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Choosing the Right STEM Degree Course: Investigating the Information Available. An engineering research resource
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Choosing the Right STEM Degree Course: Investigating the Information Available

This report focuses on progression from post-16 education in schools and colleges into STEM first degree programmes and proposes a number of recommendations for improving levels of communication among the main stakeholders. SCORE commissioned the Centre for Education and Industry, which is based at the University of Warwick,…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Research
STEM Careers Review 2010. A careers research resource
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STEM Careers Review 2010

This review of STEM careers, led by John Holman, was funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation in February 2010. The review covered provision of STEM careers education, information, advice and guidance in England. The report focused on secondary and further education, but recommended the need to commence careers related work from…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Research
Protecting Your Head. An engineering teacher guidance resource
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Protecting Your Head

Protecting Your Head, from the Centre for Science Education, is a set of teaching materials which offer a cross-curricular approach to learning about engineering. The context for the activities is the design of head protection for snowboarders where the risk of injury is significant but personal image is also important. Teachers'…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
What Do You Want to Do?. A careers video resource
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What Do You Want to Do?

Produced by Rolls-Royce, this entertaining video clip takes the form of an animated rap which describes a range of career opportunities open to students with skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). It makes a good introduction to a session offering careers advice and guidance by setting the scene about the…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Video
A Glimpse of the Future. A careers video resource
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A Glimpse of the Future

In this video, from Rolls-Royce, students can see what it is like to work in a company that develops and manufactures high technology products. The video includes comments and descriptions from a group of young people visiting Rolls-Royce. The video includes sections on: • The manufacture of hollow titanium fan blades which…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Where STEM Can Take You. An engineering information sheet resource
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Where STEM Can Take You

Produced by Rolls-Royce, this series of case studies illustrates the wide range of career opportunities that are opened up for students with skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. They can be used to give careers advice and guidance to students as well as to illustrate the curriculum principles they cover. The…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
Making the Future. A careers information sheet resource
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Making the Future

Produced by Rolls-Royce, this booklet tells the story of what makes a high value business. It looks at questions such as: What are high value businesses? What do they look like? Why do they matter? The booklet can be helpful to illustrate the types of career opportunities that are available to students with science, technology,…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
Why STEM Careers?. A careers teacher guidance resource
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Why STEM Careers?

From Rolls-Royce, these materials are designed to show students the exciting range of careers that are available for students with science, technology, engineering or mathematics skills. This resource aims to help students see the link between classroom STEM subjects and opportunities in the world of work. It provides information…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
STEM Careers Guidance for Teachers Toolkit. A careers teacher guidance resource
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STEM Careers Guidance for Teachers Toolkit

Produced by Rolls-Royce, the associated resources in this toolkit help students to make the connection between STEM subjects studied in school or college and possible future career opportunities. The materials illustrate the really exciting opportunities which open up to them through studying STEM subjects. The toolkit also aims…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
STEM Careers Awareness Guides. A careers information sheet resource
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STEM Careers Awareness Guides

These STEM Careers Awareness Guides were designed to provide STEM teachers and careers advisers with an overview of the 'See where they can take you' campaign. This aimed to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers guidance for students, to help them make informed post-16 subject…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Information sheet
Guide to Examples of Good Quality STEM Placements. A science information sheet resource
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Guide to Examples of Good Quality STEM Placements

Produced for the Department for Education, this resource from Sheffield Hallam University, is designed to help employers, teachers, students and anyone involved in work experience develop strategies for creating good quality placements for young people aged 14–19. This guide contains examples of good practice which are…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
STEM and Economic Wellbeing. An engineering teacher guidance resource
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STEM and Economic Wellbeing

These tools have been produced for the Department for Education by the Centre for Science Education. The materials are for STEM and economic wellbeing (EWB) curriculum leaders, teachers and support staff working together to meet the needs of their learners. They will also be useful for STEM and EWB advisers, consultants and trainers…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
Statistically-Secure Identities. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Statistically-Secure Identities

This Mathematics Matters case study, from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at how biometric identification systems rely on mathematical methods to convert images into data that can be digitally stored. It is essential that the biometric systems we depend on for national security can reliably identify individuals…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
Smarter Phones for All. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Smarter Phones for All

This Mathematics Matters case study, produced by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at how industry relies on cutting-edge mathematics to develop better quality communications. The amount of information we can transmit though the air is limited by the laws of physics, but the mathematics of signal processing…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
Scans on the Brain. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Scans on the Brain

This Mathematics Matters case study, produced by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at how mathematical research contributes to the development of new medical imaging technology. Brain scans play a vital role in the treatment of many serious medical conditions, but decoding the signals inside our minds would…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Information sheet
Picture Perfect Processing. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Picture Perfect Processing

A Mathematics Matters case study looking at how mathematical software supports new developments in imaging technology. Mathematical image processing techniques make it possible for us to capture, transmit and store photographs and video. They also let us restore noisy or damaged images and extract useful information from visual data.…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Optical Fibres: The Hole Story. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Optical Fibres: The Hole Story

A case study from Mathematics Matters which looks at the development of optical fibres and how mathematical models have simplified the process of producing them. Modern society relies heavily on a variety of networks, but we don’t fully understand how they behave. Mathematical network theory lets us create models of our communication…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Networking for the Future. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Networking for the Future

