All About STEM EVENTS

All About Apprenticeships – Mainstream Schools
In this online session we will showcase a full range of Apprenticeship resources for Teachers and Careers Advisers in the Liverpool City Region.
We will talk you through the New ASK Offer Brochure which outlines how the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools and Colleges Programme (ASK) has been transformed into a blended offer of face to face and digital support, depending on what is most suitable for your school or college needs.
We will also highlight a wide collection of student and parent resources for teachers to share, enabling students to continue to learn about apprenticeships and parents to find out more.
This session is appropriate for all teachers and careers leads in the LCR.

Hosting Nuffield Research Placements
Nuffield Research Placements are engaging, real-life research projects, where Year 12 students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation.
This session is aimed people from at businesses, academic institutions and other relevant stakeholders who would be interested in finding out more about what is involved in hosting a placement student.
This brief introduction will explore:
What does a Nuffield Research Placement involve for a student?
What’s involved in hosting a placement?
What are the benefits of getting involved as a placement provider?
How to apply to be a placement provider
Hosted by All About STEM, Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, the session is open to employers, HEIs, STEM Ambassadors and other relevant stakeholders located in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

Nuffield Research Placements – Getting Your Y12 Students Involved
Nuffield Research Placements are a fantastic opportunity for Y12 students to apply skills and knowledge learned at school and work alongside researchers and industry professionals.
This session will give a brief introduction to Nuffield Research Placements and will cover:
What does a Nuffield Research Placement involve?
What are the benefits of taking part?
Who can take part?
How do students apply?
How you can support your pupils to get involved.
Hosted by All About STEM, Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, the session is open to teachers from state-funded schools/colleges located in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

All About Apprenticeships – SEND Schools
In this online session we will showcase a full range of Apprenticeship resources for Teachers and Careers Advisers in the Liverpool City Region.
We will talk you through the New ASK Offer Brochure which outlines how the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools and Colleges Programme (ASK) has been transformed into a blended offer of face to face and digital support, depending on what is most suitable for your school or college needs.
We will also highlight a wide collection of student and parent resources for teachers to share, enabling students to continue to learn about apprenticeships and parents to find out more.
This session is for the LCR SEND Careers Hub Network.

Hosting Nuffield Research Placements
Nuffield Research Placements are engaging, real-life research projects, where Year 12 students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation.
This session is aimed people from at businesses, academic institutions and other relevant stakeholders who would be interested in finding out more about what is involved in hosting a placement student.
This brief introduction will explore:
What does a Nuffield Research Placement involve for a student?
What’s involved in hosting a placement?
What are the benefits of getting involved as a placement provider?
How to apply to be a placement provider
Hosted by All About STEM, Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, the session is open to employers, HEIs, STEM Ambassadors and other relevant stakeholders located in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

Nuffield Research Placements – Getting Your Y12 Students Involved
Nuffield Research Placements are a fantastic opportunity for Y12 students to apply skills and knowledge learned at school and work alongside researchers and industry professionals.
This session will give a brief introduction to Nuffield Research Placements and will cover:
What does a Nuffield Research Placement involve?
What are the benefits of taking part?
Who can take part?
How do students apply?
How you can support your pupils to get involved.
Hosted by All About STEM, Nuffield Coordinator for the North West, the session is open to teachers from state-funded schools/colleges located in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

STEM Club Champion Workshop – How to Be Successful and Thriving
Club leaders will gain inspiration, ideas and practical tips for developing their club, as well as an understanding of the importance of STEM Clubs and an appreciation of the vital role the STEM Club leader has in supporting and enthusing students.
2 hour session.
The workshop is open to secondary schools, Sixth Form and FE colleges across England with KS3, KS4 and KS5 provision.
The workshop includes practical activities, opportunities to network and the sharing of best practice. The workshop explores the following topics:
-consider the definition of a ‘Thriving and Successful’ club and the STEM Clubs criteria
-how to maintain interest with senior leadership, parents, local industry, community, students and how club leader skills can translate into the classroom
-promoting best practice through support networks and collaboration
-how to enhance student engagement by creating opportunities for responsibility and looking at ways to enhance essential skills and raise careers awareness
-understanding the benefits of impact, student evaluation and recognition schemes and how to gather evidence
-identifying challenges, competitions, projects and activities that engage student interest and how to plan activities, adapt projects and avoid potential pitfalls
-adding extra benefit through trips and visitors
-identifying funding sources and grants available nationally, regionally and locally; and exploring how to apply for grants and understand what information organisations are seeking
-generating opportunities, ideas or projects that could produce funding
-seeking materials and resources and how to approach local companies

