Improving Guidance on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Subject Choice and Careers 2008- 2011 for East Midlands STEM Partnership Pat Morton Project Manager

2008- 2011

for East Midlands STEM Partnership

Overview Where careers fits in STEM programme Why do we need a focus on careers? Rationale of STEM Subject Choice and Careers Strands of the campaign How partners can get involved in the campaign

Where careers fits in STEM programme

Why do we need a focus on careers?

Rationale of STEM Subject Choice and Careers

Strands of the campaign

How partners can get involved in the campaign

Where careers fits in the STEM programme a focus on the experience of STEM for young people at school enhancing young learners' experience of science, technology, engineering and maths and the STEM pathway making the pathway visible, attainable and interesting

a focus on the experience of STEM for young people at school

enhancing young learners' experience of science, technology, engineering and maths and the STEM pathway

making the pathway visible, attainable and interesting

Why do we need a focus on careers? involve careers education, information, advice and guidance workforce… teachers are key influencers…don't forget parents the world of work…enrichment in STEM

involve careers education, information, advice and guidance workforce…

teachers are key influencers…don't forget parents

the world of work…enrichment in STEM

AP8 STEM Careers Awareness National STEM Careers Coordinator - Kate Bellingham Science and Maths – See Where They Can Take You - communications programme to engage 11-16 year olds and their parents www.scienceandmaths.net STEM subject choice and careers project led by the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam and VT Enterprise STEM careers timeline project - Peter Stagg, CEI Warwick and iCeGS at Derby University www.futuremorph.org for young people aged 11-19 - the Science Council and partners

National STEM Careers Coordinator - Kate Bellingham

Science and Maths – See Where They Can Take You - communications programme to engage 11-16 year olds and their parents www.scienceandmaths.net

STEM subject choice and careers project led by the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam and VT Enterprise

STEM careers timeline project - Peter Stagg, CEI Warwick and iCeGS at Derby University

www.futuremorph.org for young people aged 11-19 - the Science Council and partners

National STEM Careers Coordinator Kate Bellingham Leadership and co-ordination with stakeholders Seizing the opportunity to focus on STEM careers Collaborative Complimentary Co-ordinated

Kate Bellingham

Leadership and co-ordination with stakeholders

Seizing the opportunity to focus on STEM careers

Collaborative

Complimentary

Co-ordinated

Rationale of STEM Subject Choice and Careers Project Partnership between CSE and VT Enterprise - Science Education and Careers A holistic approach - working with all stakeholders embedding equality and diversity issues to provide an inclusive approach

Partnership between CSE and VT Enterprise - Science Education and Careers

A holistic approach - working with all stakeholders

embedding equality and diversity issues to provide an inclusive approach

generally aimed at Key Stage 3...but some older and younger supporting practitioners and departments and whole schools to improve practice and draw on what is available widening the interest group…not just targeting the existing

generally aimed at Key Stage 3...but some older and younger

supporting practitioners and departments and whole schools to improve practice and draw on what is available

widening the interest group…not just targeting the existing

Integrated resources and CPD packages CPD CIAG Professionals (+ trainees) Teachers etc (+ trainees ) Resources Curriculum and skills Economic wellbeing Work placements, mentors and role models CIAG resources Teachers TV Programmes Existing web sites and portals

Equipping Professionals Supporting Employers STEM Subject Choice and Careers Science resources www.upd8.org.uk Maths resources on www.MathsCareers.org.uk STEM Choices…A Resource Pack for Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance Practitioners Role models…STEM Careers Ambassadors…add on to STEM Ambassador Training Equality and Diversity toolkit

Science resources www.upd8.org.uk

Maths resources on www.MathsCareers.org.uk

STEM Choices…A Resource Pack for Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance Practitioners

Role models…STEM Careers Ambassadors…add on to STEM Ambassador Training

Equality and Diversity toolkit

Enthusing Students Equipping Professionals Supporting Employers STEM Subject Choice and Careers Strategy for Teacher CPD Teaching and Learning Teacher awareness of STEM careers Pupils' personal skills and capabilities Enhancement and enrichment Equality and diversity Communication about STEM careers Leadership and management Partnerships

Strategy for Teacher CPD

Teaching and Learning

Teacher awareness of STEM careers

Pupils' personal skills and capabilities

Enhancement and enrichment

Equality and diversity

Communication about STEM careers

Leadership and management

Partnerships

Work experience split by sex taken from an EOC research project

Enthusing Students Equipping Professionals Supporting Employers STEM Subject Choice and Careers Work Experience can limit choices can promote choices we are working with partners to develop best practice schemes sharing the lessons learned from Wider Horizons award winning scheme

Work Experience

can limit choices

can promote choices

we are working with partners to develop best practice schemes

sharing the lessons learned

from Wider Horizons award winning scheme

Find out more…. Look out for the adverts at cinema and TV use FutureMorph website register with us for information and involvement and to keep updated

Look out for the adverts at cinema and TV

use FutureMorph website

register with us for information and involvement and to keep updated

getting involved…the ask find out about the campaign materials and draw on them spread the word about STEM careers build in STEM careers opportunities with schools and the public…STEM ambassadors..in your own work check materials and activities are inclusive and consistent share best practice and collaborate

find out about the campaign materials and draw on them

spread the word about STEM careers

build in STEM careers opportunities with schools and the public…STEM ambassadors..in your own work

check materials and activities are inclusive and consistent

share best practice and collaborate

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The Centre for Science Education

Sheffield Hallam University

City Campus, Howard Street

SHEFFIELD S1 1WB

0114 225 4870/4677

[email_address]