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Collections of CPD, resources, information and advice to support primary teachers and school leaders in narrowing the attainment gap in STEM, and identifying some effective ways to engage and inspire pupils to STEM subjects.

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Andrea Mapplebeck from Formative Education Limited explains the importance of feedback, and how to ensure it's specific, accurate and helpful for students and teachers...

In our online course Planning for Learning: Formative Assessment, identifying and planning for misconceptions is explored as a key feature of effective teaching.

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Protecting our Planet Day took place 30 November 2023!

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What happened during POP23?

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Discover how going into space is protecting our planet with a live-link up from the European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation in Italy.

POP23 presenters will be live at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, exploring our incredible ecosystems through interactive spaces and places.

Live session introduction from experts on the RRS Sir David Attenborough,  one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world.

Exclusive live session with Planet Earth III producers featuring stories from the current series on the adaptive ability to nature.

Going live with those closer to home with the Living Earth/Living Wales project and the recent research by Boaty McBoatface around the UK coastline.

Beam in live to the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project in Cornwall for an interactive, live streamed primary school session.

Meet the Co-Founder of the first UK team to win the £1m Earthshot Prize, the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, launched by the Prince of Wales and Sir David Attenborough. 

Meet hidden heroes already working on innovations and research in the UK.  Learn about their journeys from studying STEM subjects to protecting our planet.

Hear an awesome STEM backstory with Meganne Christian - from studying science to becoming a scientist out in Antarctica to being selected to join the ESA astronaut class of 2022.

Join in the STEM CLUBS HOUR finale from Dynamic Earth  with a huge range of inspirational climate change resources from ESERO-UK and our supporters. 

A new TWILIGHT FOR TEACHERS session by the Natural History Museum, introducing the new initiative, the National Education Nature Park.

Hear from ESA and the international humanitarian community how satellite data plays a huge role in the rapid response to major disaster situations and helps save lives.

Protecting our Planet day is full of exciting activities and expert discussions. POP23 highlights included:

What were the highlights of POP23?

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Young people and educators got involved in a day full of sessions. 

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Schools participated in STEM Clubs Hour with schools nationwide and ran climate change activities after school.

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Learn about the partners of POP - ESERO-UK and STEM Learning - plus contributors and supporters.

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Protecting Our Planet Day is an official event run by ESERO-UK and STEM Learning, funded by the European Space Agency. 

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