The BCA STEM Centre is a brand new STEM facility at @BCAWarrington. Home of @FabLabWarrBCA, @ComputingHubMW @SLPMerseyside @DojoWarrington. Open Mon to Sat.
Warrington, UK.
Joined October 2015
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BCA STEM Centre retweeted
Fantastic #engineering opportunity for @BCAWarrington #STEM pupils! 20 week project with @JacobsConnects for 6 outstanding young #engineers – at Leigh, England
#EDT Industrial Cadets #BronzeProject Initial planning meeting today with @JacobsConnects and some of the team from @BCAWarrington at @FablabWarrBCA. Some amazing ideas already and off to a great start! #Warrington #enrichment #futureengineers @TCATchallenge @ChrisHillidge
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
#EDT Industrial Cadets #BronzeProject Initial planning meeting today with @JacobsConnects and some of the team from @BCAWarrington at @FablabWarrBCA. Some amazing ideas already and off to a great start! #Warrington #enrichment #futureengineers @TCATchallenge @ChrisHillidge
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🎄Year 3 are very proud of their wall display showcasing their @microbit_edu animated Christmas decorations 🎄
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Another amazing opportunity for the NW young people who want to try some incredible STEM sessions for Free! @BCAWarrington – at Leigh, England
The Norths biggest FREE regular #STEM event for children is back on Saturday 3rd February! CoderDojo with #code #drones #stopmotionanimation #Minecraft #crazyscience
At @BCA_STEM and @BCAWarrington. Get your tickets now!!
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@TCATchallenge @ChrisHillidge
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I was talking to an industry/AI leader last month who said that education is broken, but it will need to fail completely before we can rebuild it fit for purpose.
I wonder if we will reach that point?
Change ‘is urgently needed to address an overloaded curriculum, disproportionate exam burden and declining opportunities to study creative and technical subjects’, says @Lords11to16Ed chair as report calls for 11-16 education reform
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'Scrapping key stage 3 SATs, science tests for year 6 pupils and abandoning subject-level inspection have resulted in a “significant de-emphasis” of the subject, Ofsted’s chief has warned following the release of PISA results'
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This is such a great project that hundreds of Warrington children will get to experience in the #Fablab. – at Leigh, England
First session with group 2 from @AppletonThorn Primary School and they were amazing! Can’t wait to have them back in @FablabWarrBCA next week to complete their birdboxes. @ChrisHillidge @TCATchallenge @BCAWarrington
#warrington #fablab #woodwork #designandtechnology
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
In @FablabWarrBCA you can create and produce objects, materials and electronics with cutting-edge technology! With our #3Dprinting, #CNC, #Cricut, #vinylcutter, #kiln, #BrazingHearth, #sandcastingBay, #lasercutting, #computeraideddesign, #woodworking and #metalworking tools.
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
Just some of the amazing Christmas craft going on in the @BCAWarrington Saturday Club at @FablabWarrBCA this morning! @TCATchallenge
#Christmas #craft #enrichment #warrington #FutureMakers @BCA_Transition @ChrisHillidge
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In my experience, we are also losing experienced teachers at unprecedented rates too. I'm seeing STEM teachers leaving in their droves across the NW. It isn't sustainable.
Teacher recruitment stats are out, and it's bleak
⬇️ Just half of required secondary teachers recruited
🥎 Targets only met in PE, classics and history
🧮 Just 17% of target met in physics, recruitment worse in maths, English and chemistry
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BCA STEM Centre retweeted
Great to talk #partnerships with @AlisonMPeacock and @ChristinaAstin this morning. Meaningful #collaboration between #education professionals is always beneficial. Thanks for the invite Christina! – at Leigh, England
Happy Partnerships Week 2023!
This week I'm sharing lots of ideas & resources, with a daily vlog addressing some of the important questions about school partnerships.
📽️Today's vlog is about MEASURING IMPACT.
#powerofpartnerships #PartnerChat
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BCA STEM Centre retweeted
We have some fantastic young scientists in our @TCATchallenge Primary schools!
Can't wait to see these kits in action!
@theASE – at Warrington, England
Lots of lovely science equipment being loaned to one of our primary schools to support the delivery of their science curriculum. Get in touch for more information about our primary science kit loan scheme. @TCATchallenge @GtSankeyPrimary @ChrisHillidge @NW_LP @SILPrimary
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Just chatting to my sister, who is also a science teacher. 4 science teachers out of her department of 8 are leaving the profession before next Easter. Young teachers on mainscale.
Not sure how we counteract this exodus? @ASCL_UK
I am seeing good Science and Technology teachers leaving the profession all across the NW. Many are moving into tutoring because they love teaching, but the 'other stuff' is too much. Recruitment is getting more difficult.
We need a #APPG with teeth that can effect change soon.
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
It's our Christmas party!
Come along for fun and frolics on Saturday 16th December at @BridewellStudio, and help us celebrate another year!
Tickets here:
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#makerspaces #coworking
#poetry #performance #art #music #arollockinggoodtime
ALT White text, on a black background with snowflakes reads"COME ONE AND ALL TO DoES CHRISTMAS IGNITE 16th December - 6 til late. Bridewell Studios, Prescot Street
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Been out on a fantastic Design & Technology (SMHS)
Health & Safety Training Standards course today. Brilliant day, learning new skills as well as all the important H&S aspects behind them. #warrington #woodwork #fablab
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
I am seeing good Science and Technology teachers leaving the profession all across the NW. Many are moving into tutoring because they love teaching, but the 'other stuff' is too much. Recruitment is getting more difficult.
We need a #APPG with teeth that can effect change soon.
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
Educational research can be a minefield, but the @EducEndowFoundn resources and conclusions are always workable and pragmatic.
🤔 What is statistical significance? How does it relate to teaching practice?
Find out with @Tes explains.
Read now: ow.ly/9PQB50QaYoL
BCA STEM Centre retweeted
Last weekend, I had someone explain to me that #Covid was a hoax & doctors were paid to issue bogus death certificates. I didn't really challenge them because it didn't seem worth the inevitable argument. After reading this, I wish I had. #CovidInquiry #covidinquiryUK
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Fantastic to see #Warrington youngsters getting to grips with D&T in @TCATchallenge high schools!
Another day, another visit from a primary school! We loved having Beamont Primary over today for the beginning of an amazing DT project.
@BCAWarrington @MrReynoldsmBCA @ChrisHillidge #stem #designtechnolgy #primarytransition
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'Women, racially minoritised and working-class people remain persistently and acutely underrepresented in STEM'. @ASPIRESscience new report is out and means there is still lots if work to do. #STEM #Equality of #Opportunity is clearly a #workinprogress
🥳Project news! Yesterday we launched the summary report of our findings from the third phase of the ASPIRES study, examining Young People’s STEM Trajectories from age 10-22.
Read the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
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