NEWS Winners of 2019 STEM Inspiration Awards announced


The winners of this year’s highly anticipated STEM Inspiration Awards were announced at a prestigious event held at the House of Lords on the 5th November. The awards celebrate those extraordinary


individuals and organisations who inspire young people to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Many of the winners are volunteers, passing on their own passion and expertise to students, encouraging them to take up STEM careers. Awarded by STEM Learning and sponsored by


UK Research and Innovation, the awards also recognise employers who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to STEM education and who have successfully embedded this within the culture of their organisation. Yvonne Baker, Chief Executive of STEM


Learning said: “I am delighted to celebrate some truly amazing people, all of whom work tirelessly to broaden the horizons of young people in the UK. In this year’s winners we have seen fantastic examples of schools, colleges and STEM employers working together. This collaboration is vital as it helps inspire the next generation of STEM professionals, highlighting the skills needed by students and the opportunities available to them in tomorrow’s STEM careers.” Vivienne Parry, UKRI Board member, said: “a


key part of UKRI’s mission is to inspire the next generation. In 15 years’ time I hope some of the UK’s most promising and exciting scientists and engineers will say they owe their career to a STEM Ambassador.” To celebrate their success, winners are invited to attend an exclusive visit to CERN, Switzerland


Southbank Centre’s Imagine Children's Festival returns and makes hundreds of children published authors


More than 1,400 primary school children from London and the south of England will become published authors through the Imagine a Story creative writing project, announced recently as part of Southbank Centre’s Imagine Children’s Festival. From 12 - 23 February 2020


the UK’s leading children’s festival, Imagine, returns to


Southbank Centre for its nineteenth year with twelve days of the highest- quality international performance, music, literature, comedy, creativity, parties, participation and free fun for children aged 0-11 and their grownups. The full programme will be announced on 2 December. Culminating at the festival is Imagine a Story: a nationwide creative writing


project provided for free to primary schools and teachers devised by Southbank Centre and delivered with author Sharna Jackson (High-Rise Mystery, Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week), illustrator Dapo Adeola (Look Up!; The Last Last Day of Summer) and Brixton-based publishers and founders of #BooksMadeBetter, Knights Of. In a giant ‘game of consequences’, each of the 33 participating schools –


from a state school in Herefordshire to an international school in Westminster – writes one chapter of a story, responding to a brief outlined by Jackson. Once compiled, the completed novel will be illustrated by Adeola and professionally printed and published by Knights Of. More than 1,400 children are taking part in the project from now until


Christmas. Each one of them becomes a published author, their names printed in the final book which will be on sale at the festival and provided for free to each participating school library. All children will also receive a free copy, and are invited to hear their story performed at Southbank Centre’s Imagine Children’s Festival in February.


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NewVIc launch series of classical study sessions bringing the ancient world to East London


King's College London and NewVIc have launched a bespoke series of exclusive classical study sessions with leading university professors. The course is designed exclusively for students on NewVIc's Honours Programme and is also available to a limited number of Year 11 students in the borough through their unique Schools Outreach programme. The course aims to support students with high academic potential from disadvantaged socio- economic backgrounds, by inspiring and engaging them in challenging topics often only taught in private schools. The sessions will be taught by senior lecturers from King's College London and will cover a range of topics including ancient literature, religion, theology, Persian history and philosophy. According to Carina Ancell, Curriculum Team Leader for Extended Studies,


Newham Sixth Form College "This is an exciting opportunity for academically talented students from NewVIc and Newham Schools to learn about the Classical world. It is a fantastic opportunity to explore life at a Russell Group university; an exclusive programme only available at NewVIc. We are extremely lucky to be working with King's College London to deliver these bespoke sessions year on year."


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thanks to the generous support of UK Research and Innovation. Winners will have the opportunity to see cutting edge science in action, as well as meet top engineers, technicians and physicists from across the facility.


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