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STEM CAREERS
KATE BELLINGHAM
National STEM Careers Coordinator
NSCC - Kate Bellingham
• Degree in Physics• MSc in Electronics• Computer Programmer• BBC Engineer• Secondary Maths Teacher• President Young Engineers• Patron of WISE• (TV & Radio Presenter)• BIS Science for Careers Expert Group
CBI education and skills survey 2008 ‘59% of employers are having difficulty recruiting enough STEM-skilled individuals to meet their needs’
John Holman, National STEM Director. ‘Demand for highly numerate and analytical individuals is predicted to grow much faster than for those with other skills.’
Engineering UK 08There is a significant shortage of Technician level Engineers in more junior occupation groups – the very bedrock on which engineering depends.
National STEM Careers Coordinator
“All young people to be made aware of
STEM career opportunities and well
prepared to develop skills to pursue
them”
STEM Careers
CAREERS in STEMCAREERS using STEMCAREERS from STEM
DCSF STEM Programme
• Attracting and retaining the right teachers and lecturers
• Providing the right continuing professional development for teachers of STEM subjects
• Providing the right curriculum, activities and careers advice, that bring real world contexts and applications of STEM into the classroom
• Access to STEM curriculum and to practical work in the classroom
• STEM support infrastructure
DCSF STEM Programme
• Attracting and retaining the right teachers and lecturers
• Providing the right continuing professional development for teachers of STEM subjects
• Providing the right curriculum, activities and careers advice, that bring real world contexts and applications of STEM into the classroom
• Access to STEM curriculum and to practical work in the classroom
• STEM support infrastructure
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STEM Framework
STEM FRAMEWORK: National Strategy
2 8 9 10
AP8 Objective: All young people to be made aware of STEM career opportunities
and well prepared to develop skills needed to pursue them
Science & Maths Campaign
Integrated -Communications
Future MorphCareers Awareness
ResourcesCareers Timeline
Co-ordinatedStakeholder activity
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Student Influences
personal experience, web, tv, magazines, radio, newspapers,
parents, family, peers, subject teachers, form tutors, PSHE teachers, careers advisors, celebrities,
those engaged in STEM through or outside school
The 4 strands …
Advertising Campaign
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The 4 strands …
www.futuremorph.org
• First stop portal for STEM careers• KS3,4,5, parents, teachers and
careers staff• Highly interactive• Games and Quizzes• Regularly updated articles• Case studies / classroom activities• ppt for assembly, options evening • Links to further info and resources• mathscareers
Timeline Project
•Research project with 28 schools
•Supported self-audit of STEM careers activities
•Survey of attitudes of KS3 to STEM subjects and careers
•Stakeholder Timeline conferences and workshops
•Development of integrated provision by each school
•Impact of models (‘timelines’ ) assessed
•Case studies for sharing best practice
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Timeline Project - Interim Results
• Lack of cohesion across STEM or with careers
• E&E has little evaluation for careers awareness
• STEM career relevant activities not explicit
• Parents rarely involved with STEM careers IAG
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CSE/VT Resources
• Curriculum Resources• Teachers TV programmes• Careers Information and Guidance Pack• CPD • Economic Wellbeing & Financial Capability Pack• Training and Support for Role Models • Work Experience and Work Related Placements Pack• Equality and Diversity Toolkit
STEM subject choice and careers - Maths
The 4 strands …
Ads etc
Web portal
TimelineresearchResources
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STEM Framework
STEM FRAMEWORK: National Strategy
2 8 9 10
AP8 Objective: All young people to be made aware of STEM career opportunities
and well prepared to develop skills needed to pursue them
Science & Maths Campaign
Integrated -Communications
Future MorphCareers Awareness
ResourcesCareers Timeline
Co-ordinatedStakeholder activity
Act
ion
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mes
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Stakeholders?
- Government- Education- STEM interest groups- Employers
Some ‘beginners’Some ‘experienced’ - but could we do better?
STEM continuum consistent embed opportunity
STEM continuum consistent embed opportunity
Benefits for business of STEM careers work
• Corporate & Social Responsibility
• Community Image
• Recruitment
• Staff Development
• Brand Awareness
• Innovation and Information Input
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STEM - Cross curricular promotion
STEM skills and qualifications open doors
Science and maths - see where they can take you
We need to get a bigger talent pool, then ‘leaks’ won’t matter ….
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Young people getting a continuum of experiences throughout their education to highlight STEM careers opportunities.
Positive experiences in KS1, 2, 3, 4 etc
Not just at ‘decision’ time
Delivered through partnerships
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Consistency in approach and delivery so that each experience reinforces the messages.
No ‘songsheet’, but some harmony
eg All mention futuremorph
Ensure facts are up to date
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STEM careers activities embedded in school and employer way of life.
Build on relationships
Confidence that future years will benefit
Evaluate and improve effectiveness
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Look for opportunities to include STEM careers awareness in all interactions with young people, schools, teachers and families.
Awareness, not hard sell
Many employees are parents/family members
Linking STEM and Careers
For more informationcontact