Share your Young STEM Leader story

This year's theme is Stories from the Young STEM Leader Programme and we're collecting stories, moments and ideas from across Scotland, in the words of Young STEM Leaders.

Contributions will feed into a showreel released during Young STEM Leader Week 2026, which runs from Monday 26th to Friday 30th October 2026.

We want to showcase the amazing work in as many centres as possible. Don’t miss out - make sure your centre is included by Wednesday 30th September 2026.

What to send

We warmly welcome submissions from Young STEM Leaders and Tutor Assessors with different interests, confidence levels and communication styles. There is no “right” format.

Send us a short piece of content about your own Young STEM Leader experience. It could be:

A few written sentences
A photo with a line or two telling us about it
A voice note
A short video clip recorded on a phone or tablet.

Contributions can be simple, informal and personal.

What a contribution could look like

"I helped run a coding club for the P6s. One girl told me afterwards that she wants to be an engineer now. That's when it clicked that I was actually leading something.”

Prompts

Templates for written contributions are available for each prompt. This can either be printed or completed digitally as an interactive PDF.

Download templates

Or you could answer one of these questions:

What does being a Young STEM Leader mean to you?
Can you tell us about a time when you felt proud of something you did in STEM?
How has the programme changed the way you think about STEM?
How have your leadership skills improved?

How to submit

You can submit your contribution via the form below, or feel free to email us directly at youngstemleader@sserc.scot.

Completion of the SSERC Photo and Filming consent form is required for all participants who appear in photo or video submission. Other submissions may be anonymised. Participants aged 16 and over may provide their own consent. For participants under the age of 16, consent must be provided by a parent or carer. All consent forms must be completed and returned alongside your submission. You can access a copy of this here.

All contributions must be submitted by 30 September 2026 to feature as part of our showreel video to be released during Young STEM Leader Week 2026.

How the video will be used

The final edited video may be used:

During Young STEM Leader Week 2026 and beyond
On SSERC websites and digital platforms
On social media and in promotional materials related to the programme

Please refer to SSERC’s Photography and Filming policy for full details.