’ ECITB Roadshow will be visiting selected schools in the North West again this year. This fun theatrical STEM roadshow, funded by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board is visiting a range of schools to promote careers, opportunities and routes into the industry. The ‘Construct your life/Engineer your future’ ECITB Roadshow will be visiting selected schools in, or near, your area between the 14th September and 5th December. Find out more here. Return to calendar
October 2009
5th to 11th October	Learn to Sign Week	During the first week of October every year, the British Deaf Association (BDA) run a campaign throughout the United Kingdom to encourage the public to join in, enjoy themselves and learn British Sign Language (BSL). STEM ideas to link in with Learn to Sign week could be: Anatomy, Different Methods and the History of Communication or even how different animals or insects communicate. For more information look at the British Deaf Association website here. Return to calendar
4th to 10th October	World Space Week	Why not trying looking at the National Space Centre website for a range of activity to do this week? More information about their on-line resources and outreach programmes can be found here. Return to calendar
4th October	World Animal Day	Why not book a day at the excellent World Horse Welfare Penny Farm. Primary STEM activities include: looking at horse nutrition, welfare, calculation/maths activities,weights and measure of both animals and feed plus extension activities involving habitats and minibeasts. Click here to find out how to contact them. Return to calendar
7th October	Engineering Education Scheme Launch	To find out more about the Engineering Education Scheme in the Northwest please click here. The EES scheme is part of the Engineering Development Trust's range of excellent STEM enrichement programmes. EES is for KS4 but other programmes cover KS3 through to KS5 and Year in Industry opportunities. Return to calendar
9th October	Engineering Your Future Day	Find out more about Engineering, the routes into Engineering and the exciting Career opportunities available. For +16 students only. View the 2009 EYF Brochure here Return to calendar
19th to 25th October	National Baking Week	Look out for a brand new website for Primary which gives your lots of teacher resources for healthy eating and science activities. www.nationalbakingweek.com Why not get involved in Lancashire Education Business Partnerships Young Chef competition or get a STEM Ambassador from the Food Industry into your lessons to enrich your curriculum whilst you are at it! Return to calendar
19th to 23rd October	National Film Week	http://www.nsfw.org/ National Schools Film Week (NSFW) provides teachers and their students the opportunity to see a wide range of films at local cinemas entirely free-of-charge. From major urban centres to small towns, NSFW extends education into local cinemas, giving teachers the opportunity to use the power of film to cover many different subjects. Banish that stereotypical view of Scientists, Engineers and Mathematicians - Get a STEM Ambassador into your school who works in the film industry or creative and media fields! Contact us for further information here. Return to calendar
November 2009
6th November	Engineering Your Future Day	Find out more about Engineering, the routes into Engineering and the exciting Career opportunities available. For +16 students only. View the 2009 EYF Brochure here Return to calendar
16th to 20th November	Anti-Bullying Cyber Theme	Why not compliment anti-bullying week with a look at the guidelines and policies in place to protect people against bullying and other descriminatory issues in the workplace? STEM Ambassadors could help, contact us for more information. Return to calendar
16th to 22nd November	Global Entrepreneurship Week	Global Entrepreneurship Week is a shining example of Britain leading the world in enterprise and innovation. At this time of unprecedented global change, I congratulate everyone involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week for encouraging people and countries to work together to find new ways to succeed.” Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, November 2008 Contact us for opportunties to embrace entrepreneurship with a STEM focus. Return to calendar

December 2009
		Why not contact us to find out about Festive Themed STEM Activity? Or book a session with Global Renewables to look at recycling and link it to the increased waste generated this Yuletide? Contact us to find out more. Return to calendar
	What's on in 2010?
