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What information do you want?

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  • Information that I would find useful would be:

    (a) a simplified guide to the UK school curiculum on topics where electrical engineers could be of assistance, such as in science, maths, electronics, IT, or other areas as appropriate

           KeyStage 2 ?    age group 7 - 11 yrs ?     years 3 .. 6 ?   what they need to know (in *simple* terms)

           KeyStage 3 ?    age group 11 - 14 yrs ?  years 7.8.9 ?       "                "                                "   

    etc etc (I find any government communications on this tend to be so full of 'waffle' that it is difficult to know exactly what school pupils should know by what age). This information would help when planning an activity so that it is pitched at the correct level.

    (b) information about what areas teachers would like assistance in, how they would like it delivered and when. Some schools have yearly shool careers fairs, some have yearly events such as business games, mock interviews, language games, speed networking and others have school engineering clubs or are just starting out with Raspberry Pi. I imagine STEMNET have access to much of this information, but STEM ambassadors have very little, so a list of all schools in the London area and who is doing what, would allow volunteers to contact schools, where they could help, via STEMNET if required.

    (c) a list of successful activities, i.e. a list of what people have found that works well for them.

    Regards,

    Rob H.
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  • Information that I would find useful would be:

    (a) a simplified guide to the UK school curiculum on topics where electrical engineers could be of assistance, such as in science, maths, electronics, IT, or other areas as appropriate

           KeyStage 2 ?    age group 7 - 11 yrs ?     years 3 .. 6 ?   what they need to know (in *simple* terms)

           KeyStage 3 ?    age group 11 - 14 yrs ?  years 7.8.9 ?       "                "                                "   

    etc etc (I find any government communications on this tend to be so full of 'waffle' that it is difficult to know exactly what school pupils should know by what age). This information would help when planning an activity so that it is pitched at the correct level.

    (b) information about what areas teachers would like assistance in, how they would like it delivered and when. Some schools have yearly shool careers fairs, some have yearly events such as business games, mock interviews, language games, speed networking and others have school engineering clubs or are just starting out with Raspberry Pi. I imagine STEMNET have access to much of this information, but STEM ambassadors have very little, so a list of all schools in the London area and who is doing what, would allow volunteers to contact schools, where they could help, via STEMNET if required.

    (c) a list of successful activities, i.e. a list of what people have found that works well for them.

    Regards,

    Rob H.
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