Purpose
The main purpose of STEM Ambassadors is to support teachers in delivering the curriculum and increase the number of people with qualifications in Science, Maths, Design & Technology, and Engineering.
It is intended to :
- Enable young people to make links between what they learn at school and the world of work;
- Give them an understanding of the types of careers that are open to them if they study Science, Maths, Design & Technology and Engineering;
- Motivate young people to develop their Science, Maths, Design & Technology and Engineering skills further.
The programme is being developed as a resource that will:
- Set quality standards to ensure all STEM Ambassadors successfully complete an approved induction
- Contribute to the Government’s overall target of enabling every child under the age of 16 to have the opportunity to participate in an appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths related activity at least once in each
Key Stage (or equivalent) but is not limited to that age group
- Be available to every school in the UK that wants them
The objectives are to:
- Improve educational achievement in Science, Maths, Design & Technology, and Engineering subjects by
supporting both teachers and students in these subjects.
- Encourage more young people to study these subjects beyond 16.
- Encourage more young people to pursue careers involving these subjects.
- Improve teachers’ and young people’s understanding of the role of these subjects in the world.
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ACOUSTIC AMBASSADORS – Geeks with cred?
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS WIN AWARDS FOR INSPIRING WORK IN EDUCATION
National Release
Richard Coleman / Joy Warde Cambridgeshire
Top ten mistakes made by researchers when presenting to young people
"I know that the pupils got a tremendous
amount from the day - not just the building of their creations, interesting as that was, but the many other opportunities to think and learn! The creations, especially in the second group, were most imaginative and colourful - the classrooms will be full of flying objects tomorrow!
The staff enjoyed themselves, too."
Ian
After attending Plastazote @ Abbots Langley
"I had a great time. Wow, they were so clever! I was really impressed with their ideas and turning their initial drawings into models"
Tim Appleton
Graduate Environmental Engineer
Follow this link for more information on the STEM Ambassadors schemehttp://www.stemnet.org.uk/ambassadors.cfm Follow this link to fill out an online form to join the scheme: link to https://db.stemnet.org.uk/register.cfm
