Guest post by Kate Roberts (“maths geek” and mum) My child’s infants school were running a Science Week and asked for helpers via the newsletter. After a chat by phone, I dropped off some brief notes with some ideas for
Building Bridges with Pixies Hill Primary School
By Lisa Ward This was School Gate SET volunteers in action! And the very first session I had been involved with. After I contacted them (and built on previous conversations they had had with the School Gates SET), Pixies Hill
Free workshops in Herts & Dorset: booking now!
Calling all parents with a background in Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) Are your children at primary school? Are you on a career break or working part time? Do you want to support SET in your child’s school? Book on one of
Herts Mums get SET!
As you may have heard, The School Gate SET has just held its first workshop for STEM-savvy parents! We aimed to inspire them to provide fun Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) activities for primary school children. The Hertfordshire mums met
Free, half-day skills training workshop in Hemel Hempstead, Herts!
This session is guaranteed to boost your creativity and your self-esteem! Calling all Herts-based parents with a background in Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) Interested in volunteering to support your child’s school? Are your children at primary school? Are you
Growing your web profile with School Gate SET
As well as revamping the website to make it easier to find information and activity ideas, we have also created a some new social media channels for you to engage with and extend your network. We have a new YouTube
Welcome to our new & improved website!
We’ve been pretty busy behind-the-scenes here at the School Gate SET. As well as re-vamping the website to make it easier to find information and activity ideas, we have been planning our training workshops and have some new team members
NEWS: The School Gate SET is evolving
Thanks to our Ingenious funding, we are now working more closely with Jan Peters and Karen Dickens. Jan founded the Science Sisters project, which helped to inspire the School Gate SET, and Karen was one of the original members.
The School Gate SET FAQ
https://player.vimeo.com/video/174236565 School Gate SET FAQ from Jan Peters on Vimeo. Don’t have time to watch the recording? Questions and answers are summarised below… “Why are you focusing on Primary Schools, rather than Secondary?” Parents tend to develop a closer relationship
Webinar – Beyond listening to readers
https://player.vimeo.com/video/172767075 School Gate SET – Beyond listening to readers from Jan Peters on Vimeo. Here’s the recording of our first webinar, recorded on 29 June 2016. Grab a coffee and find out how Kate Bellingham and Jan Peters started helping