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Our Project and its Aims: My NCS Change Maker group, ‘Local Legacy’ were passionate about organizing a social action project that would support the environment for NCS Action Day....

Food poverty has been rising year on year for nearly a decade, not just in Coventry and Warwickshire, but also across the whole country. After researching the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on this...

Local teens joined the fight against food poverty during this year’s NCS Action Day Over 340 donations for local food banks collected by the NCS Changemakers 5 different food banks...

The Young Coders Competition will be running once again in 2021 and we would be thrilled if your school or club would like to take part this year! In case you are not aware, the...

The STEM Ambassador programme, in partnership with Brightside charity, is launching a free national online mentoring scheme to support young people aged 16-18 who are interested in...

Show your students what engineering is, and who it’s for, this March In March 2021, UK school students can connect with working engineers in real-time through I’m an Engineer, Get me...

British Science Week is a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths with specific events occurring between 5-14 March 2021. STEM Ambassador Hubs from across the country...

3M sponsors the Science and Engineering category of the Rising Star Awards programme, championing females working in the industry who help to highlight the wide range of STEM careers...

Since 2017, Leicestershire Education Business Company have helped over 3,000 students in local schools and colleges to learn more about apprenticeships, particularly the higher and degree level...

Since completing the NCS Programme in 2020, many of our graduates from across Leicester, Leicestershire, Coventry, and Warwickshire have chosen to continue their NCS journey, and extend their...

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This Autumn, 50 young people from Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College in Leicester kicked off the beginning of their new school year by doing their bit to help rebuild local communities and...

2020 has been a strange and stressful year for education. This message is for all the students, teachers and parents who continue to be brilliant in these challenging times from some of the wonderful...

With the country starting to get back on its feet, teens in Leicester, Coventry and Rugby have been spending their summer doing their bit to rebuild local communities and create positive...

We often get asked by teachers what our STEM Ambassadors do. Here is an interesting article about one of them. Elpida Vounzoulaki is currently doing a PHD in Diabetes Epidemiology at Leicester...

Applebee Marketing are a Leicestershire based Marketing & PR Agency with over 30 years experience, specialising in industrial, manufacturing & engineering sectors. Applebee Marketing first...

The STEM Teacher newsletter for June is now live! Please follow the link below to access the document. http://email.stem.org.uk/q/119zOZOd4Wrw/wv If you would like to get in touch with our STEM...

This document contains the latest statistical analysis of the NCS programme at a national level. We are really proud of our NCS teams' contribution to these impact statistics.  

The STEM Ambassador app makes it even easier to find nearby volunteering opportunities. Notifications and the ‘add to calendar’ function allows you to easily keep track of your...

We provide life-changing experiences Delivering the National Citizen Service National Citizen Service (NCS) is the experience that turns no you can’t into no we can. As a national...

What is an engineer? HORIBA MIRA’s STEM Ambassador, Alisdair Bowie explains. Alisdair Bowie – Senior Software and Controls Engineer, joined HORIBA MIRA in 2011 after achieving a...

I applied to 3M for work experience as I wanted to gain experience of a market leading company in an area relevant to my current studies and my future career aspirations. I also wanted to find out...

Here is a  heart-warming letter the NCS team received from Newlife. Newlife is a charity who support disabled children, their families and their carers. Their researchers work to improve...