In this out and about blog, Rachel Emmerson and Alice White, Science Museum Group Academy and Resources Developers, visited the Discover Children’s Story Centre in Stratford, London.
Our blog is written by practitioners, for practitioners, to reflect on what research into STEM engagement means for our day-to-day practice.
For this year’s World Book Day, we take a look at some children’s storybooks with inspiring links to our Science Museum Group museums.
British Science Week (8th-17th March 2024) is fast approaching and as ever, the Science Museum Group Academy has your back if you’re looking for ideas to spark your learners’ enthusiasm, curiosity and sense of wonder.
Jonathan Long shares his experience and challenges of developing an activity trail for the Science Museum to engage audiences with coding and computing.
As the weather gets colder what better excuse is there than to keep warm and explore the science at home, at school or out and about with our fun and playful STEM activities.
Eileen Perrie, Engagement and Programming Manager at Locomotion, shares the experience of Locomotion’s partnership with Greenfield Academy to support their careers learning.
Whether they come as part of an educational group, with their family or as independent visitors, teenagers are an important audience to inspire and engage. Here we share some of our top tips for engaging young people, as advised by young people themselves.
To get into the Halloween spirit, the Science Museum Group Academy team have added some spooky twists to resources that you can try at home.
In this ‘Out and about’ blog, Pete Jeffrey-Bourne, Science Museum Group Academy Resource Developer, pays a visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds. He shares how the experience encouraged science talk and helps visitors link STEM to their everyday lives.
In this ‘Out and About’ blog, Rachel Emmerson, Science Museum Group Academy Resource developer visited the Young V&A museum.
Careers guidance and education doesn’t need to be limited to the classroom. Here we share our experience and top tips for supporting groups to discuss and explore careers as part of a museum visit.
Jess Sashaw, SMG Academy Programme Leader, shares her experience of developing a series of self-led training videos for teachers and group leaders.