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

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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

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ResourcesCareers Timeline

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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

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Future MorphCareers Awareness

ResourcesCareers Timeline

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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

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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

stemcareers@shu.ac.uk