STEM MATTERS SEASON 3: A STEM outreach opportunity for primary schools (2026/27)
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My name is Stephen Keane, Editor-in-Chief at News Mag Media, and I'm just sharing something that may be of interest to organisations working in STEM outreach and primary education, for the 2026/27 school year.
Based in Leitrim, we have been publishing The Primary Planet – a curriculum-linked monthly news magazine for upper primary pupils (4th–6th Class) – since 2011. We currently work with over 500 primary schools, with a paid circulation of just over 12,000 copies each month and an estimated readership of approximately 60,000 pupils.
Season 2 of STEM MATTERS launched this year.
STEM MATTERS is a 16-page supplement (mini-mag) included within The Primary Planet. Each issue is developed in partnership with a research organisation or STEM-centred business. In essence, each issue of STEM MATTERS offers an organisation the opportunity to 'open their doors' to primary school pupils around the country and shine a light on their work in an engaging, age-appropriate and fun way.
Recent partners have included:
- Irish Fossil Heritage, led by Dr Jess Franklin and Professor Maria McNamara
- IPIC (Irish Photonic Integration Centre), led by Dr Caitríona Tyndall
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Annette Cahalane
- Met Éireann, led by Grainne Connolly
- CÚRAM, led by Dr Sarah Gundy
- Nimbus Research Centre, Dr Clíodhna Sargent
- I-Form, led by Michael Golden
With the final term of this school year almost upon us, we are now inviting expressions of interest for Season 3 (2026/27 school year). We plan to publish a total of 9 issues during the year, and have three of these booked already. So, six issues remain available.
If creating STEM content as Gaeilge is a priority for any organisations, for Season 3 we will have three slots available in our Irish-language news magazine called Eipic (in partnership with COGG). Eipic will have a similar circulation of between 10,000 and 12,000 copies, but will be distributed to approx 250 gaelscoileanna and schools in the Gaeltacht area.
You can view all issues of STEM MATTERS (from both seasons) here: https://www.newsmagmedia.ie/stem-matters/As you will see, each issue is developed in a way that makes a partner's STEM research and projects accessible, engaging and, we think, very inspiring to the next generation of STEM leaders and thinkers. We pride ourselves in making each issue as stress-free for our partners as possible, offering a full turnkey service covering editorial, design, print and distribution. I am confident our partners to date (over seasons 1 & 2) will agree with us on this.
This is a paid partnership opportunity, as STEM MATTERS is provided free of charge to schools and pupils. So, if partnering on an issue for the 2026/27 school year is of interest, I’d be delighted to share more details on costs or talk through how it could align with your outreach goals. This can be done via email or with a quick call.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I am happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
Kind regards,
Stephen
Stephen Keane
Editor-in-Chief I News Mag Media Ltd
Gortinee I Aughamore
Carrick on Shannon I Co. Leitrim
Tel: +35387 659 7983
Website: www.newsmagmedia.ie
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