Shagufta Sharif Development Manager

Can you help us reach 200,000 girls

in 5 years?

Agenda

Outreach – why it’s important

Background to My Skills My Life

Overview of My Skills My Life

How you can get involved

Next steps

Why outreach?Girls’ default mode of thinking is STEM = MALEhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/what-we-learn-from-50-years-of-asking-children-to-draw-scientists/556025/

Scientist was girls’ 5th most popular dream jobhttps://industrialstrategy.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/14/a-career-in-science-is-now-a-dream-jobs-for-girls/

STEM is difficult (60% of girls) or more for the boys (47%)http://www.cityam.com/224593/most-girls-think-stem-subjects-are-too-difficult-them-learn

Girls’ interest peaks at 11 but wanes by 15https://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2017/03/01/microsoft-study-in-europe-reveals-when-and-why-girls-interest-in-stem-fields-begins-to-wane/

Make a differencehttps://www.ccl.org/blog/what-women-want-work/

Outreach is important!

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/what-we-learn-from-50-years-of-asking-children-to-draw-scientists/556025/https://industrialstrategy.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/14/a-career-in-science-is-now-a-dream-jobs-for-girls/http://www.cityam.com/224593/most-girls-think-stem-subjects-are-too-difficult-them-learnhttps://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2017/03/01/microsoft-study-in-europe-reveals-when-and-why-girls-interest-in-stem-fields-begins-to-wane/https://www.ccl.org/blog/what-women-want-work/

Why outreachhttps://industrialstrategy.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/14/a-career-in-science-is-now-a-dream-jobs-for-girls/

https://industrialstrategy.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/14/a-career-in-science-is-now-a-dream-jobs-for-girls/

Why we need girls at the start of the Pipeline

Skills shortage – costing £1.5bn per yearhttps://www.stem.org.uk/stem-skills-shortage

1 in 5 girls studying A Level physicshttps://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/statistics/core-stem-graduates-2018/

26% of core STEM graduates are femaleGCSE computing – gender gap – fifth of entrants are

femalehttps://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/whose-skills-whose-future-on-the-digital-skills-pipeline/

Tech jobs increase – 175,000 by mid 2020s.

https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-skills-shortagehttps://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/statistics/core-stem-graduates-2018/https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/whose-skills-whose-future-on-the-digital-skills-pipeline/

Benefits of outreach programmesMutual benefit for companies and girlshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742226/

Better gender diversity is good for businesshttps://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HR/HR02200.pdf

5 times less likely to become NEEThttps://www.educationandemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/media_release_neets_-_02.02.2012_final.pdf

How STEM skills are used in workhttps://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/e1c2517a-3117-4ef4-b818-870cfdcd8677/1/

Girls are far more likely than boys to want to see physics being applied in context

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10628596/Outreach-projects-have-failed-to-engage-girls-in-physics.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742226/https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HR/HR02200.pdfhttps://www.educationandemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/media_release_neets_-_02.02.2012_final.pdfhttps://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/e1c2517a-3117-4ef4-b818-870cfdcd8677/1/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10628596/Outreach-projects-have-failed-to-engage-girls-in-physics.html

Impact of outreach – WISE research

1 (Very likely to take at least one STEM subject)

2 3 4 5 Grand Total

1 (Very interested in STEM)

23.8% 41.3% 30.2% 4.8% 0.0% 100.0%

2 11.2% 37.1% 44.9% 4.5% 2.2% 100.0% 3 0.0% 28.6% 55.6% 12.7% 3.2% 100.0% 4 7.9% 22.4% 51.3% 14.5% 3.9% 100.0% 5 3.9% 19.6% 37.3% 33.3% 5.9% 100.0% 6 3.4% 10.3% 41.4% 34.5% 10.3% 100.0% 7 0.0% 4.0% 28.0% 28.0% 40.0% 100.0% Grand Total 8.6% 27.3% 43.2% 15.2% 5.8% 100.0%

Interest expressed in STEM before doing the Personality Type activity compared with desire to take at least one STEM subject following the activity(Rows: 1-7 where 1 = very interested in STEM, 7 = not at all interested in STEM; Columns: 1-5 where 1 = very likely to take at least one STEM subject, 5 = not at all likely to take at least one STEM subject)

1 (Very likely to take at least one STEM subject)

2

3

4

5

Grand Total

1 (Very interested in STEM)

23.8%

41.3%

30.2%

4.8%

0.0%

100.0%

2

11.2%

37.1%

44.9%

4.5%

2.2%

100.0%

3

0.0%

28.6%

55.6%

12.7%

3.2%

100.0%

4

7.9%

22.4%

51.3%

14.5%

3.9%

100.0%

5

3.9%

19.6%

37.3%

33.3%

5.9%

100.0%

6

3.4%

10.3%

41.4%

34.5%

10.3%

100.0%

7

0.0%

4.0%

28.0%

28.0%

40.0%

100.0%

Grand Total

8.6%

27.3%

43.2%

15.2%

5.8%

100.0%

Background

‘Not for People Like Me’ – Original research –2014

•Girls – adjectives•Boys – verbs•What scientists ‘DO’•Self identity – STEM-identityhttps://wisecampaign.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/not_for_people_like_me-full-report.pdf

https://wisecampaign.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/not_for_people_like_me-full-report.pdf

