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Q-Step Academy Impact Report (PDF format)
We are delighted to introduce this Q-Step Academy Impact Report. It illustrates our collective ambition at the School of Social and Political Science to make a tangible difference in our surrounding communities, as well as nationally and across the globe.
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We've been busy!
This has been a busy first year for the Q Step Academy! It has been great to work with so many schools, organisations and individuals who want to learn more about social statistics.
Over the last year we have…
- run quantitative social science taster sessions with around 440 pupils spanning primary to secondary ages
- delivered an ESRC Festival of Social Science events on social statistics to secondary school pupils and teachers
- worked with 8 schools across the city region to developing a program of quantitative research methods training in the 2019/20 academic year
- offered 4 research projects as part of the Nuffield Research Placements programme
- designed and published a Social Statistics module for national roll-out by The Brilliant Club
- contributed to consultations around the SQA’s new Higher in Applications of Mathematics
- created placement opportunities for Q-Step undergraduate students to contribute to the school of social and political science outreach teaching material
- disseminated research using teaching data to understand factors influencing learning social statistics
Our 'hands on' training gives young people an opportunity to build on their own knowledge and learn new skills
We met hundred of delegates at the annual Data Summit event in Edinburgh
Our Methods Masterclasses take place in local schools and prepare Advanced Higher students to think about their own dissertation projects
We shared our passion for statistics (and smarties) with P7 pupils from across the city at a recent Widening Participation event
Advanced Higher Modern Studies students get stuck in to a workshop on Research Methods
We've published a six week module on Social Statistics to be used in secondary schools across the UK in September 2020
We hosted four excellent S5 students as part of the Nuffield Research Placements programme
Undergraduate students share their experiences of a Q Step Summer placement
Our Q Step Summer Placements give undergraduate students an opportunity to use their quantitative skills in the workplace
Delivering a session at the MyEd Conference 2019, inspiring S3 students to think again about about Maths and Statistics!
