Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 19 July 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of state school pupils applying to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects at university.
The Department funds a number of programmes which encourage all young people to understand the excitement and importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in their lives, and to encourage school pupils to study these disciplines at university, and to make appropriate choices at each stage in their educational careers.
These programmes include STEMNET and its 27,000 strong cohort of STEM Ambassadors, the Big Bang Fair, the National Science and Engineering Competition and National Science and Engineering Week, and the “See Inside Manufacturing” initiative.
In addition, BIS's partners, including the National Academies and the Research Councils, deliver a range of educational outreach activities directly aimed at school-aged students.
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