STEM
Why a focus on STEM?
- We offer a high quality STEM curriculum that inspires children and prepares them for work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths industries.
- Children can synthesise knowledge in order to think critically about the world around them and solve problems that are yet to be discovered.
- In Hartlepool, We have some of the world’s leading petrochemical and engineering firms on our doorstep. We even have our own nuclear power plant.
Links with industry and FE
Every child in St Peter’s will have the chance to visit the nuclear power station during their time with us.
In 2019, all Upper KS2 pupils attended:
- a career fair attended by major petrochemical employers, universities, NHS, biomedical engineering firms, renewable energy firms and representatives from the automotive industry.
- Hartlepool FE college to explore their health, aeronautical engineering and mechanics departments
Why is this important?
Labour Market Information (2018 data)
| Sector | Hartlepool (%) | National (%) |
| Manufacturing (including engineering solutions) | 12.1 | 8.1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 6 | 4.7 |
Guest Speakers
Here are some of the people we have heard from through web chats, STEM lectures or visits to school.
| Guest Speaker | Profession |
| Ghazal Sheiholeslami | Laser Engineer for Honda |
| Neo (Al Robot) and the robotics engineers | Robotics engineers from Robokids |
| Nick Valentine | Robotics Engineer, Salford University |
| Ghida Ibrahim | Senior Data Analyst for Facebook |
| Dave Coplin | Chief Envisioning Officer for Microsoft UK and founder of the Envisioners Ltd. |
| Marcus Du Sautoy | noted British Mathematician and author |
| Professor Robert Winston | British Professor, medical doctor and scientist |
| Helen Sharman | British chemist who became the first British cosmonaut and the first woman to visit the MIR space station in May 1991 |
Engineers from Durham University have worked with our pupils to develop their understanding of renewable energy.
STEM days
In 2018-19, every child in KS2 at St Peter’s took part in at least one off-site STEM day delivered by secondary specialists and industry leaders.
STEM Club
Our STEM club meets every Monday. Projects so far include:
- Created K’nex bridges
- Explored how water travels/absorbs making a colour rainbow
- Explored some coloured polymer crystals
We are proud to announce that St Peter’s Elwick Church of England Primary School has been named as the Lead School for the Ogden Trust Science Partnership in Hartlepool. Working alongside Hart Primary School and with several other schools in the town – both secondary and primary- the partnership aims to develop the teaching and learning of Science, particularly Physics, through sharing best practice and supporting transition of pupils from primary to secondary and beyond. This partnership will form a key part in sharing our commitment to STEM achievement and aspirations with our wider community.
