Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith is an award-winning teacher and leader with a passion for supporting those who work with children and young people. As Director of One Life Learning, Fiona works with schools and trusts, professional learning providers and edtech companies.
At the heart of effective STEAM leadership lie the strategic decisions that shape what STEAM…
Cristina Balbas is the co-founder of Escuelab, a Spanish social enterprise that provides access to practical, interactive scientific education. Escuelab promotes research vocations and helps children develop skills for the future. Aside from founding Escuelab, Cristina has a PhD in Molecular Biomedicine and is also trained in early childhood education. Cristina is passionate about developing skills for…
Our exclusive STEAM webinar has now ended, but you'll be able to view the webinar highlights shortly, as well as more blog and video content to support your lessons. Enjoy webinar highlights from: Tim Peake, British ESA Astronaut Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO of Stemettes Marsha Ivins, NASA Astronaut Alistair Bryce-Clegg, Early Years Consultant Simon Hunt, Primary…
We met with Marsha Ivins to find out what it takes to become a NASA astronaut.
Marsha Ivins was just ten years old when the first US astronauts went into space. As an avid reader of science fiction, she was fascinated. Despite concerns that ‘all the cool stuff in space was going to be done’…
Our free Global STEAM webinar will take place on Thursday 3rd February at 7:30 pm GMT, and it will be available to access for 7 days after at your leisure.
Find out more and register here
Learn more about our panellists and discover why they’re excited to be part of our webinar in the videos below.…
If you’re not sure what STEAM is, how to teach it, or why teaching STEAM is important for the future, you’ve come to the right place. STEAM is a learning approach that uses science, technology, engineering, arts and maths to develop children into curious learners, creative problem solvers and critical thinkers. For many educators and…
STEAM in the Early Years: Creating Curious Learners Through Play.
Alistair is an award-winning early years author, blogger, product designer and advocate of play.
One of the reasons that I have spent the past 30 years working in early years education is that my days have been filled with the joy of random questions…
The gender gap in the science and tech industries is clear: despite making up half of the workforce, women hold only 26% of jobs in STEM industries[1]. The good news is that the number of women entering STEM careers is increasing year-on-year, and predictions forecast almost 30% of core-STEM roles will be held by women…
Inspiring young people to take up STEAM subjects is essential for building the workforce of the future and thriving economies worldwide.
While the global drive to be greener, healthier and more resilient continues, so too does the lack of skilled people able to fulfil the ever-growing number of STEM jobs roles[1].
The good news is…
STEAM-powered learning in early years education is embedded in play, exploration, curiosity, observation and questioning.
How children feel about themselves as learners is intrinsic to their success. Not just in the early years, but for their lifelong learning journey.
In this article, Alistair Bryce-Clegg tells us that arguably, how we support children to learn is…