Analysing the work of the National STEM Centre
Posted on 12 March 2010
A £170,000 Government contract to evaluate the National STEM Centre has been awarded to the University’s Department of Educational Studies.
The £5m National STEM Centre opened last year and houses a collection of curriculum resources to help school teachers and lecturers engage young people in those subjects.
Our research will provide the best possible picture of how the Centre is being used
Professor Judith Bennett
Over the next three years University researchers will track how educators learn about the Centre, access its resources and use those materials to improve their lessons.
Professor Judith Bennett, Head of the Department of Educational Studies, said: “The National STEM Centre represents a significant investment in school education so it is important that its performance is closely monitored.
“Our research will provide the best possible picture of how the Centre is being used and will be an important tool that helps guide its future development.”
The National STEM Centre is funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Department for Children Schools and Families. It is housed in an extension to the National Science Learning Centre on the University campus.
The Centre’s resource collections are already available to people visiting in person and in future will also be accessible online.
Notes to editors:
- The Department of Educational Studies was ranked in the top ten in the country in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise and has particular expertise in the areas of language education, science education, and social justice.
- Find out more about the National STEM Centre at http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/.
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