Working to the second strand of our strategy 'inspiring young people' the Research Councils fund a variety of activities, resources and grant schemes. These are developed for teachers and others delivering Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in schools as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences. Our resources cover every age group, and every aspect of our research carried out among each of the seven Research Councils we represent.
RCUK also believe that working with schools can provide substantial benefits to a researcher in terms of enhancing their skills and continued professional development. The RCUK Schools Policy Statement 
sets out our expectations for researchers to engage young people with research.
RCUK Initiatives:
The Research Councils collectively fund a range of activities, resources and schemes that help link researchers with schools and young people.
Researchers in Residence: Researchers in Residence facilitates a mutually beneficial relationship between researchers and secondary schools across the UK. This scheme offers early stage researchers the opportunity to use their expertise as a researcher and develop their communication skills by going into a school or college and helping create quality experiences for the pupils. All RinRs are trained in how to communicate their research to non-specialists and supported throughout the process.
Teacher CPD - Bringing Cutting Edge Science into the Classroom: RCUK’s Teacher CPD programme is designed to help secondary school teachers deliver some of the more challenging aspects of the curriculum in a way that captures and retains the interest of their pupils. It is also designed to support teachers’ development of specialist knowledge and to facilitate links between teachers and contemporary research.
www.Schoolscience.co.uk: Schoolscience hosts all of the Research Councils online schools resources and is sponsored by Research Councils UK and hosted by the Association for Science Education (ASE). Social science resources are also available at www.socialscienceforschools.org.uk.
Nuffield Science Bursaries: Interested in finding out more about a career in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM)? The Nuffield Science Bursaries give students the chance to do just that.
CREST: The British Science Association's CREST is a nationally recognised accreditation scheme for project work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths. Aimed at students aged 11-19, CREST awards encourage students to develop their scientific curiosity, problem-solving and communication skills.
RCUK Publications:
Engaging Young People with Cutting Edge Research: A guide for researchers and teachers: A brochure providing helpful signposts and opportunities to both researchers and teachers on how to get started working together. This will help to inspire the next generation of researchers whilst supporting teachers in the classroom and allowing researchers to develop their public engagement talents and transferrable skills.
Resources for Schools: A brochure detailing Research Councils UK classroom resources for teachers and their students. RCUK has a number of schemes and resources that can bring exciting contemporary research into your classroom. This brochure contains details of all our schools resources covering research across all the subject disciplines.
Individual Research Council Initiatives:
Each Research Council has its own range of activities and schemes that it runs. Please use the links below to find out more and follow the websites through to their schools section.
AHRC: (www.ahrc.ac.uk)
BBSRC: (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/schools/schools-index.aspx)
ESRC: (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/esrccontext/sciencesociety/index.aspx)
EPSRC: ( http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PublicEngagement/Schools/default.htm)
MRC: (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Sciencesociety/index.htm)
NERC: (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/site/guides/students.asp)
STFC: (http://www.scitech.ac.uk/PandS/SchEdu/Contents.aspx)