The following grant information might be of interest to
teachers and providers of activities on the STEM Directories.
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The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Grants for schools for mathematics enrichment activity
Do you teach mathematics to primary or secondary aged
pupils?
Would you like to organise enrichment and enhancement
activities to raise the profile and enjoyment of mathematics in your school?
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The Ri E&E grants scheme will make 72 grants of up to
£500 available to teachers of mathematics to choose activities from the STEM
Directories (www.stemdirectories.org.uk)
in the 2012-2013 academic year.
An exciting opportunity to initiate mathematics
enrichment and enhancement (E&E) activities in their schools and help
integrate E&E into their curricular practice. We welcome applications from
all schools, with preference being given to state-funded schools that have not
had external mathematics enrichment activities in the past two years.
Grants of up to £500 and guidance on choosing activities
listed in the online STEM Directories (www.stemdirectories.org.uk) are
being offered by the Royal Institution (Ri, www.rigb.org),
funded by The Clothworkers' Foundation. The scheme is designed to raise
awareness and use of enrichment activities and to support your professional
development, whilst enhancing the mathematical experience in your school.
There are a limited number of grants and these will be
allocated at two stages. The deadlines for applications are as follows:
Round 1: Wednesday, 26 September, 2012
Round 2: Friday, 30 November, 2012
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Summary
What is being offered:
. Grants of up to £500 for a mathematics E&E activity
for your school in 2012-2013, to be chosen from those listed at www.stemdirectories.org.uk .
. Consultancy and support on the choice of activities
during the application process, and on fostering related good practice.
In exchange you will be expected to:
. Provide feedback on the delivered activity and this
project.
. Engage in how learning from the experience can inform
and be sustained in your and your school's teaching.
Details on how to apply, grant entitlements and
expectations, are available by emailing maths@ri.ac.uk
.
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Kind regards,
Sarah
Sarah-Jane Lonsdale
Mathematics Assistant
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle
Street, London W1S 4BS
t. 020 7491 6530
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