Science and Engineering Education - Grants Paid 2006-7

2006-2007
Total£9,689,174
Total payments made in 2006 - 2007 (from new and previous grants)
Association for Science Education£209,200
Towards a framework and training programme for the professional development of school technicians.
Birmingham Local Education Authority £630,535
Towards the Collegiate Academy partnership.
Gatsby Technical Education Projects (GTEP)£4,250,764
Towards GTEP programmes and core office costs.
London Borough of Hackney£70,200
Towards the costs of a collaborative programme.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets£91,759
Towards the costs of a collaborative science project.
Manchester Metropolitan University £242,303
Towards the cost of the 'Realistic Mathematics Education Programme'.
Mathematics in Education & Industry (MEI)£237,000
Towards the support and delivery of a range of mathematics programmes.
National Association of Head Teachers£117,069
Towards the costs of a Headteacher Leadership and Management Programme.
National Centre for BioTechnology Education
(NCBE)
£81,240
Towards the Directors’ salary and re-structuring and equipment costs.
Royal Academy of Engineering£1,179,285
Towards the Best programme, the life sciences programme and the start-up costs for a new corporate development plan.
Royal Society£135,562
Towards the costs of the Advisory Committee for Mathematics Education.
Secondary Headteachers Association£164,204
Towards the Transition Programme
Teach First£71,250
Towards the costs of the 'Teach First Plus' programme.
University of Cambridge£648,555
Cavendish Laboratory: Towards the costs of a teaching post.
Deaprtment of Engineering: Towards establishing a Standing Conference for UK Manufacturing Professors.
Faculty of Education: Towards the costs of an enhanced PGCE in Science and Design & Technology; a design and technology leadership course; and a support programme for newly qualified science and design & technology teachers.
Institute for Manufacturing: Towards a senior research Fellowship and a senior associate; and towards the implementation of the Growmore initiative.
St John's College: Towards a technology transfer programme and schools support programme.
University of London £137,000
Towards the cost of a training programme for mathematics teachers in London.
University of Manchester£116,250
Towards providing support for a programme of technology transfer.
University of Middlesex£407,216
Towards the costs of the Technology Enhancement Programme.
University of Sussex£176,414
Towards a Fellowship in ‘Understanding and Improving Technology Transfer in the UK’ and towards the In-school
Teacher Education Programme.
University of Warwick£243,999
Towards the costs of the Technology Enhancement Programme.
University of York£129,500
Towards the costs of the Primary Science Enhancement Programme.
The beneficiaries below received grant payments totalling less than £50,000
Daphne Jackson Trust£22,970
Design & Technology Association (DATA)£50,000
Design & Making Centre£39,000
Engineering Development Trust£14,000
Science Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies Alliance (SEMTA)£29,636
St John's Innovation Centre Ltd£49,129
University of Buckingham£44,550
University of Cambridge, St John's College£14,584
University of Oxford£44,500
University of Wales Swansea£28,500
Small grants were paid to other organisations in this category totalling £13,000