Collaboration for Success – Employer Session
Suitable for: Employers of all sizes, Cornerstone Employers, Enterprise Advisors, Give an Hour Volunteers, Stars of Creating Careers, STEM Ambassadors (Anyone who would like to support programmes that inspire our young people in the Liverpool City Region)
The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub sits at the heart of Careers Education in the Liverpool City Region and we need your help.
As 2021 begins, we are running two informative sessions to highlight how you can get involved:
28th January 11am & 3rd February 3pm
Join us to find out how you can inspire young people to join your industry and how your business can get up-to-date information to school leavers amongst the challenges that 2020 has brought.
Young people who are transitioning from the post 16 and post 18 education settings have not been able to attend the usual careers fairs and expos and we can guide you through the other routes you can take to get information about careers to them. Our young people in general (even the youngest ones) might have a dream to become part of your industry – but we need to show them what they need to do to reach that career destination.
We can highlight the quick wins, the things you are already doing that can be shared with our schools as well as advise you on how to build in more opportunities to showcase through our networks. Now is the time to bring business and education together in innovative ways in order to support each other’s needs and benefit our region. Together we can build back better.

Collaboration for Success – Employer Session
Suitable for: Employers of all sizes, Cornerstone Employers, Enterprise Advisors, Give an Hour Volunteers, Stars of Creating Careers, STEM Ambassadors (Anyone who would like to support programmes that inspire our young people in the Liverpool City Region)
The Liverpool City Region Careers Hub sits at the heart of Careers Education in the Liverpool City Region and we need your help.
As 2021 begins, we are running two informative sessions to highlight how you can get involved:
28th January 11am & 3rd February 3pm
Join us to find out how you can inspire young people to join your industry and how your business can get up-to-date information to school leavers amongst the challenges that 2020 has brought.
Young people who are transitioning from the post 16 and post 18 education settings have not been able to attend the usual careers fairs and expos and we can guide you through the other routes you can take to get information about careers to them. Our young people in general (even the youngest ones) might have a dream to become part of your industry – but we need to show them what they need to do to reach that career destination.
We can highlight the quick wins, the things you are already doing that can be shared with our schools as well as advise you on how to build in more opportunities to showcase through our networks. Now is the time to bring business and education together in innovative ways in order to support each other’s needs and benefit our region. Together we can build back better.

Pick and Mix Your Own Careers Event
In this online session we will spotlight resources that you can put together to make your own bespoke in-school careers event.
With so much online content available, this session will highlight where to go for support and resources that are relevant to us in the Liverpool City Region.
Come away with a wide selection of options of where to find webinars, videos, masterclasses, inspirational speakers and much more.

Spotlight on the National Schools Observatory and LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute (Higher Education Institute)
This session is part of All About STEM’s ‘Employer Spotlights’ series, to mark National Careers Week 2021 and support teachers to engage with local and regional employers.
In this session, we’ll meet with staff from LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute and the National Schools Observatory to find out about the work they do, the courses offered and careers available, as well as the support they can offer to schools and young people.
The Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is one of the world’s leading authorities in astronomy and astrophysics. Their work encompasses a comprehensive programme of observational and theoretical research, telescope operation and instrument development, academic learning and outreach activities.
LJMU set up the National Schools’ Observatory (NSO) with the mission: Access to the Universe for All. The NSO uses the wonders of space to inspire the next generation of scientists, programmers and engineers. They provide free use of the world’s largest robotic telescope, the Liverpool Telescope (LT), sited on La Palma in the Canary Islands, to schools and individuals around the world.

Spotlight On ProJen (Engineering Design and Project Management)
This session is part of All About STEM’s ‘Employer Spotlights’ series, to mark National Careers Week 2021 to support teachers in finding out about local and regional employers .
In this session, we’ll meet with staff from ProJen, a multi-disciplined Engineering Design and Project Management business whose core market sectors include; Advanced Manufacturing & Technology, Chemical, Petrochemical, Energy & Environmental and Gas. Come and hear from staff based at their Warrington site about the work of the company, the sectors in which it works and the job roles and entry routes available.

Spotlight on Igoo (Technical and Creative E-Commerce Agency)
This session is part of All About STEM’s ‘Employer Spotlights’ series, to mark National Careers Week 2021 to support teachers in finding out about local and regional employers.
In this session, we’ll meet with staff from Igoo, a technical and creative ecommerce agency, based in the Baltic Creative Campus in Liverpool. The company’s team of designers, coders, writers and digital marketers strives to forge long-lasting relationships with local independent businesses in order to create great work, which has a wider social impact. They work with people in every sector to help them find new ways to engage with their audience and work hard to ensure that what they produce is both innovative and sustainable.

Let’s Play with Lego – Operational Research Society Training
Open to ambassadors and teachers.
Operational Research (OR) is the science and art of using maths to solve problems and improve decision making. It’s ‘maths in the real world’, with applications from government, retail and sports to healthcare, finance and event planning. This session features a quick introduction to OR and the OR Society, followed by an interactive demonstration of our popular Lego Furniture Factory workshop, a fun, hands-on explanation of how OR and maths are used in real life. Finally, attendees will be told where to find all of our free teaching and volunteering resources, and how to access the support we offer teachers and volunteers.
Attendees will need:
6 rectangular/2×4 Lego bricks
8 square/2×2 Lego bricks
Worksheet to be provided/pen and paper