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Grants of up to £600 (€700) are available to help improve chemistry teaching in secondary schools and colleges in the UK in Ireland.

The Royal Society of Chemistry's Teaching Empowerment Fund supports teachers and technicians in planning and organising collaborative projects or events aimed at improving chemistry teaching and developing leadership skills. The funding will cover event costs and teacher planning time.

Applications are especially encouraged for projects that:

• support teachers or technicians at schools that are in hard-to-reach areas, either due to geography or social disadvantage
• support teachers or technicians planning for a curriculum change
• support teachers or technicians facing challenges in chemistry teaching, such as a lack of experience with practicals, teaching outside their specialism, or maintaining their well-being

Projects or events that the fund can support include things like:

• A session for early career teachers to try out experiments that are required in exam specifications
• Setting up a local support network with termly webinars on a range of topics
• Workshops at which teachers share and develop plans for new or ‘recovery’ curricula
• A networking session for teachers and technicians to speak to chemists working in different industries

The closing date for applications is the 15th November 2024.