Schools and Colleges Affiliation Scheme (SCAS)

Benefits

Schools and Colleges are able to become members through the SCAS programme.

As a member of SCAS,  your school or college will receive a subscription to our leading journals The Biologist and the Journal of Biological Education.

Combined, these journals will provide your school or college with:

• some great classroom material, such as articles on cutting edge research
• the latest policy and curriculum developments
• results of research into the teaching, learning and assessment of biology
• reviews of new teaching resources
• information on the work of the Society at national and regional levels

Through our partnership with the Biochemical Society, we are also able to offer as part of the SCAS membership:

• Latest developments on their FREE online teaching resources that include:

SciberBrain: A collection of resources covering ‘Biology in the Real World’ topics aimed at Years 9 and 10
www.sciberbrain.org

SciberMonkey: A compilation of carefully selected, high quality web resources suitable for teaching the  Key Stage 3 (KS3) curriculum
www.scibermonkey.org

SciberDiver: An online portal containing some of the best science websites available for teaching primary and lower secondary school pupils
www.sciberdiver.edu.sg

Biochem4Schools: An 'umbrella site' containing online, biochemistry-related resources suitable for teaching students aged from 11 to 19+.
www.biochem4schools.org

• FREE teacher CPD events. These include their ‘Dialogue in Science’ training courses, designed to increase your confidence in facilitating science and ethic discussion in the classroom. ‘Dialogue in Science’ supports the teaching of the topics covered on the SciberBrain website.

• Events for pupils (visit www.biochemistry.org/events) including:

- 'High-sci' lectures that bring scientists into schools to talk about their research and career path
- Science and drama projects including the 'Darwin project' and 'Embryonic'
- Events at national science festivals

• FREE online and hard copy careers-related resources for school and college students that highlight what biochemistry is and the opportunities available to those who study the molecular biosciences. These include:

- Case studies of real bioscience graduates
- A prospectus outlining entry requirements and open days of all UK molecular bioscience courses on offer
- Careers information leaflets

• Scientific Outreach Grants. The Biochemical Society offers up to £1,000 to support exciting and inspiring bioscience activities aimed at young people and the public. www.biochemistry.org/scientificoutreachgrants.

SCAS members can also access for free Natural England Invertebrate Conservation Slide Packs.

Fees

UK Schools annual fee £80
Overseas Schools annual fee £110

For more information about these resources, please contact us.