Professional Registration for Technicians
We believe that a robust set of professional registers for technicians will help to give technician occupations the status they deserve.
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Technical Education and Skills
The UK has a shortage of technicians and without significant and sustained action this shortage will worsen in the coming decades, threatening our future economic prosperity.
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Science in Schools
We support science in secondary schools and colleges through initiatives which encourage innovation and engaging practical activity in science lessons and STEM clubs and by piloting new approaches to teacher recruitment and professional development.
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National Initiatives and Partnerships
We support a few key national initiatives which aim to increase coordination and collaboration between the wide range of organisations and projects promoting STEM education and careers, and improve communication between government and STEM communities on policy issues.
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Good Career Guidance
Good career guidance is critical if young people are to raise their aspirations and capitalise on the opportunities available to them. We commissioned Sir John Holman to research what pragmatic actions could improve career guidance in secondary schools and we are piloting the recommendations with schools.
Providing Technical Education
The UK has a well-documented shortage of STEM technicians to satisfy demand for both new and replacement roles. Technical education offers young people a clear route from school into rewarding technician occupations, and progression to higher education for those who wish to do so.
Practical science in schools
We are committed to supporting practical science in schools and colleges. We will continue to strengthen the role of technicians, to celebrate teacher demonstrations and to improve the assessment of practical skills in science.
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TEACHER MENTORING HAS MUCH TO LEARN FROM OTHER SECTORS – OUR LATEST RESEARCH
Following previous research projects on mentoring for teachers, our latest report explores what teacher mentoring can learn from international good practice in employee mentoring and coaching.
The Mentoring across Professions (MaP) Project, led by Professor Andrew Hobson in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Brighton and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), sought to identify: effective employee mentoring practices in private and public sector organisations the impact of employee mentoring schemes the factors contributing to the effectiveness and succ
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Gatsby-sponsored PhD student at King's College London
We would like to offer our congratulations to Carmen Nicoara, the recipient of the 2016 Gatsby Technical Education PhD Studentship at King’s College London.
During the course of her PhD, Carmen will be working with Dr Paul Lewis at the Department of Political Economy at King's on a project entitled ‘Skills For The Future? An Analysis of the UK Vocational Education and Training System’s Capacity to Produce Technician Skills For Twenty-First Century Manufacturing’. Carmen’s prior experience includes leading the set-up and d
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