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.
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:
- Challenge Day – choose from one of our themed challenges for a whole day of activities. This could be either Engineering day, or Space Day, or Life Sciences Day. Students work in groups on a practical problem-solving activity. Groups are mentored by business volunteers and present their results at the end of the day.
- Carousel Programme of 4–5 different interactive workshops (eg Engineering, Space, or Life Sciences) delivered by business volunteers. Workshops include a practical activity and relate to a STEM topic or skill.
STEM Career Days pricing: £450+VAT (including 2-3 members of staff).
STEM Skills Workshops
We recognise that there is a growing skill shortage and we have developed a series of individual workshops to deliver to a classroom of 30 students. Ideal for year 9, 10 and 11 students. Workshops can be mixed and matched for a specific day, or delivered multiple times during the day. (Scroll down and see below for workshops).
Pricing (including 1 staff member):
Workshops to choose from:
- People Like Me (1 hour) – A workshop designed to breakdown stereotypes around STEM. Ideal for inspiring students to consider different STEM career paths.
- CV Writing workshop (1 hour or 2 hours- An overview of how to create a CV, with pitfalls to avoid and the role of a cover letter.
- Critical Thinking Skills (1 hour) – An investigation into the best way to approach problems by using Critical Thinking and how it is used in industry
- Excel Skills (1 hour) – An introduction to key excel functions, graphs and data presentation.
- Interview Skills (1 hour) – An overview of specific interview skills and techniques.
- Financial Planning (1 hour) – can be linked to Excel Skills – A brief look at budgeting and financial planning.
Pricing (including 1 staff member):
£90 +VAT for 1 hour workshop / £210+VAT for a part day / £450+VAT for full day
For more information and to book please contact us at [email protected].
Our COVID-19 guidelines explain how we are adapting our activities to keep everyone safe. All our STEM Careers Days are tailored to individual school requirements.
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