Emma How, the Trust Improvement Lead for Vulnerable Groups at Central Co-operative Learning Trust in Staffordshire submitted a bid for part funding towards an ambitious STEM project that starts with a STEM day at RAF Cosford. During the day 240 learners from across all nine schools in the Trust will participate in three different science, engineering and maths workshops. There will then be follow up back in schools with STEM clubs in each club, and part of the funding application covers equipment for these clubs.
Learners will be covering several aspects of the National Curriculum in a way that relates to the real world of work. It will show young people the range of career opportunities in STEM subjects and allow them to experience a taste of this in the real world. The learners will also benefit from team building during the workshops and clubs back in school which in turn will impact on self-esteem and confidence.
The ambitious nature of the bid, involving so many learners across 9 schools stood out to the trustees and they appreciated the ties with the real world of work. They were very impressed by the plans to make sure that this was not just a ‘fun day out’ but linked back to a club that would run in each school.
