A Bill to enable pupils in primary, middle, high and secondary schools to gain greater understanding of careers in science, technology and engineering; to establish a duty on schools to provide opportunities for pupils to gain such understanding; to provide for the establishment of advisory groups drawn from industry and relevant external bodies to assist schools in the provision of such opportunities; to require governing bodies of middle, secondary and high schools to include two local employers; to impose a duty on the Department for Education to ensure a database of national schemes providing relevant opportunities is established; to enable graduate level practitioners of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to teach these subjects in schools for limited periods without full teaching qualifications; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
26 April 2013
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This Bill would require schools to help pupils understand careers in science, technology and engineering. It would set up industry advisory groups to support schools, require governing bodies of middle, secondary and high schools to include two local employers, create a national database of relevant opportunities, and allow STEM graduates to teach in schools for limited periods without full teaching qualifications.
Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. The first reading occurred on 13 February 2013.
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13 Feb 2013
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