STEM Outreach Labs – supporting transition to HE

STEM Outreach Labs –supporting transition to HE

Janet MidgleyDr Kerry Jaine Baker

•Building STEM at Bradford

•Practice Transfer Partnership – STEM Labs

STEM Outreach Labs

•What do we want out of Outreach?

•Why be involved in Curriculum development?

•Why the Student Voice is important?

•Adopting best Practice from HE?

Building STEM @ Bradford

The What is the aim of Outreach?

Building STEM @ Bradford

Schools:

CURRENT ISSUES AND CURRICULUM NEEDS?

OFSTED TARGETS?

UP AND COMING NEEDS?

UoB

RESEARCH DISEMINATION

UoB COURSES

CURRICULUM GAP FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Action Research

STEM Lab curriculum

What do (and will) schools need?

What is the current UoB STEM offer to

schools?

Action Research Programme

Advantages of Action Research Approach

• Improved buy in from schools

– Better evaluation of activities

– Stronger relationships between schools and University

• Increased understanding of schools curriculum

– Current learning styles in schools

– Curriculum gaps can be identified

Student Voice Activities

School Student led research into the wants and needs of schools

• Increase ownership of activities by students

• Aides transition increased responsibility for learning in

university environment

• Increases student satisfaction in activities provided as they

match the wants and needs of students

STEM Labs Practice Transfer Partnership

• HE STEM Project managed by The Reach Out Lab at Imperial

College

• Reach Out Lab is a dedicated Outreach Lab for schools in the

Greater London (and wider) area

• Project shares business models, staffing, good practice and

learning with other outreach labs (existing or an idea)

• Set up national network of outreach labs

STEM Labs Practice Transfer Partnership

• Network of Outreach Labs

– Adopting best practice

– Sharing and aiding evaluation

– Pooling resources and expanding the experience for pupils

To find out more please contact Dr Kerry Baker

[email protected]