You may have seen Haringey’s STEM Commission report, which has a number of important recommendations to encourage more young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths.
Established last year, the STEM Commission (external link) was chaired by Baroness Morgan and it’s panel included Michael McKenzie, headteacher at Alexandra Park School. The independent panel gathered evidence from businesses, experts, teachers and students, and in August 2016 it made its final recommendations on how Haringey can put itself at the forefront of STEM education.
In September, we accepted all of the STEM Commission’s recommendations.. We are now looking to establish a ‘Haringey Diploma’, developed and accredited by employers, business leaders and experts, based on STEM subjects; promote two centres of STEM teaching excellence in Haringey and work with schools to appoint a dedicated Haringey STEM Co-ordinator, responsible for co-ordinating extracurricular activities across the borough. We also want to identify a partner organisation to build links between businesses and local schools and colleges, and also encourage existing STEM professionals to volunteer in Haringey schools.
Haringey council is determined to ensure young people across our borough have the skills to compete in a 21st century globalised economy. None of this is possible without the input of schools and we need your help and expertise if we are to achieve the STEM Commission’s aim. Your contribution is vital to putting all of the recommendations in place and we would very much like to hear your ideas and thoughts on how we can best work together to continue to raise attainment in STEM subjects.
If you would like to be involved in this work, or find out more, please email stemcommission@haringey.gov.uk