The Oxford Trust : for Schools

SCHOOLS SUMMARY PAGE

SCHOOLS IN OXFORDSHIRE

The Oxford Trust supports primary and secondary schools in Oxfordshire by:

providing an interactive science gallery, Hands-On, for schools to visit
running innovative science and enterprise events for pupils and teachers at Science Oxford
offering a stimulating outreach programme of science shows, technology workshops and CPD training
enabling schools to make links with the local science, engineering and technology community and develop projects with them
providing information about resources and initiatives that encourage young people to consider further study and careers in science, engineering and technology

For more details of our current activities for Oxfordshire schools please use the left hand menu.

For more information about school membership and its benefits click here.

STEMPOINT – HELPING SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE PUPILS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHS (STEM)

The Oxford Trust holds the STEMPOINT contract for Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, providing brokerage services for STEM Enhancement and Enrichment (E&E). Through this we have a responsibility to provide all schools and colleges with impartial advice and guidance on a wide range of STEM E&E activities, helping them to identify which opportunities can best inspire their young people in STEM. This includes advice on activities listed in Shape the Future directories as well as other regional and local provision. For more information about the service we provide to schools please visit our STEMPOINT page.

The STEMPOINT contract is awarded by STEMNET. For more information, please refer to www.stemnet.org.uk

For more information on Shape the Future, please go here.

NEWS School News, All News

Primary Science Teaching Awards Deadline Extended until 30 September: Do you know any excellent teachers of primary science? Why not nominate them for one of the awards. There are five awards each of Ł1000 for the school and Ł1000 for the teacher plus a certificate ... >>>
Bayer Whacky Science - Ideas to Try at Home or in School: Whacky Science is a huge collection of activities that children can do at home or in school. There are teachers notes, resources and useful pdf worksheets for supporting school use, but all the ... >>>
Primary Science Quality Mark Award: The Primary Science Quality Mark Award pilot scheme was launched recently at the Science Learning Centre East of England. The award scheme will build on the successful model of Artsmark and ... >>>
New Association for Science Education UPD8 wikid KS3 course early bird offers: Do you want more engagement, understanding and skill development from your 11-14 course? Look no further than UPD8 - it's evolved! Themed units set science in dozens of relevant contexts, and ... >>>
Honda School of Dreams offering free pilot workshops: The School of Dreams programme has been created to help young people develop an understanding of the importance of pursuing their dreams. ... >>>

EVENTS Student and Teacher Events, All Events

16 Sep The Oxford Life Sciences Careers & Recruitment Fair 2008: More details will be released as they become available. ... >>>
18 Sep Another Kind of Silence: 5 star performance of Rachel Carson's courage in overcoming the opposition of government and industry to alert the world to the careless use of chemicals in our environment. Call Northmoor Trust ... >>>
28 Oct Why not Shape the Future? A-level Chemistry day: On Tuesday 28th October, IChemE is dedicating an afternoon of talks and demonstrations entitled 'whynot shape the future?' aimed at A level students to inform them of the benefits of a career in ... >>>
6 Dec Integrating citizenship, sustainability and eco schools into your school grounds: Middle Barton School, North Oxfordshire ... >>>