This Mathematics Matters case study, from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at how mathematical network theory helps to improve connections for global transport, internet and telephony networks. Modern society relies heavily on a variety of networks, but we don’t fully understand how they behave. Mathematical…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Building the Digital Society. A mathematics information sheet resource
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Building the Digital Society

This Mathematics Matters case study looks at how mathematics converts digital data into useful information for business, the government and the public. Computers and networks stuffed with ever-increasing amounts of data are transforming our society, creating a digital world with its own rules and behaviours. We need mathematicians…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Careers Examples and Options. A careers information sheet resource
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Careers Examples and Options

These two Future Morph resources aim to show students that there is a wide choice of options open to those who study sciences and mathematics.The resources consist of: Career examples list The list covers six areas of science: • Living things • Environmental science • Energy and motion • Natural and man-made…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Information sheet
STEM Fairs: Interviews. A science teacher guidance resource
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STEM Fairs: Interviews

Provided by the British Science Association, with support from Intel Education, these resources provide an insight into a range of activities involved in organising and taking part in STEM fairs. They include contributions from a teacher taking part in STEM competitions, a STEM Ambassador and students exhibiting their British Science…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
STEM Fairs: Introduction. A science teacher guidance resource
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STEM Fairs: Introduction

These materials are provided by the British Science Association and supported by Intel. They aim to give an overview of the types of activities that happen at STEM fairs. The guide is useful in preparing students when visiting a fair. It also covers some of the key points to consider when organising, hosting or exhibiting at a STEM…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
Liza Brooks: Technical Director (True Snowboards). A technology video resource
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Liza Brooks: Technical Director (True Snowboards)

In this Careers4u.tv video, Liza Brooks describes how she became a world expert in snowboard design and technology and the Technical Director of True Snowboards Ltd. Liza describes her interest in science and design technology at school and how failing her AS level subjects led her to study for a National Diploma in engineering.…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Liz Bland: Chartered Civil Engineer. An engineering video resource
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Liz Bland: Chartered Civil Engineer

In this Careers4u.tv video, Liz Bland talks about her work as a civil engineer. Liz manages the day-to-day running of construction sites, ordering materials, managing budgets and ensuring that jobs are completed in time. She enjoys problem-solving and finds the work very rewarding. In the video, Liz talks about what made her…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Video
STEM Choices: Industry Focus. A careers information sheet resource
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STEM Choices: Industry Focus

This set of four profiles of UK industries give an overview of each one and is designed for students to gain an insight into careers available to people who have studied STEM subjects. The industries featured are the nuclear power, pharmaceutical, renewable energy and maritime industry. Each profile includes an overview of the…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Matthew Evans. A science information sheet resource
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Matthew Evans

In this STEMNET resource, Assistant Head Teacher Matthew Evans describes activities undertaken in his specialist Technology College to support STEM subject teaching. The school runs many STEM Clubs and has worked with STEM Ambassadors for nearly 15 years. Matthew works closely with the STEM Ambassadors and they organise regular…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Ed Dyke. A science information sheet resource
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Ed Dyke

In this STEMNET resource, maths teacher Ed Dyke describes a STEM project undertaken by his school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, called Rocket Day. The project was funded by the York and North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership (NYBEP). Also involved was STEM Ambassador Clive Bell, who has worked for the RAF and the Bloodhound…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Maintenance Engineer: Tim Moss. A science information sheet resource
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Maintenance Engineer: Tim Moss

This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Tim Moss, a maintenance engineer working for Nottingham Express Transit. Tim has always been interested in all kinds of transport. His work involves researching transport technology and ensuring that Nottingham's tram system runs efficiently. Tim's…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Auditioning the STEM Ambassadors. A science video resource
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Auditioning the STEM Ambassadors

This STEMNET video shows the process of auditioning 16 STEM Ambassadors hoping to take part in a series of Teachers TV films profiling their work experience. The 16 finalists were challenged to enthuse and engage the panel of judges, a group of schoolchildren, with a five-minute activity. The video gives introduces the project,…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Faye Cashman: Spacecraft Engineer. A cross curricular video resource
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Faye Cashman: Spacecraft Engineer

Faye Cashman is a Systems Engineer at Astrium in Portsmouth. In this STEMNET video, Faye describes her work with all sorts of spacecraft systems such as communication satellites and the Mars Rover. She is currently working on a new telescope which will, in time, replace the Hubble telescope and uses infrared to see through the dust…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Chris Styles: Applications Engineer. A mathematics video resource
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Chris Styles: Applications Engineer

Chris Styles is a Senior Applications Engineer at ARM, a company that specialises in designing computer chips for mobile phones. In this STEMNET video, Chris talks about his job finding new uses for the computer chips by inventing new technological devices. As a STEM Ambassador, Chris has been working with local schools to develop…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Kate Bellingham Video. A science video resource
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Kate Bellingham Video

In this video, Kate Bellingham, the former National STEM Careers Coordinator, describes the importance of encouraging students to choose STEM subjects. Kate believes that STEM qualifications and skills are urgently needed and highly valued in employment therefore it is crucial to work with teachers, careers advisers, school leaders,…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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