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Portsmouth STEM Network

28 November 2022|0 Comments

RAEng 'Water' Resource This box contains some incredible opportunities to carry out curriculum STEM activities, including, a microscope which utilises your mobile phone to be able to take some great [...]

PRIMARY STEM CPD

25 September 2022|0 Comments

STEM Learning has created an incredible offer for Portsmouth teachers over the next few years. They will be investing firstly in an 'ENTHUSE on tour' programme whereby the team from the York STEM Learning Centre [...]

National Coding Week 2022

23 September 2022|0 Comments

National Coding Week 2022 STEMunity is delighted to welcome a guest blog from a partner and supporter, Professor Adrian Oldknow. Keep your eyes peeled for future collaborations with Adrian, who is a [...]

The Portsmouth Challenge

24 August 2022|0 Comments

The Portsmouth Challenge Reimagining learning through STEM Why?   Portsmouth has been identified as one of the Priority Educational Investment Areas. It is surrounded by exciting STEM opportunities and STEM industries, so now is the [...]

Laura Watford

Chief Executive Officer

Collaboration is at the heart of the STEM approach, after seeing the powerful impact of providing young people with STEM opportunities, I wanted to build our collaboraive approach to impact more young people. STEMunity is our way to connect more young people with life changing opportunities.

Marine Biology is what I studied as an undergrad, the marine ecosystem has always facinated me, I thoroughly enjoyed my degree and went onto study to become a teacher. I’ve spent the past 13 years teaching in Portsmouth. In that time I have completed my MA in Teaching and Learning and my NPQML/SL as life long learning is important to me. I joined the RAEng CST programme at the same time as Jorden and I’m so grateful for all the opportunities that it has provided.