Around 500 students from °¬˛ćAƬ are attending our STEAM Inspiration Event today. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Students from the borough’s secondary schools who are choosing their options this academic year were invited to the event at °¬˛ćAƬ Learning Zone. There they have the opportunity to meet with 30 local businesses who are there to engage and inspire the next generation of STEAM based workers by highlighting careers pathways and skills requirements, as well as completing a mini task/challenge during their visit.
The Council’s BG STEM Facilitation team works with all 29 schools across the borough to provide a coordinated programme of STEM / STEAM support centred on industry. We currently work with 28 local businesses to determine future skills needs and we work with over 60 STEM providers who go into schools and deliver various STEM sessions, activities and workshops that link to those industry needs.
Business interventions in schools focus on STEM careers / career pathways. Each school has a bespoke STEM development plan created by their dedicated BG STEM Liaison Officer which aligns to the school curriculum.
The °¬˛ćAƬ STEM Facilitation Project is funded through the Welsh Government’s Tech Valleys programme.