January 2010
ALL YEAR	International Year of Biodiveristy (IYB)	The United Nations declared the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) global initiative, with the following aims: To increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity for our well being. To halt the loss of biodiversity, which is currently up to 100 times greater than the natural rate of extinction. Find out more about STEM enhancement activities you can run with a Biodiversity theme at the IYB uk website which is hosted by the National History Museum. Return to calendar
29th January	STEP into the NHS Competition	Aimed at Years 8 and 9, the Step into the NHS competition supports the non-statutory framework for careers education. There are also strong links to programmes of study for PSHE, citizenship and English. Find out more at the nhs careers website. Return to calendar
February 2010
	London Fashion Week	To find out more about London Fashion week go to http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/ Why not look at links to SMART materials or technical textiles to develop a STEM project based around fashion week? Return to calendar
22nd - 28th Feb	Student Volunteering Week 2010	Student Volunteering Week was established in 2001, and raises the national profile of Further and Higher Education student volunteering. Lancashire Education Business Partnership holds the VInvolved contract, to find out more click here. There are a wide range of volunteer opportunities based in the STEM sector, so find out more about STEM whilst making a different to your community. Return to calendar
March 2010
4th March	World Book Day	Keep an eye out at http://www.worldbookday.com/ as the site will shortly be revamped for 2010. Chose a book with a STEM theme, look at the applications to the real world and why not undertake a hands on STEM activity with support from a real life Scientist to add to the learning experience! Contact us to find out how. Return to calendar
11th to 13th March	The Big Bang Central Manchester	Build it. Ride it. Film it. Play it. You can do it all at The Big Bang! From gadgets to goo, farming to fashion, space to surgery; we’ve got it all covered. You’ll be amazed at just how much science and engineering affects your life, your world and your future. Be wowed by experiments, explosions, simulators and shows – you might even meet a celebrity or two. Quiz scientists and engineers about their jobs and discover the perfect career for you. chat with finalists of the National Science and Engineering Competition and get inspired to enter next year It’s free. It’s Fun. It’s for everyone. If your teacher can't bring you, come with family & friends instead! Click here to find out more and register for regular updates on what is coming to the BIG BANG. Return to calendar
13th March	National Primary Engineer Finals @ The Big Bang	The Primary Engineer national finals have moved from the previous annual December date to 13th March 2010 to enable pupils, teachers and parents to be part of the BIG BANG fair. For more information click here Return to calendar
12th to 21st March	National Science and Engineering Week	National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is a ten day programme of science, engineering and technology events and activities across the UK aimed at people of all ages. The theme this year will be ‘Earth’. This coud be anything from Earth's amazing phenomenon, Earth and it's wildlife, Earth's place in the Universe and People and the Earth. The British Science Association who co-ordinate NSEW have a website located here. Return to calendar
April 2010
	National Pet Month	National Pet month for 2010 could be the basis for a wide range of STEM activity; looking at animal health, why certain animals do certain jobs, mini-beasts or even the STEM professions associated with pet welfare. More information can be found here. If you would like to talk to us about getting a STEM Professional into your school, be it a vetinary surgeon, a farmer, a pet food manufacturer or even a horse welfare officer please give us a call! Return to calendar
During Easter Holidays	The SmallPeice Trust Residential Courses	The Smallpeice Trust provides exciting programmes to promote engineering careers to young people. They run STEM sessions and residential engineering courses. STEM sessions take place in-school and provide a short introduction for Year 8 and 9 students into creative thinking and problem solving. Students work together in small teams on ‘design and make’ projects. 4-day residential courses at universities take students interest in engineering a step further by exploring specific areas such as Biomedical Engineering or Supercomputing in Engineering. Residential course occur over Easter and Summer holidays and are for Year 8 to 12. Find out more NOW! Return to calendar
26th April	FREE Sustainability Teacher Workshops	GroundWork Pennine Lancashire are offering Free Sustainability Workshops. To apply or to find out more click here.
May 2010
11th to 17th May	Children's Book Week
18th May	National Electronics Week	Need help in teaching electronics, or would like some enhancement opportunities to highlight the STEM career opportunites in this field? The look no further and contact us at Lancashire Education Business Partnership. Return to calendar
June 2010
5th June	World Environment Day	World Environment Day (WED), commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. Why not get involved with Carbon Reduction / Energy projects with either Global Renewables Waste Recycling Projects (Primary), Lancashire Wildlife Trust or United Untilities Climate Change Project (KS2 upwards) Return to calendar
21st to 25th June	LLoyds TSB National Schools Sports Week	After a successful week in 2009, National Schools Sports week is back in 2010. The Youth Sport Trust and Lloyds TSB provided teachers with free resources; including teacher packs, great prizes, and visits from British Olympians and Paralympians to help inspire pupils in sport and physical activity. For further information take a look at the School Sport Week website. Return to calendar
21st to 27th June	National Insect Week	Take part in insect surveys and enter the photgraphic competition for 2010's National Insect Week. A range of resources and ideas can be found at the NIW website. What to do this week: Why not book a session at United Utilities Worthington Lakes facility to undertake their Climate Change project looking at biodiversity and minibeasts? From KS2 onwards. Return to calendar
23rd to 24th June	Employment Week	To conincide with Employment Week 2010, have you thought about undertaking themed sessions in school looking at local STEM employment opportunities or even work-life preparation exercises and STEM interview techniques for your pupils? Contact us here to find out more. Return to calendar
July 2010
Throughout the summer holidays	The SmallPeice Trust Residential Courses	The Smallpeice Trust provides exciting programmes to promote engineering careers to young people. They run STEM sessions and residential engineering courses. STEM sessions take place in-school and provide a short introduction for Year 8 and 9 students into creative thinking and problem solving. Students work together in small teams on ‘design and make’ projects. 4-day residential courses at universities take students interest in engineering a step further by exploring specific areas such as Biomedical Engineering or Supercomputing in Engineering. Residential course occur over Easter and Summer holidays and are for Year 8 to 12. Find out more NOW! Return to calendar
August 2010
Through August	UCLAN Summer Schools	The University of Central Lancashire offers a wide range of STEM related summer schools and extended school activities. Watch this space for more information as it becomes available. Return to calendar
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