Scottish Schools Education Research Centre
As you can see, we have just launched our new SSERC website. Work on migrating all our content to the new site is still ongoing, however all our content is once again available. Links will redirect you to our old site where appropriate until the content has been transferred. Please contact us at enquiries@sserc.scot if you cannot locate any information or have any additional queries.
SSERC offers teaching and learning support for primary and secondary STEM education in the following three areas:
- Health and safety advice for schools and Local Authorities, enabling hands on experiential learning in the classroom.
- Professional development programmes for science and technology teachers, technicians and managers.
- STEM engagement, connecting STEM professionals with young people to bring STEM subjects alive through real life experiences.
Scottish Schools Education Research Centre
SSERC works with a number of partners to deliver our programme of professional learning, including:
- Scottish Government
- All 32 Scottish Local Authorities
- National STEM Learning Centre
- Primary Science Teaching Trust
- Research Councils UK
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Institute of Physics
Latest News
SSERC Primary and Secondary Bulletins
The SSERC Primary Science and Technology Bulletin and SSERC Bulletin will no longer be available as printed publications. Both will be available as electronic versions (pdf) and can be read or downloaded at the SSERC Publications section of the website which can be located at the following link https://www.sserc.org.uk/publications/ [...]
SSERC Primary Cluster Programme – findings indicate impact and success
SSERC is a shared service of all 32 Local Authorities that provides an advisory and support service in schools relating to STEM. Through the Primary Cluster Programme (PCP), SSERC works with Local Authorities to offer all teachers within a cluster, opportunities to raise their levels of confidence and expertise [...]
SSERC renames it’s HQ Buildings
By early Autumn, SSERC will have secured a third building within its existing Dunfermline headquarter base. We have therefore taken the opportunity to rename the existing two buildings, and provide a name for the new building. Each building will be named after a female scientist/technologist who, perhaps, did not [...]