Improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is a key priority for Curriculum for Excellence. Through changes in learning and teaching and support for leadership, Curriculum for Excellence will bring new and exciting opportunities to make school science education stimulating and exciting for all pupils.
Science & Engineering 21 - An Action Plan for Education aims to develop the teaching of science within Curriculum for Excellence, improve learners engagement with and achievement in science, and also to develop public understanding and awareness of science, both in terms of the big issues we face and as a career option. This action plan builds on themes which emerged from two events in 2009 - the Science Engagement Forum, organised by the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser, and the School Science Summit, attended by teachers, academics, educationalists, and business representatives.
Science and Engineering Education Advisory Group (SEEAG)
The implementation of Science & Engineering 21 - An Action Plan for Education is steered by an Advisory Group, chaired by the Chief Scientific Advisor, Anne Glover.