The STEM Teacher Summer School is a collaborative four-day residential summer school for teachers from 23rd – 26th August 2016.
The STEM focussed programme is delivered by Imperial College London, Kings College London and the Royal Veterinary College and will provide teachers with the opportunity to visit each institution for a day, receive advice and guidance on accessing competitive universities and give an insight into the Sutton Trust student summer school experience.
There are 50 places available in 2016 and we are looking for teachers from non-selective state maintained schools, colleges, sixth-forms or academies across the UK.
The STEM teacher Summer School will give teachers the opportunity to:
- Attend bespoke academic sessions on STEM subjects including Engineering, Biology and Pharmacy
- Attend workshops delivered by admissions staff on accessing highly competitive universities
- Receive advice on writing good references and personal statements including access to a structured system to take back to your school (CPD accredited)
- Gain a better understanding of the Sutton Trust student summer school recruitment process to improve their pupil’s chances of gaining a place.
- Build a network of contacts from across the UK and hear best practice from high performing schools.
Participation is free of charge and includes all meals, evening activities and accommodation. Reasonable travel expenses will also be covered.
Eligibility and application
The Sutton Trust STEM Teacher Summer School is open to any *teacher currently working with Year 9 – 12 students at state maintained schools or colleges in the UK
*Please note: We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT), PGCE, Teach First, Researchers In Schools and Schools Direct graduates.
Criteria for eligibility
Essential:
We expect all teachers to meet the following three criterions:
• Work in a non-selective state maintained school/college, sixth-form or academy
• Specialism: Teach or be responsible for a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) subject.
Desirable:
• Direct contact with, or responsibility for, Year 11/12 students
• School: To be from schools / colleges with low or average levels of attainment AND / OR low or average levels of progression to leading universities
• Location: Work in an area with low levels of progression to university AND / OR high levels of disadvantage. We will use your school postcode to asses this criteria. (For more information on the process see http://www.hefce.ac.uk/sas/)
In order to reach as many schools and colleges as possible, we are inviting schools to nominate just one teacher in the first instance. The teacher summer school is designed for staff from across the UK and we are actively seeking applicants from outside of London.
Applications are open now!
To apply please fill in the application form.
Applications close at midnight on Friday May 20th.
Want to know more?
Teachers will be resident at Halls of Residence at Kings College London. Please visit their webpages for additional information and FAQ’s
If you have looked at the website but still have questions, or would like to talk to a member of the team, please see details below on how to contact us:
Imperial College London
Email: outreach@imperial.ac.uk
Tweet: @icoutreach
Kings College London
Email: suttontrust@kcl.ac.uk
Tweet: @kclwp