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Parents can't answer 'Why is the sky blue?'
23 Aug 2010
Interesting feature regarding parents scientific knowledge
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22 July - It’s rocket science! Roma children launch red hot chilli peppers into orbit
22 Jul 2010
http://www.debp.co.uk/DEBP.asp?PID=28
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16 July - Bowmer & Kirkland event at Lees Brook School
16 Jul 2010
http://www.debp.co.uk/DEBP.asp?PID=28
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East Midlands students present ‘cracking ideas’, 12 July, Snibston Discovery Park, Leicestershire
08 Jul 2010
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Yvonne Baker appointed CEO of Myscience and Director of National Science Learning Centre
24 Jun 2010
STEMNET CEO will replace Professor Sir John Holman The Chief Executive of STEMNET, Yvonne Baker, a Chemical Engineer, is to replace Professor Sir John Holman on 1 October 2010 as Chief Executive of Myscience it was announced today (Tuesday 15 June).
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News from the National HE STEM Programme
17 Jun 2010
In March 2010, a total of seventy eight applications were made to the National HE STEM Programme’s Collaborative Practice Transfer Fund, which was issued to enable colleagues in HEFCE and HEFCW funded Higher Education Institutions to adopt tried and tested approaches, resources or ideas.
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Changes to qualifications and curriculum: iGCSEs get go-ahead; Rose Review scrapped
08 Jun 2010
The Government has today lifted the restrictions that stopped state schools offering iGCSE qualifications in key subjects. It has also announced its intention to include iGCSE results in school performance tables as soon as possible.
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Local Companies Support Business / Education Links
03 Jun 2010
East Midlands companies such as Tarmac, JCB, BAE Systems and Network Rail have been mentoring sixth form students from across the East Midlands in major science and engineering projects as part of the Engineering Education Scheme. A total of twenty one teams from across the East Midlands have laboured on their projects for 6 months and dedicated over 100 hours of work per student, including a three day period of research and development at a local university.