1. STEM Club Connecting Teachers Event

2. Aims of the session To demonstrate the Lego League programmable robots To share creative ideas from your STEM Club To gather ideas from others To build an action plan for your STEM Club

3. Why run a STEM Club?

4. The Big Issues -Recruitment and Retention -Finance -Activities -Staff and Support

5. Activities

6. 2 Year Plan – Year 1 Autumn Main theme – Lego League Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – Think Tank Event – First Lego League Competition Spring Main Theme - Space Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – National Space Centre Event – Primary School Mission to Mars Summer Main theme – Individual Projects/Investigations Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – Snibston Event – STEM Club Science Fair Celebration

7. 2 Year Plan – Year 2 Autumn Main theme – Lego League Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – Think Tank Event – First Lego League Competition Spring Main Theme – Y6 G&T Project Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – Local Primary School visit Event – STEM Olympics Summer Main theme – STEM Careers/STEM Ambassadors Ice Breakers/one-offs Trip – Natural History Museum Event – STEM Careers Presentations

8. Lego League

9. Team work Competitive Whole term project Collaboration

10. STEM Olympics Team work Collaboration Inspiring Wider school community Establish links

11. STEM Ambassadors

12. Free Engaging Meet the scientists/engineers Easy to set up One-off

13. Staff and Support

14. Cross curriculum Sixth form enrichment programme Past STEM members – Y10/11 Network meetings STEM Ambassadors

15. Recruitment and Retention

16. STEM Science Fair Caludon Plan

17. Finance

18. Writing an action plan can help formalise ideas, it makes you feel more organised and can help you focus your energy to get your STEM club moving Action Planning

19. Any Questions? Don’t be afraid to get in touch…… stmcmanusv@caludon.co.uk stmillerl@caludon.co.uk stcollinsons@caludon.co.uk