All About STEM EVENTS

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.

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 J J Smith Woodworking Machinery one of the premier suppliers of new and used woodworking machinery in the UK. Their team offers in depth knowledge and professional advice covering all aspects of the woodworking industry and can assist potential buyers in selecting the correct piece of equipment and specification to suit their particular production needs. The company operates from a 3,750m2 premises in Knowsley where their extensive showroom facilities offer a permanent demonstration area for a wide range of new machinery and they also offer solutions for specialist / bespoke applications, and a range of equipment for plastic and aluminium machining.

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.

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 United Utilities site in Lingley Mere to find out about the work they do, the entry routes and careers available.

United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. It delivers 1.8 billion litres of water a day to more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, as well as treating all the wastewater which disappears around the U-bend.

Keeping the region flowing relies on a vast behind the scenes operation, involving hundreds of reservoirs, treatment works and pumping stations; thousands of kilometres of water pipes and sewers and a 5,000 strong workforce.

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.

Come and meet one of our wonderful STEM Ambassadors, a real life scientist who can talk to you and your students (if you wish for them to attend the session) about who they are and what they do, illustrating their passion for science in order to celebrate British Science Week on Wednesday 10th March 12-12.45pm.

All About STEM is organising an Inside Scoop focused on the STEM Ambassador Programme. Our aim is to take you as our region’s teachers through how to use the programme and the online platform as well as the do’s and don’ts and hints and tips for securing a STEM Ambassador. This is your chance to have an informal chat with us, as well as real-life STEM Ambassadors and find out what a STEM Ambassador can offer you as a teacher! This activity will run from 6pm-7pm on Wednesday 17th of March.