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Secondary School Programme

Science Oxford’s STEM Careers Programme is designed to create opportunities for secondary school students to gain insight into STEM careers, and enhance their knowledge and skills to support their journey into a STEM career.

We aim 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. Through our STEM Careers Days and Skills Workshops, Insight Weeks, STEM Summer Experiences and Work Experience Placements, students can gain insight into various STEM careers.

We also celebrate and champion students’ hard work, commitment and enthusiasm in science at our Young Scientists of the Year Awards.

To keep up-to-date with all of the activities we offer for secondary schools, please sign up to our newsletter here.

For further information contact [email protected].

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STEM Insight Days

A day of STEM career-focused activities for Year 8, 9 and 10 students to learn more about the working world of STEM.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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STEM Summer Experience

Our STEM Summer Experience gives year 11 to 13 students the opportunity to gain first-hand skills and insights direct from the experts.

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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

We believe that hard work, commitment and achievement in science should be recognised. That’s why we run the Young Scientists of the Year celebration, which honours some of our most outstanding Year 13 science students in secondary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

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A full theatre celebrates the achievements of Young Scientists of the Year 2023

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? Would you like to 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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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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