Science and Technology Experts in Primary Schools (STEPS)
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Project Summary
In Northern Ireland, young people may drop science at 14 without realising the career consequences of this. Although vital decisions on subject choices are made near the end of Key Stage 3, for many pupils their attitudes – positive and negative – to science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to related careers, begin to develop at primary school. The main aim of Science and Technology in Primary Schools (STEPS) is to help schools achieve the aim of the Northern Ireland Curriculum at Key Stage 2, by developing pupils’ capabilities related to employment and economic awareness within the science and technology area of learning. Science / STEM Practitioners are people working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, such as STEM Ambassadors, who give time to act as inspiring role models to young people.
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Science and Technology Experts in Primary Schools (STEPS) is a programme to help teachers develop pupils’ capabilities related to employment and economic awareness in the science and technology area of The World Around Us. Experts are people working in applications of science and technology, who visit a school over a term to help pupils learn about science and technology, and to be inspiring role models to pupils.