{"id":16789,"date":"2024-03-02T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=16789"},"modified":"2024-03-02T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:38:01","slug":"atkinsrealis-governors-for-schools-stem-programme-benefiting-72000-children-one-year-within-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=16789","title":{"rendered":"AtkinsR\u00e9alis Governors for Schools STEM programme benefiting 72,000 children one year within launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

An AtkinsR\u00e9alis<\/a> programme promoting\u00a0Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects\u00a0in UK schools and academies\u00a0by placing professionals on their boards has significantly exceeded its\u00a0targets one year after launch, benefiting\u00a0tens of thousands of\u00a0under-represented children.<\/p>\n

AtkinsR\u00e9alis\u00a0was the first organisation in the engineering and construction sector to establish a programme with Governors for Schools, a national education charity that finds, places and supports governors on school and academy boards.<\/p>\n

Through the programme,\u00a083\u00a0AtkinsR\u00e9alis professionals have been\u00a0appointed as\u00a0STEM governors in 142 schools and academy trusts \u2013 surpassing the\u00a0original target of 44 set in February 2023<\/a>. Over their four-year term, these governors are projected to\u00a0donate nearly 26,000 hours of voluntary time, benefiting 72,000 under-represented young people,\u00a0significantly exceeding the commitment to reach 18,000 learners.<\/p>\n

AtkinsR\u00e9alis governors work with school leadership to offer strategic guidance\u00a0and bring an outside perspective to curriculum delivery. This includes collaborating with AtkinsR\u00e9alis STEM ambassadors to drive\u00a0improvement in\u00a0how concepts such as digital and net zero fit into education.\u00a0The programme prioritises placing governors in\u00a0girls\u2019\u00a0schools, schools in areas of deprivation and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) settings \u2013 working with\u00a0pupils from the age of 3 to adults aged 25 in college education.<\/p>\n

Of the 83 AtkinsR\u00e9alis governors, 40 are female and 54 are supporting schools in a high depravation area.\u00a0AtkinsR\u00e9alis is targeting 150 governors by Summer 2025, with a focus on recruiting early careers governors.<\/p>\n

Richard\u00a0Robinson, AtkinsR\u00e9alis President \u2013 UK & Ireland, said: \u201cOne of the main reasons we launched this programme\u00a0was to address\u00a0the engineering industry\u2019s skills and diversity challenges, with a goal to help\u00a0build a sustainable and inclusive\u00a0talent pipeline from the classroom through to entry-level roles and eventually major\u00a0projects that will improve UK productivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AtkinsR\u00e9alis Governors for Schools initiative has already made a big impact and we believe it could be a blueprint for how our industry approaches educational outreach, improving\u00a0social mobility and levelling up.\u201d<\/p>\n

AtkinsR\u00e9alis is engaging with other organisations in the infrastructure, engineering and technology supply chains to encourage them to establish their own STEM Governance programmes.<\/p>\n

Jess Bates, AtkinsR\u00e9alis Skills, Employment and Education Lead said: \u201cWe are working with schools to\u00a0deliver\u00a0targeted education provision that makes a difference, truly integrating STEM support into the curriculum.\u00a0Over their four-year term, AtkinsR\u00e9alis governors collaborate with teachers to build a stable careers programme that is informed by labour market trends and addresses the needs of each student\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a STEM Governor at a SEND Trust, I\u00a0have\u00a0seen first-hand the lasting impact of this strategic partnership\u00a0approach.\u00a0Two young people are transitioning from our package of cross-curricular enrichment to work experience in our robotics and architecture teams later this year, which is testament to what sustainable and relevant educational delivery can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emma Harris, Head of Governor Recruitment at Governors for Schools said: \u201cWorking with AtkinsR\u00e9alis has been invaluable due to its role as an industry leader and focus on important issues that children can engage with, such as Net Zero.\u00a0Schools are now approaching us to ask for AtkinsR\u00e9alis governors due to the\u00a0holistic STEM support for pupils and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

AtkinsRealis will continue to work with Governors for Schools to champion STEM Governance\u00a0and create a sustainable talent pipeline to the STEM sector, working with pupils, parents and teachers to break down barriers to the careers of tomorrow.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An AtkinsR\u00e9alis programme promoting\u00a0Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects\u00a0in UK schools and academies\u00a0by placing professionals on their boards has significantly exceeded its\u00a0targets one year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[7,11],"class_list":["post-16789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rail-news","tag-transport","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}