Ongoing Project Activity Report
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STEM Gogledd Ongoing Project Report Compiled by: H Smith STEM SIA GwE ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT STEM Gogledd Ongoing Project Report Contents Pages 1. School Engagement & Participation Data 3 - 5 (Data Provided by: Dewi Walker Roberts) 2. Events & Activities 6 - 19 (Information Provided by: Sara Wilkinson, Glenda Parry & Tanya Jones) 3. Hwb STEM Gogledd – Online Activities 20 - 25 (Information Provided by: Miriam Lloyd Jones) 4. STEM Gogledd Picture Gallery 26 - 36 5. Hwb STEM Gogledd Website – Q & A Video Blogs 37 6. Hwb STEM Gogledd Website – Event Flyers 38 (Created by: Miriam Lloyd Jones) 7. Hwb STEM Gogledd Website – STEM Stories – Videos 39 8. Hwb STEM Gogledd Website – STEM Stars 40 - 41 9. Local STEM Stars & Influencers 42 10. STEM Gogledd Newsletters – Theme Weeks 43 - 45 (Created by: Miriam Lloyd Jones) 11. News Articles 46 1 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT Pages 12. Appendices i) Guidelines for Schools 47 - 52 ii) STEM Gogledd Mentor Menu of Services 53 - 54 iii) FEEDBACK: Link Teacher Questionnaire 55 - 57 iv) FEEDBACK: Student Activity Evaluation 58 - 59 v) Measuring Added Value and Impact 60 2 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 1. STEM Gogledd - School Engagement & Participation Data Mentors & Schools. September 2020 - 3 STEM Gogledd mentors are now working with students in 19 Secondary Schools in Anglesey, Gwynedd & Conwy Participants. 327 students have registered onto the project in the first six months of operation prior to the March lockdown. Interventions. 590 Interventions with participants have been logged as of September 2020. Targets. The project aims to complete interventions with 600 participants over 3 years. From 600 participants, 360 should be Girls, 240 should be Boys. Target Outcomes. 126 Girls – Start a STEM Related Course Post 16 84 Boys – Start a STEM Related Course Post 16 198 Girls – Receive STEM Training of 3 Interventions 132 Boys - Receive STEM Training of 3 Interventions 3 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT Table 1: Current Progress against Project Targets DATE COMPLETED 28/10/2020 Indicator Target No. Current No. Total Number of Registered Participants 600 327 Total Number of Girls Registered 360 194 (59%) Total Number of Boys Registered 240 133 (41%) Number of Girls with 3 Interventions 198 71 Number of Girls with 2 Interventions 56 Number of Girls with 1 Interventions 54 Number of Girls with 0 Interventions 13 TOTALS 194 Number of Boys with 3 Interventions 132 44 Number of Boys with 2 Interventions 37 Number of Boys with 1 Interventions 39 Number of Boys with 0 Interventions 13 TOTALS 133 Number of Girls Proceeding to a post 16 STEM Course 126 TBC Number of Boys Proceeding to a post 16 STEM Course 84 TBC Number of Ynys Mon Participants 200 144 Number of Ynys Mon Participants - Girls 120 95(66%) Number of Ynys Mon Participants - Boys 80 49(34%) Number of Conwy Participants 200 91 Number of Conwy Participants – Girls 120 46(51%) Number of Conwy Participants – Boys 80 45(49%) Number of Gwynedd Participants 200 92 Number of Gwynedd Participants – Girls 120 53(58%) Number of Gwynedd Participants – Boys 80 39(42%) 4 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT Table 2: Number of Registered Participants with full registration details DATE COMPLETED 29/10/2020 Remaining = 0,1,2 Interventions Completed = 3 or more Interventions No of Females No of Males County School Total Remaining Completed Remaining Completed Môn Bodedern YUB 5 10 2 10 27 Caergybi YUC 3 5 5 2 15 Amlwch YSTJ 10 19 3 10 42 Porthaethwy YDH 10 22 2 12 46 Llangefni YUL 11 0 3 0 14 Total Mon 39 56 15 34 144 Conwy Aberconwy YA 9 1 11 0 21 Llandudno YJB 0 0 0 0 0 Llanrwst YDC 4 9 5 9 27 Bae Penrhyn YYC 3 0 3 0 6 Abergele YEabI 11 0 8 0 19 Bryn Elian 7 2 8 1 18 Colwyn Bay YE 0 0 0 0 0 Total Conwy 34 12 35 10 91 Gwynedd Botwnog YB 12 0 6 0 18 Pwllheli YGYM 3 3 1 0 7 Bl Ffestiniog YYM 5 0 3 0 8 Caernarfon YSHO 7 0 14 0 21 Bangor YF 2 0 2 0 4 Bethesda YDO 4 NR 0 2 NR 0 6 NR Berwyn YGB 10 0 8 0 18 Dolgellau YBI 11 0 5 0 16 Porthmadog YE 0 0 0 0 0 Penygroes YDN 0 0 0 0 0 Tywyn YUT 0 0 0 0 0 Bangor YT 0 0 0 0 0 Harlech YA 0 0 0 0 0 Llanrug YB 0 0 0 0 0 Total Gwynedd 50 3 39 0 92 TOTALS 123 71 89 44 327 NR = Not Registered - Awaiting registration forms from Participants 5 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 2. STEM Gogledd – Events & Activities STEM Gogledd Events & Activities. STEM employer engagement events have been organised by STEM Gogledd mentors. Events have taken place in schools and at other external locations, such as the Conwy Business Centre, Coleg Menai or M-Sparc. STEM Ambassadors have visited participants in schools and have taken part in on- line events which participants have registered for. These events have included; 1. Innovative Young People - held at “The Festival of Innovation” at M-Sparc STEM Gogledd - Festival of Innovation – M-Sparc 2. Imagin8 – Employer and further education engagement with Conwy Schools