Nuclear Curriculum Platform - call for Expressions of Interest

The Nuclear Skills Strategy Group requires expressions of interest to provide the services outlined below. The purpose of this EOI is to inform the potential suppliers of this opportunity and gather interest for internal planning purposes.

TIMETABLE

18th June 2021 Return date for this EOI. June Discussions with potential suppliers July Evaluation and contracting August Start delivery

Overall requirement The Nuclear Skills Strategy Group is investigating the feasibility to contract for a serviced online platform to provide nuclear-related curriculum material for schools and colleges in England. The NSSG is prepared to consider working with more than one contractor, so EOIs that relate to only part of the following description can be eligible. We are also prepared to consider flexibility in how the service is delivered, and ideas are welcome accordingly. The service will provide a programme of materials to support teacher/lecturers in contextualising the curriculum to the nuclear sector, developed in close consultation with employers. The aim is to embed industrial context and careers information, into a portal that is accessed by tutors, parents and pupils/ students. This will support teacher Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, to enable a more sustained impact in schools. The contract will primarily consist of: • development of new materials and lesson plans, mapped to the curriculum, to support subject teachers and careers advisers deliver careers advice, information and guidance • providing these materials for schools on a contextualised online platform

The potential supplier will be appointed for approximately one year from August 2021 to carry out all tasks outlined in the specification. If the NSSG is satisfied with the service provided, the contract will be extended beyond the first year. Interested contractors should state an indicative price for delivery in the first year. This will be treated as indicative only, and might be varied by negotiation before contracting depending on the outputs required.

Service definition: Features of the service will include: • interactive online science lessons with handouts and assessment for learning activities, mapped against multiple curricula including the Science National Curriculum • video segments filmed directly in the workplace, with sector experts contributing to the lessons and explaining how the topics relate to their organisation • a careers platform with information on nuclear sector and more generic STEM job roles The contracting organisation would be expected to: • Work with employers to design a series of lesson materials • Film, edit, produce and host tailored lessons • Develop and host career profiles • Provide detailed management data and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based on school engagement, numbers of lessons accessed, with geographical and demographic breakdowns