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The Government should consider what support it could offer to initiatives such as Now Teach,...
Recommendation
The Government should consider what support it could offer to initiatives such as Now Teach, which draw upon experienced professionals to help meet STEM teacher recruitment challenges and to inspire a more diverse range of pupils to continue with STEM subjects. (Paragraph 113) STEM research institutions
Government Response Summary
The response focuses on female representation in STEM subjects at A level, which does not address the recommendation about supporting initiatives such as Now Teach to help meet STEM teacher recruitment challenges.
Government Response
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Government Response
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HM Government
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19. As highlighted in paragraphs 8 and 9, we are seeing an improvement in female representation in STEM subjects at A level, though there is still more to do to achieve parity. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of young women entering STEM subjects at a post-16 level: • Girls made up 44% of all STEM entries at A level in 2022 and 51% of all science entries at A level in 2022; • Since 2010, there has been a 35% increase in the number of STEM A level entries from girls in England; • Girls now make up half of science A level entries (in biology, chemistry and physics) with an increase of around 44% in the number of science A level entries taken by girls in England between 2010 and 2022; • In 2022, there were approximately 31,000 more female entries to STEM subjects than in 2010.
Source
Inquiry
Diversity and inclusion in STEM
Report
Fifth Report - Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
24 Mar 2023
HC 95
Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.2 yrs
Report published
24 Mar 2023