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Recruiting student teachers to the sciences
Vicky Swinerd
ITE Projects Coordinator
The IOP and Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
We support physics education in 3 ways:
• Community• Resources • Policy
UCAS data
All Student Teachers on PGCE courses in the Sciences for 2006-9
Tells us:• ITE subject & provider• Previous undergraduate subject & University• Length of time between undergraduate & ITE• Age, gender, ethnicity
Does not tell us:• Undergraduate degree class• A Level subjects / results• Relevant life experience
Chemistry Student Teachers
What undergraduate course?
N = 2210N = 334
Smithers & Robinson, 2006, Physics in Schools and Universities II. Patterns and Policies. Buckingham: The Carmichael Press
Chemistry Student Teachers
What undergraduate course?
Opportunity 1: Engineers
Chemistry Student Teachers
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Annual Reports. Students in Higher Education Institutions 2009-10
Opportunity 2: Other Subjects (SKE courses)
Chemistry Student Teachers
Chemistry Summary:
• 70 % of students are Chemists!
• Many students from traditional backgrounds– Could make more use of
SKE courses
• Not many engineers
Chemistry Student Teachers
What undergraduate courses?
Physics Student Teachers
N = 277
Smithers & Robinson, 2006, Physics in Schools and Universities II. Patterns and Policies. Buckingham: The Carmichael Press
N = 1482
Physics Student Teachers
What undergraduate course?
Opportunity 1: Engineers
Physics Student Teachers
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Annual Reports. Students in Higher Education Institutions 2009-10
* Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Physics Student Teachers
Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Physics
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g and ITE (years)
Physics & [subject other than astrophysics]
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Chemistry
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35R
elat
ive
Fre
quen
cy
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Chemistry & [subject other than Physics or Biology]
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Medicine / Pharmacy
Physics Student Teachers
Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers
Physics Student Teachers
Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Mechanical Engineering
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
Rel
ativ
e F
requ
ency
Gap between u/g & ITE (years)
Electrical Engineering
Opportunity 2: Other subjects (SKE courses)
Physics Student Teachers
Physics Summary:
• 62 % of students are Physicists!
• Many students from non-traditional backgrounds
• Target career-changing Engineers
Physics Student Teachers
Recruitment & the IOP
• Campus Recruitment Events
• School Experience Programme
• Marketing to our Members / recent graduates
• Web-based support– www.iop.org– Recruitment pack– Physics recruitment resources
# teachphysics
Acknowledgements
• Chris Shepherd
(Teacher Support Manager, Institute of Physics)
• kj
I will be presenting on the same subject at the
ASE Annual Conference in January 2012
• Anything you’d like me to include there?(time allowing!)
• Any questions?
Thank you!
Vicky Swinerd