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Promoting STEM in Gloucestershire schools
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Ed White: STEMworks
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Science is a national priority that will be exempted from any Government spending cuts required by the recession.
Britain's future is so dependent on science and technology that its budget will be ring-fenced.
The downturn is an opportunity to “rebalance” the British economy away from financial services in favour of high technology, which will be critical to jobs and prosperity.
The National Context
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A selection of National initiatives
• STEMNET ( stemnet.org )
• STEM directories ( stemdirectories.org )
• STEMPOINTS
• STEM ambassadors ( stemnet.org )
• Science Learning Centres ( sciencelearningcentres.org.uk )
• Bringing together of national STEM schemes
• National and regional celebration events
(nationalsciencecompetition.org )
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The Gloucestershire Context
Gloucestershire engineering company age profile September 2008
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• Help create an educated and skilled workforce to meet the challenges of the future, particularly by developing and increasing pupil's performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
• Enable pupils in our schools to have opportunities to experience at first hand the fun, challenge and relevance of STEM subjects through active learning.
Our Aims
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• Simon Kettle – Manager• Trained Secondary School Teacher
• Mo Follis – Activities coordinator• Experienced Primary Teaching Assistant
• Ed White – Volunteer Coordinator• 30 yrs in business and industry
• Greg Cartwright• Trained Secondary School Teacher
Who are we
The Team Financing• Glos CC• SETNET• STEM Ambassadors• LSC • All additional funding obtained through bids.
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in Gloucestershire
Provide advice to schools on extra curricular STEM
activities
Provide advice to schools on extra curricular STEM
activities
Recruit, train and manage
Ambassadors from industry and
business
Recruit, train and manage
Ambassadors from industry and
business
Run workshops, competitions and
activities in schools ages 7 - 19
Run workshops, competitions and
activities in schools ages 7 - 19
Receive requests from schools and link
with business and offer support
Receive requests from schools and link
with business and offer support
RemitTo improve the uptake of STEM subjects in
Gloucestershire
What STEMworks Does
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• 300+ Volunteers from business across Gloucestershire
Talks – engineers explaining how they use science and maths in their jobs. Cover health & Safety and Standards issues
Ambassadors
Competitions e.g Flying start – regular school visits explaining principles of flight
Experts at debates, e.g. Energy – renewable / non-renewable energy.
Careers Advice and support
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Knex and Primary Challenge
Science or D/T practical project days.
Computer control,
KS2 revision, hire of equipment
DATA logging with staff or pupils.
Teacher In-service training.
Primary Schools
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Enterprise and Business Challenge days
Science or Engineering focused project days.
Ambassadors - talks, careers support
CREST Awards
Support for Diplomas
Secondary Schools
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THANKYOU
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