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Your June newsletter
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Welcome to your June STEM update!
As we celebrate Volunteers' Week, we want to thank you for inviting our dedicated STEM Ambassadors into your classrooms.
Remember, our ambassadors are completely free of charge, ready to bring real-world science and tech straight to your pupils at no cost to your school.
This month, your collaboration has sparked incredible breakthroughs and inspired thousands of young minds.
Inside this edition, you will find inspiring school success stories, upcoming workshops, and free teaching resources. Thank you for partnering with us to ignite vital curiosity in the next generation. Dive in, get inspired, and let’s keep transforming STEM education together!
With best wishes
The See Science team
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Greenpower Goblins at Renishaw, Miskin
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Saturday 30th May saw the Welsh regional finals of the Greenpower Goblins event at Renishaw , Miskin. Greenpower Education Trust is a UK based charity which gets young people enthusiastic about science and engineering by challenging them to design, build and race an electric car. They supply age appropriate Kit Cars, which can be built in school, college or elsewhere and raced at motorsport venues at Greenpower organised events. The Greenpower challenge uses the excitement of motorsport to inspire young people to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).
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This extremely popular 3-day non-residential programme is aimed at AS students who are considering pursuing a physics degree.
This free event will take place on Monday 6 – Wednesday 8 July 2026 at Cardiff University School of Physics and Astronomy. A more detailed programme will be released closer to the time, but will include talks, lectures and workshops delivered by staff and students from the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Cardiff University 2026 AS Summer Programme
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Lectures and workshops will be targeted at AS level (Year 12) students and provide an insight into Physics beyond A-level, such as:
Gravitational Waves
Astronomy and Cosmology
Medical Physics
Nanophysics
Semiconductor technology
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ICE Cymru:
Engineering Team Challenge
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Engineering Team Challenge is an event aimed at enthusiastic 16 – 18 year olds interested in pursuing a STEMM related career. Schools/teams compete to fulfil a STEMM related task with the best schools/teams being awarded prizes.
When is it being held?
- Cardiff – Thursday October 1st, Vindico Arena
- Carmarthen – Friday October 2nd, Carmarthen Quins Rugby Club
- Newport – Tuesday October 6th, Alway Centre
- Swansea – Thursday October 8th, Waterfront Community Church
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To register your interest please contact Benjamin Church or Aaisha Baig on the details below.
benjamin.church@atkinsrealis.com
aaisha.baig@geoquip-marine.com
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I'm a Scientist Get Me Out of Here!!!!!!!
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Through live, text-based Chats, students engage in authentic conversations with
scientists. They discover more about what a career science looks like and the current research taking place.
We would love to see more Welsh schools involved engaging with scientists in this fun format.
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This immersive week is designed to give you a real taste of university-level physics and the diverse research areas we explore.
Key Information:
- Dates: Monday 22 June – Friday 26 June
- Swansea University Physics Department
- Application Deadline: Friday 12 June
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Download and complete the application form, and return it to Dr Sarah Roberts
(s.g.roberts@swansea.ac.uk) by Friday 12 th June.
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Work Experience at Swansea University Physics Dept.
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Work Experience Week at Swansea University Physics Department
- Monday 22 June – Friday 26 June
Are you a Year 12 or 13 student curious about the world of physics and scientific research? Join us for an exciting 5-day work experience programme at Swansea University’s Physics Department!
What to Expect:
- Hands-on astronomy: Use robotic telescopes to observe celestial objects.
- Cutting-edge technology: Spend a day at our state-of-the-art semiconductor facility on Bay Campus
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Our professional learning courses aim to support you and your school by:
- Providing resources and learning for practitioners to help focus on emerging technological priorities
- Increasing your awareness and understanding of the impact of generative AI
- Enhancing your professional understanding through hands-on sessions
- Developing your skills, knowledge and pedagogy in relation to computing and digital
- Providing guidance around progression and how to teach key curriculum aspects in the classroom
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Teaching Digital with Confidence
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Through a range of professional learning courses, teaching resources and wider support, we are supporting Wales-based primary and secondary schools to help increase practitioner confidence and understanding of computing and digital skills development in line with the Curriculum for Wales and the Digital Competence Framework (DCF).
Funded by Welsh Government, it equips practitioners to better plan and realise learning effectively by making strong digital learning connections across the Curriculum for Wales, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), coding and computational thinking.
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CREST Teacher Focus Group
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CREST Awards would like to invite a sample of educators who have delivered CREST Awards
in the last three years
to share their stories as part of the CREST Awards evaluation taking place this academic year.
What are we discussing?
We’d like to hear your stories of delivering CREST. What were the highlights? The barriers? What was the impact on your young people?
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What’s in it for you?
A chance to have your voice heard and contribute to our
CREST evaluation
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You will also receive:
· a free ticket to our online
Engage Teacher Conference
(all sessions) 8 – 19 June 2026
· a £25 Amazon voucher.
When
We will be running two focus groups, one for primary educators and one for secondary educators. Both sessions will be online Microsoft Teams webinars.
Primary educators – Tuesday 2 June 2026, 4 – 5 PM
Secondary educators – Thursday 4 June 2026, 4 – 5 PM
Next steps
If you would like to express your interest in taking part, please complete this expression of interest form
Expression of interest form
You also have the opportunity to share your views on CREST in our teacher questionnaire, to be in with a chance of winning a £25 Amazon voucher:
CREST Award teacher evaluation questionnaire
If you have any questions, get in touch with us at
crest@britishscienceassociation.org
with the subject:
CREST
Evaluation: Teacher focus groups
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Boosting Science Education in Wales Conference
- South Wales. 30 June
- North Wales 3 July
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We are really excited to be joining forces with IOP once again, as part of our Boosting Science Education in Wales programme, to bring you our annual science day conference. The day will be filled with three hands-on workshops, plenty of networking time and of course a free lunch!e text here
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This is a fully funded event aimed at secondary science teachers, technicians and subject leads. As part of the Boosting Science Education in Wales programme we are able to offer bursaries for teachers and technicians working in Wales to attend.
It is going to be great day filled with lots of hands-on science. Book your place below
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4th June
AI Awareness Day is a nationwide day for schools, students, and parents to explore AI together. Their goal is to create a unified moment where the entire education community comes together to engage positively and critically with AI — preparing the next generation for a world increasingly shaped by intelligent technology.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming necessary in many areas of life, from healthcare to entertainment.
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4th June
Biomedical Science Day aims to raise public and professional awareness about the critical contributions of biomedical science in diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases through laboratory testing and research.
Since it began in 2017, Biomedical Science Day has grown into the largest awareness campaign for our profession, with hundreds of events taking place across the UK and millions of people reached online.
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22nd - 28th June
This collection includes some activities for primary and secondary aged pupils which can be used to support Insect Week organised by the Royal Entomological Society as an annual celebration of the ‘little things that run the world’ encouraging people of all ages to learn more about insects.
Included are materials to support with surveying and tracking the insects in your area, as well as resources to promote discussion around the topic of 'Would you eat insects?'.
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30th June
On 30th June in 1908 the largest asteroid in recorded history smashed into Earth in Siberia. This date is now used as an opportunity to highlight the risks of asteroids to equipment in space and the Earth; and their positive effects such as their role in the formation of the solar system and asteroid impact sites providing precious metals.
This selection of activities cover all ages and look at how to survive on Earth after an asteroid impact as well as investigations into how speed affects crater size.
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