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to three and choose a challenge from 20 of the set categories. This year sees several new categories including a category focussed on the future of rail. The Awards have proven particularly successful in encouraging students to study STEM subjects. One school has seen the number of students choosing Design and Technology increase by 300 per cent over five years of participation, whilst another saw the numbers of girls choosing GCSE Physics more than double in three years. Another company seeking to engage children in STEM is global energy company, Shell. It currently has STEM programmes in 16 countries, including the USA, UK, Nigeria and the Netherlands. Initiatives include Tomorrow’s Engineers Energy Quest, which helps students to explore the STEM curriculum in a fun way through hands-on activities, careers information and stories from real engineers. This is followed by a school competition, The Bright Ideas


Challenge, which asks students to imagine creative ideas for how cities of the future might be powered. The company has invested a further £1 million in the project as it aims to reach 80,000 students over the next three years.


It is also aiming to inspire girls in STEM careers with its Girls in Energy programme – a one-year course for 14–16 year olds in Scotland, which delivers weekly lessons and field visits.


THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN SPARKING AN INTEREST


But it is not just businesses that are pushing the STEM agenda; schools are starting to see an encouraging shift in attitude, especially in the higher years. Southbank International School, a coeducational IB World School for pupils aged 3–18 in London will be introducing the IB Diploma Programme in Design Technology in 2018 due


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