Through STEM Ambassador funding from STEM Learning, SSERC worked in partnership with Daydream Believers to bring the Solarpunk Island Innovation Project to S3 pupils in Glasgow. During the project, 23 pupils from St Andrew’s RC Secondary worked over five school terms from June 2025 to May 2026, using the Solarpunk Island resources to develop their STEM skills and to show how they will survive and thrive on their island. The aim of the project was to change pupils’ perspective

Supported STEM outreach is highly valuable for STEM Ambassadors, giving them resources and the scaffolding to build their confidence in delivering meaningful engagements with young people. One such opportunitiy is the EkoSTEM Programme: a partnership between Eko (Engagement, Knowledge, and Opportunities), STEMAZING, and EqualEngineers to bring STEM role models directly to young people across Scotland with a series of funded workshops and training. Workshops in primary school

On the 21st May 2026 pupils, teachers and STEM Ambassadors came together at Glasgow Science Centre to celebrate the Solarpunk Island Innovation Project – the year-long targeted intervention project in Scotland. 22 pupils from St Andrew’s RC Secondary in Glasgow and 2 teachers joined 5 STEM Ambassadors and staff from SSERC, Daydream Believers and Glasgow Science Centre. The aim of the project was to change young people’s perceptions of engineering and showcase engineering in