at the Conwy Business Centre Imagin8 at the Conwy Business Centre 6 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 3. Health is Wealth – A series of workshops were delivered in schools where students have looked at topics such as “Nutrition”, “Mindfulness”, “Dementia Friends” and “Understanding Alzheimer’s”. One of the workshops dealt with “The Science of Stress and the effects of Stress on the Human Body”. Health is Wealth Workshops Dementia Friends Health Workshop 4. Health in the Workplace – Held at M-Sparc with presentations from Cardiff & Bangor Universities along with Betsi Cadwaladr Psychology Unit. Health in the Workplace at M-sparc Bangor University Psychology Talk Y10 5. Psychology Ambassadors. Bangor University Ambassadors gave a talk about Psychology to Year 10 in Ysgol David Hughes. 7 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 6. British Science and Design Museums, London - Some Year 13 participants have visited the British Science and Design Museums, London 7. Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) – Some Ysgol David Hughes Year 12 students have taken part in an NHS workshop on “Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)” at BCUHB Ysbyty Gwynedd. SALT YDH – Speech & Language Therapy at Ysbyty Gwynedd BCUHB 8. Cre8 - STEM project & competition with British Gas. Participants in Conwy and Anglesey schools "invented", modelled and marketed a design that used renewable energy. Awards were presented at the Bangor University final by Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs. Cre8 STEM Energy Challenge 9. Jewellery Workshop – Some Year 13 participants have taken part in a Product Design and Manufacturing Workshop with Karen Williams where they melted metals and glass to make jewellery. 8 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 10. Girls into Construction – Year 9 Girls from Anglesey Schools took part in a construction challenge at Coleg Llandrillo-Menai, “Girls into Construction” – Coleg Llandrillo - Menai “Girls into Construction” - Coleg Llandrillo- Menai 11. Food for Thought – Anglesey / Conwy Schools took part in a “Taster Day” at Coleg Menai Coleg Menai “Food for Thought” Taster Day 9 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 12. Winter Agricultural Fair – students interested in agriculture were taken to the winter fair at the Royal Welsh Showground at Llanelwedd. Winter Agriculture Fair – Llanelwedd 13. Ynni Ogwen Energy – Ysgol Syr Huw Owen participants visited the Ynni Ogwen Hydro-electric power system on the River Ogwen. Visiting the turbine hall on the river Ogwen 10 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 14. Skills Cymru & Big Bang – These were two large events held in Venue Cymru, Llandudno that participants from many schools attended. The Big Bang event coincided with the Wales Rally GB 2019. Participants had the opportunities to see the competitors and their cars and talk to engineers in the rally garage tents. There were many STEM employers present in both events, as well as post-16 and post-18 colleges and Universities. Skills Cymru - Venue Cymru Big Bang 15. Wynne Construction – Ysgol Bryn Elian participants visited the new Snow Leopard Construction at Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo. Ysgol Bryn Elian & Wynne Construction 11 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 16. Rocketry project. Some participants from Ysgol David Hughes have been working with Joe Hinchcliffe on a DIY Space project and students have entered UK competition to design and launch rockets. Ysgol David Hughes – Rocketry Project 17. North West Cancer Research – Many Anglesey and Conwy schools took part in the “Sun Safety Challenge” raising awareness of UV levels and skin cancer. NWCR Ysgol Bodedern NWCR Ysgol Llangefni NWCR Ysgol Y Creuddyn NWCR Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy 12 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 18. Read Construction Apprenticeship talks – Some participants have had Apprenticeship talks from Read Construction and visited an eco-friendly zero-carbon housing development. YDH & YSTJ Read Construction Apprenticeship Talk 19. GP Workshop – Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi participants took part in a “Careers in Medicine” event. Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi Participants 20. Apprenticeship & Engineering Talks – Conwy participants took part in a CITB construction event. 13 ONGOING PROJECT ACTIVITY REPORT 21. Big Ideas Wales – STEM Ambassadors Program – Ambassadors from the program visited several schools to give presentations. Participants from some of the Anglesey schools had talks from STEM Ambassadors such as Frankie Hobro from the Sea Zoo who made a presentation on sustainability and Marine Biology, Debbie Jones who made a presentation on Nuclear Physics and Katie Haywood who made a presentation about “Women into STEM”. Katie is a site construction manager. Some students also had presentations from “Llwyddo’n Lleol” a local Digital Media Production Company about their perception of jobs in Anglesey.