Secondary Schools

Secondary Schools Programme

Our aim is to inspire and engage students with an early opportunity to improve their knowledge and understanding of STEM, engage with local employers and develop work-related skills.

Science Oxford’s STEM Careers Programme is designed to create opportunities for secondary school students to gain the information, knowledge and skills that could springboard them into a STEM career.

We provide students with an insight into STEM careers by offering STEM Careers Days and Skills Workshops, Insight Weeks, STEM Summer Experiences and Work Experience Placements. We also celebrate and champion students’ hard work, commitment and enthusiasm in science at our Young Scientists of the Year Awards.

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Our COVID-19 guidelines explain how we are adapting our activities to keep everyone safe.

STEM Career Days

Our in-school STEM Career Day is a full-day ‘off timetable’ for a whole year group, suitable for year 7, 8 or 9 students.

STEM Skills Workshops

Our series of in-school Skills Workshops have been developed for classes of Year 9, 10 or 11 students. Workshops can be mixed and matched for a specific day, or delivered multiple times during the day.

STEM Insight Weeks

Our Insight Weeks give year 10 students a free week of thought-provoking insights into local STEM employers to gain valuable awareness of STEM careers.

STEM Work Experience

Our STEM Work Experience Placements are designed to give our young scientists an insight into the working world in a STEM setting.

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Young Scientists of the Year

Each year, we celebrate outstanding Year 13 STEM students from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The 2022 event recently took place at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

STEM Summer Experience

Our STEM Summer Experience gives year 11 and 12 students the opportunity to gain first-hand skills and insights direct from the experts.

Become a business partner

Would your company like to be involved with local schools? Would you like to raise the profile of your business locally? Inspire and inform young people about STEM careers and help to improve their employability skills? Our business partners share their time and knowledge with young people.

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Become a business partner

I really enjoyed seeing companies come in and speak about STEM. It was also extremely nice to have the opportunity to ask questions and see what goes on behind the scenes…I enjoyed the freedom of the research and the support that we were given for the research. Thank you so much for the experience.

Blake, on the STEM Summer Experience

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