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Leading STEM Futures through the Power of Maths
Part of the Empowering Educators CPD Programme - Secondary STEM
Developed and delivered in partnership with Cummins UK, and STEM Learning
Are you an existing/aspiring leader of STEM subjects in a Scottish secondary school?
Are you looking to modernise and contextualise how maths is delivered as part of the wider STEM movement within your school?
This innovative CPD course is designed to empower current and aspiring STEM leaders in secondary schools; appreciating that mathematics sits at the centre of our STEM curriculum and underpins STEM industry. Through a rich blend of hands-on learning, collaboration, and STEM sector engagement, the programme will deepen understanding of how maths drives innovation across all STEM fields: from science and engineering, to manufacturing and medicine, computing and life sciences to green energy. As part of a Micro-Team, two to four teachers per school - representing a spread of STEM subjects - will take part in this course, driving genuine and impactful change across their full STEM curriculum, completing a change project and reporting on its success.
Why Join This Course?
Scotland's economy is rapidly evolving, with key growth sectors in STEM driving national and global change. Yet, many learners fail to see the vital role that maths plays in these industries. This course addresses that gap by equipping teachers with the knowledge, tools, and partnerships needed to bring the relevance of maths alive in the classroom and to lead change within their schools.
Course Highlights
- Collaborative Leadership Development: Connect with fellow educators leading STEM across partnership schools to share strategies, resources, and challenges.
- Industry & Sector Engagement: Gain direct insight into how maths is used in real STEM careers through engagement with industry partners, colleges (FE), and universities (HE).
- Curriculum Enrichment: Learn how to integrate practical, cross-disciplinary STEM contexts into maths teaching — from coding and data science to energy systems and biomedicine.
- Upskilling Across Disciplines: Enhance your ability to support colleagues across science, technology, engineering, and maths departments with an integrated, future-facing approach.
- Hands-On Learning Experiences: Discover ready-to-use classroom activities that bring maths to life and align with real-world STEM applications.
- Alignment with National Priorities: Support your school’s development plans and Scotland’s STEM education strategy by strengthening the link between education and economic opportunity.
Who Should Attend?
This programme has space for ten schools to take part across the academic year 25/26. Each school should be represented by 2 to 4 teachers who will attend all CPD sessions, this Micro-Team should be made up of:
- Secondary teachers of STEM subjects with leadership responsibilities or ambitions
- STEM subject leads or coordinators
- Teachers seeking to build interdisciplinary STEM capacity in their schools
- Educators passionate about connecting curriculum to real-world impact
Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the pivotal role of maths knowledge, skills and applications in STEM careers and innovations
- Be equipped to lead change and promote STEM collaboration in their school
- Have access to a network of peers, partners, and resources that extend beyond the classroom
- Feel confident embedding contextual, hands-on STEM experiences into the maths curriculum
- Be able to inspire learners by linking maths to Scotland’s future-focused industries
Course components
Application Information
By completing an application, you are accepting all of the following terms and conditions:
- Applicants must be current teachers in Scotland, GTCS registered and PVG scheme members
- Ten schools across Scotland will take part and places are awarded by a judging team and their decision is final
- Applicants must provide personal data which will be securely stored by TEAS; successful applicant data will be stored for up to 12 months after the programme is complete, applicants not chosen will have their data deleted immediately
- Applicants must have the approval and supporting statement of their Headteacher to participate in this course
- Successful applicants will commit to attending all face-to-face and in-person classes/sessions listed in the programme timeline and accept that low attendance may result in their withdrawal from the course
- Successful applicants will take part in evaluation activity to assess the impact of the programme
- Successful applicants consent to video/photography and its use to promote and celebrate the programme
- Applicants accept that completing the application process in no way guarantees their selection for the programme
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