Background

People Like Me resource – 2015• Adjectives• 12 types – Science Council

• Paper based quiz• Opening doors presentation• Bespoke packs• Training

My Skills My Life - Development

Open university evaluation – 2018

• Quiz too long• Vocabulary• Types of Scientist• Case Studies• Reach

https://wisecampaign.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/People-LIke-Me-Evaluation-Report_June18-1.pdf

https://wisecampaign.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/People-LIke-Me-Evaluation-Report_June18-1.pdf

My Skills My Life - Development1000 girls in 25 schools across the UK

Fun, interactive and quick

Role models increased

Pathways

Linked companies, schools, parents, teachers and girls

New types – endorsed by the Science Council

What jobs have you heard of?

My Skills My Life

After you’ve created your character, the quiz begins!

Drag your character to the answer you feel best

represents you.

You can click on ‘view’ to read

about your personality types

in more detail!

Or…

Scroll down to see the other

personality types!

When viewing your personality types, you can view role models who also have that personality type.

If you scroll down further, you can also see job roles which suit this personality

type too!

…There are 6 sub-headings with answers to different

questions…

If you want to browse the other role models, click ‘Explore’ in the side bar.

By using the filter option here, you can filter by company, job role or

personality type.

My Skills My Life

You can search by Job role, Company or Role model

Company Profiles

This is what a company profile looks like…

These boxes are where the information you

have provided us with will go.

STEM ambassador quote:

• Rosie Mawdsley – STEM Ambassador Hub Manager for Greater Manchester“I feel the new format is so clear and straightforward that more ambassadors will feel confident to lead the sessions themselves. They have always been interested to support as role models but it would be great to see more of them setting up and running their own sessions at work and at local schools/groups. I think the new format will help to achieve this increase.”

To create your own profile, you will need to click ‘My Role Model Profile’, followed by ‘Actions’ and then

‘Edit’.

On the profiles, there is also space for useful links and for

photos provided by you.

Towards the bottom of the company profile page, you can view all of the role models who are linked to that particular company.

The company logo will then appear at the top of

all role model profiles that are linked to it.

“People’s jobs that I have never heard and their amazing jobs and really interesting things that you

can do when you’re adults.”

“It was engaging.”

“I liked the activity where we found out our personality type.”

“Learning about new jobs.”

“Meeting the role models.”

“Loved The personality test.”

“Finding out about different jobs.”

“Meeting different people.”

“That it was interactive.”

“Learning about jobs I’ve never heard of before.”

‘I learnt about careers that suit my personality’ –Student from Bourne Community College

‘I learnt which careers might suit me’ –Student from Bourne Community College

‘I enjoyed finding about different STEM careers’- Student from Ryde Academy

‘I loved my visit, it really inspired me’ –Student from Ryde Academy

My Skills My Life -Training

•Unconscious Bias •Background and Delivery•Additional resources•E-learning and F2F•Locate a deliverer

How many trained My Skills My Life deliverers we have on

the training platform.

The number of My Skills My Life sessions ran.

We can also view a list of all those trained to deliver sessions, the

number of sessions they’ve run, and the number of girls reached.

Costs

• FREE for Core + members• Online members = £1000 + VAT• Non-members = £2500 + VAT

Company Profile

Role model profile on platform – FREE

• Online(30)• F2F (15)

• £2500+ VAT (members)• £3000 + VAT (non-members)

• Individuals - £150 + VAT

Training

Collaboration – STEM ACCORD

Any questions?

• Quiz - Quick, easy and engaging• Role Models – Sign up and share with others • Company – Add your profile – contact

K.watson@wisecampaign.org.uk• Training – access training

k.watson@wisecampaign.org.uk• WISE Conference – see resource in action• Help us reach 200,000 girls in 5 years

mailto:K.watson@wisecampaign.org.ukmailto:k.watson@wisecampaign.org.uk

Slide Number 1Shagufta Sharif �Development ManagerCan you help us reach 200,000 girls in 5 years?AgendaWhy outreach?Why outreachWhy we need girls at the start of the PipelineBenefits of outreach programmesImpact of outreach – WISE research BackgroundBackgroundMy Skills My Life - DevelopmentMy Skills My Life - DevelopmentSlide Number 14What jobs have you heard of?My Skills My LifeSlide Number 17Slide Number 18Slide Number 19Slide Number 20Slide Number 21Slide Number 22Slide Number 23My Skills My LifeSlide Number 25STEM ambassador quote: Slide Number 27Slide Number 28Slide Number 29Slide Number 30Slide Number 31Slide Number 32Slide Number 33Slide Number 34Slide Number 35My Skills My Life - TrainingSlide Number 37Slide Number 38Costs Collaboration – STEM ACCORDAny questions? Slide Number 42Slide Number 43