National STEM Learning Centre Courses

Teaching Climate Change

Learn how to teach climate change to students aged 11-14 years old and engage them with the ESA Climate Detectives project.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Behaviour for Learning

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Maintain discipline and transform your classroom with this CPD for teachers to improve student behaviour and support learning.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• $89.00

Volunteering in the Classroom: Adapting Resources for STEM Activities

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Start your volunteering and learn how to make STEM activities relevant to a diverse range of young people.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Differentiation for Learning

Improve your teaching by developing how you provide differentiated learning opportunities for all your students.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• $89.00

The Science of Learning

Discover the scientific research about learning and apply it in your classroom to help you teach STEM subjects.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• $104.00

Introducing Assessment for Learning

Improve your students’ understanding and outcomes by developing your teaching and embedding formative practices in your classroom.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Teaching Primary Science: Getting Started

Learn how to deliver primary science in an engaging and practical way in this course for teachers of 5-11 year old pupils.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• $64.00

Planning for Learning: Formative Assessment

Plan for learning: develop the way you plan within, between and across lessons to create learning opportunities for your students.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Maths Subject Knowledge: Understanding Numbers

Learn how numbers really work by understanding the underlying structures of everyday maths with this course for teachers.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• $119.00

Maths Subject Knowledge: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages

Improve your mathematics understanding and learn methods for teaching fractions as a non-specialist maths teacher.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• $119.00

Volunteering in the Classroom: Planning and Organising Practical STEM Activities

Learn how to plan and design effective STEM activities that engage young people through your volunteering.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Volunteering in the Classroom: Communication Skills for STEM Volunteers

Improve your communication skills when presenting STEM activities and volunteering with young people.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Teaching Practical Science: Biology

Develop practical lessons to help 14-16 year old students understand biology with this CPD for science teachers.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Teaching Practical Science: Physics

Participate in CPD to enhance your physics lessons with effective practical work for 14-16 year olds.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Teaching Practical Science: Chemistry

Discover approaches to engage 14-16 year old students through practical lessons in chemistry with this CPD for science teachers.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course