Dear Ambassadors

The STEM Ambassador programme continues to offer all Ambassadors opportunities to maintain their valued support for young people, teachers and communities.
Across the STEM Ambassador network you will find many opportunities  to keep your profile active. You can also record any STEM events you take part in through your own employer, University or personal contact. Activities are offered as virtual events and a few slowly taking place in schools according to Risk Assessment guidance and Alert level

Check into https://www.stem.org.uk signing in with your email address and password to find:

• Your dashboard
• How to search for activities
• Ambassador handbook 
• Resources
• STEM Ambassador app

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 @SeeScience
https://www.facebook.com/SeeScienceGweldGwyddoniaeth/

 

CONTENTS

LATEST STEM NEWS

STEM Ambassador opportunities

Training 

STEM Ambassador virtual lunch with new Ambassadors
 

• Friday 11^th June 12pm – 12.45pm
• Wednesday 30^th June 12pm – 12.45pm

Can you share your experience to support new Ambassadors in the programme? 
Many new Ambassadors have lacked the opportunities to meet pupils face to face in classrooms or join a public event.

Developing Workplace activities for use in schools. 
9^th June 4pm – 6pm

Webinar hosted by West Midlands Hub with Dr Martin Khechara and members of the University of Wolverhampton STEM Outreach team as they share their ideas and experience of creating activities for use in schools from conception, safety, curriculum, Gatsby benchmarks and the design and refinement of workshops. 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/developing-workplace-activities-for-use-in-schools-tickets-146923533243
 

Participation 

STEM Ambassadors working in sport and exercise required for STEM Clubs Week

STEM Clubs Week 2021 runs from 21 - 25 June and is on the theme of Sport and Exercise. The daily themes are: 
 

• Technology, performance analysis and match stats;
• Health, well-being and sport psychology; 
• Anatomy, physiology and biomechanics; 
• Sport role models and the importance of fitness in other careers.

We are seeking STEM Ambassadors working in a field related to any of these themes, to record a short talk (max 5/6 minutes) about what they do, how it relates to sport and exercise, why their role is important, their route into this job, what knowledge, skills and attributes they need to do their job, and end by setting the students a challenge or activity related to their job. Ambassadors can sign up and find out more information here.

Tales of the Unexpected (by STEM Ambassadors)

3 Ambassador tales of approximately 10 mins 

Seeking Ambassadors interested in volunteering their experiences

STEM Ambassadors sometimes have to think on their feet to overcome the unexpected in their engagements with school or public audience.
An activity that doesn’t work out, a session that seems to be falling flat, nothing is quite as you planned or were told. 
We can all benefit from shared experience and discuss how to resolve problems when confronted with the Unexpected.
 

Snapshot activities
Dates / times tbc

Do you have a short activity or demo to share with fellow Ambassadors?

In these snapshot sessions STEM Ambassadors will demonstrate a very short activity with explanation suitable for pupil audiences. If you don’t have a practical demo online you can share photos, slides or video of your sessions.
 

STEM Ambassador survey on Curriculum for Wales 

The Welsh Government are keen to receive responses to this survey on how the new curriculum for Wales can be supported by careers and workrelated experiences. 

 Responses to the consultation are required by July 16.  The final document will be published in December 2021.

https://gov.wales/curriculum-wales-guidance-careers-and-work-related-experiences-cwre
 
https://llyw.cymru/canllawiau-cwriwlwm-i-gymru-ynghylch-profiadau-syn-gysylltiedig-gyrfaoedd-gwaith-cwre
 

Events

Financial Foundations workshops for secondary schools
Thursday 10^th June 4pm – 5pm
Online 
https://www.stem.org.uk/platform/activity/a134f93e-e49a-41be-8883-d3cd8f2497f0
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-foundations-secondary-school-workshop-teachersambassadors-tickets-154434532845

Confidence in managing finance is a key skill for all pupils and an important pillar of the curriculum, including health and wellbeing.

STEM Ambassadors from Nat West will introduce you to their workshops covering year groups in Secondary Schools.
STEM Ambassadors will gain insight into a workshop offered to engage secondary pupils and can promote these to their local contacts
 

Energyquest events: guest Ambassador Engineers speak online

June 18th at 1pm, Syr Thomas Jones, Amlwch 
June 28th at 10.30, Crickhowell  
June 30th at 10.30, Crickhowell


Energyquest is running a series of events with schools in Wales
This is an opportunity for students to ask you questions about your current role and
your pathway into engineering
You join the class online then answer a few simple questions:
 

1. Introduce your self (first name only)
2. Brief description of your work / research
3. Share what inspired you to become an engineer and the route you took 

Judging a Competition for First Lego League

June 22^nd 24^th and 25^th (day of choice)
Welsh speaker on one day 
Online (2 or 4 hour slots)

The First Lego league requires teams of primary pupils to explore a given topic and design, build and program an autonomous LEGO® robot to solve a series of missions.

At the Finals Judges will rotate around 4 themes for the schools: Design, Innovation, Build and the video produced by the teams

Teams from Willowtown, Ysgol Bro Lleu, Dyffryn Nantlle, Henry Tudor, Lliswerry and Baladeulyn will be taking part
 

Mock Interviews 30^th June
Year 12 Ystalyfera School
Online 

Ystalyfera school are holding mock interviews (digitally via Teams ) on the 30^th June. 

Year 12 class  are following a Public Services course.  As part of their qualification they have to undertake a mock interview.  

The Employer would be assisting them would be assisting them with their course work, as well as preparing them for the world of work.
 

Careers in Health: online webinar with parents 

From 5.45pm – 8pm

30^th June Welsh medium speakers
1^st July English Medium

Careers Wales North are hosting a live event for parents of year 8 secondary pupils 
STEM Ambassadors with careers in Healthcare will offer a 10 minute presentation on their work and career.
 

Great Science Share June 15^th 7pm – 8pm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-science-share-for-school-wales-tickets-155937468165

Share an idea or talk about something you’ve done online with a school – book your interest here or just listen on the night
Both will count as Activties!
 

The Code: introduction to a new pledge for Employers and Organisations 
With Tomorrow’s Engineers 
July 14^th 4pm – 5pm 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tomorrows-engineers-code-introduction-to-the-new-pledge-for-employers-tickets-155780241897


Launched in October 2020, the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code is a commitment to work towards common goals to increase the diversity and number of young people entering engineering careers. 

Any organisation with UK operations that funds, designs and/or delivers engineering-inspiration activities is invited to become a Signatory and it’s free to become a member of this community. In this session we will hear from EngineeringUK (who are hosting and managing the delivery of the Code) about The Code and why it exists, the individual pledges and some ideas of how you can work towards meeting these. 

You will also receive access to the resources available to help Signatories to meet their pledges and understand how you can get started / involved.