Course

This online open educational resource (OER) is designed for teachers of late primary and early secondary pupils. There is no requirement to have a background in or role related to STEM.

Gender Equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been developed by Equality Challenge Unit in partnership with Open Educational Practices in Scotland.

You can study this course online at a pace that suits you. It also gives you an opportunity to connect with your peers and you can use it as a framework to support group work with colleagues. You can also download the sections to study offline, though you need to return to the online version to complete the activities and quiz.

By studying the course you will have the opportunity to gain a Digital Badge and a Statement of Participation – you need to login and click on the ‘Enrol’ button for your activity to be recorded. Please visit every page when enrolled and complete the activities and quiz in order to gain the Digital Badge and Statement of Participation.

Except for third party materials and where otherwise stated, when individual resources included in this course have other licences, this course content is made available under a CC BY 4.0 licence

Equality Challenge Unit   


Opening Educational Practices in Scotland

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