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Record numbers sign up early to take part in Get up to Speed with STEM 2020
With just over five months to go until Get up to Speed with STEM 2020, organisers are encouraging schools and any young people wishing to attend the event to secure a place as soon as possible after a record number of early bookings. Get up to Speed, which this year marks its tenth anniversary, is Yorkshire’s
largest annual employer- inspired science, technology, engineering, manufacturing and construction careers event aimed at young people. Figures show that the 2020 event is already set to be the biggest yet, with three times as many schools, youngsters, families and businesses already signed up to take part at this stage than any other year. John Barber, CEO of the work-wise Foundation and Chair of the Get up to Speed Steering Group, comments: “We often see most visitor bookings come
in after Christmas when schools have finalised plans for the new term. Having already allocated more than 1,600 visitor tickets, it’s great to see that they are keener than ever. Our tenth anniversary is going to be the best event yet and although Get up to Speed is free to attend, we do have to allocate spaces on a first come first serve basis. With less than half of the visitor tickets remaining and only a few morning sessions still available, we would really encourage anyone that does want to come along on the day to sign up now to avoid missing out.” This year’s Get up to Speed will include a particular focus on robotics and
renewables, feature ten zones to mark ten years and include presentations from previous visitors that have gone on to secure a career in STEM-related industries as a result of past events. Get up to Speed with STEM also gives companies the opportunity to
showcase their business whilst helping to address the skills gap in STEM- related industries. The free event is open to young people, families, individuals, schools and
employers to visit.
uwww.getuptospeed.org.uk
Hay Festival Scribblers Tour to take young people across Wales on a creative journey
Hay Festival Scribblers Tour will take five award-winning YA writers direct to thousands of school pupils across Wales throughout February 2020, in inspiring free events hosted at five Welsh universities: University of South Wales, Swansea University, Aberystwyth University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Wrexham Glyndwr University. Running 3-7 February and 10-14 February, the Scribblers Tour aims to
engage and encourage the next generation in storytelling and conversation, inspiring empathy and creativity. Now in its ninth year, the tour gives pupils a chance to visit their nearest university and experience a taste of life on campus. Compèred by YA star Jenny Valentine, Year 7 and Year 8 sessions will
feature interactive activities with author of the bestselling series The Shapeshifter, Ali Sparkes and Welsh poet Aneirin Karadog, while Year 9 and Year 10 sessions will star writers Brian Conaghan and Patrice Lawrence. Each author will take the pupils on a creative journey to produce their own dynamic and inventive writing, be it dialogue, character development or Welsh poetic kung-fu, known as Cynghanedd.
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www.education-today.co.uk Photo: Kate Hayward November 2019
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