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Key Principles of a STEM Club

What defines a successful STEM Club?

The STEM Clubs Programme supported by the Gatsby Foundation carried out research with schools across the UK and with STEM organisations to identify key principles that all STEM clubs should aim to achieve. 

Enabling a STEM club to be supportive of young people’s learning, maximise the benefits and be recognised as a valued asset in the school.

These standards underpin the STEM Clubs Programme and their aim for all school STEM clubs to achieve a thriving and successful status. Club Leaders are encouraged to adopt these key principles and use them as guidance to develop their club.

We recommend that UK schools and colleges seek recognition for their STEM Clubs by applying for a STEM Club Quality Mark, which use these principles within their criteria.

 

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