2017 Jubilee Project – STEM: Jobs for the Girls Conference

SI Richmond & Dales have been proud, through its 2017 Jubilee Year Flagship STEM Project, to have been a catalyst to promote discussion on the topic of STEM in the lives of young women. Since 2016, the commitment by our members and partners has had a significant impact and inspired at the local, regional and national levels.

The Club received the SI Mary Hillary Award in recognition of our efforts, and our partners’ commitments have also been recognised by various commendations at a national level.

After three years of investment in STEM the Club’s legacy includes the STEM platform we provided which helped launch strategic networks and a resource base. As we move on to pursue new Soroptimist projects worldwide we feel confident our STEM Project outcomes are well established, sustainable will continue to have impact and evolve as part of the wider STEM Developments.

We would like to recognise the hard work and dedication of club members, representatives of RAF Leeming and of Judy Sheahan, whose initial idea sparked the project, STEM: jobs for the girls.

 

June 2018 – Exciting News following the conference.

We are delighted that Sgt. Kev Stannard from RAF Leeming, who played such a key role in making our STEM conference in 2017 a reality, has been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.  The award recognises his dedication to ensuring  the STEM legacy for future generations.

12th September, 2017

We’re now counting down the days to our STEM Jobs for the Girls Conference in October.  Everything is in place for an amazing day, we’ve come a long way, learnt so much, worked together more than ever, met so many amazing people and still the best is yet to come.    Just 25 days at the time of writing, each day is important with someone in the team doing something or many things!    We’re good at doing several things at once and there are other Club events happening simultaneously as we celebrate our Jubilee all year, 60 years of enabling and empowering women at home and away.

We have generous sponsors and donors on board and we are very thankful for their contributions.    The workshops being offered to the 190 girl students are truly exciting and there is genuine excitement at the prospect of these.

There’s
EXPLORE YOUR UNIVERSE: THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE – hosted by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
ENGINEERING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE – hosted by the Institution of Civil Engineers
THE NEXT BIG THING – hosted by University of Teesside
COMPUTER GAMES DESIGN –  hosted by University of Teesside
CRIME SCENE SCIENCE: WHO DID IT?- hosted by University of Teesside
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS: HOW ARE THEY BUILT? – hosted by RAF Leeming
DESIGNING A BUILDING THROUGH EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK  – hosted by Sir Robert McAlpine
ROBOTICS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE – hosted by The Department of Physics, University of York
CHALLENGING EVERYDAY DESIGNS – hosted by DePuy Synthes

We are welcoming many guests and our inspiring speakers will definitely spark ideas and confidence in the girls attending:  Ann Watson CEO of SEMTA, Helen Wollaston CEO of WISE, Margaret Emsley of the University of Manchester School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering, Carole Cuthbertson of Sir Robert McAlpine and Josie Morrissey of Tarmac – a CRH Company, so you see what we mean!

We can’t wait!

www.stemjobsforthegirls.co.uk

10th March, 2017

We’re up and running!  

Our northern STEM learning and networking conference website is now live so,

Be Inspired   Be Involved   Be There    and go to:   http://stemjobsforthegirls.co.uk/

You’ll find all the information there for schools, teachers, students, parents, governors, corporate organisations, sponsors, further education providers, careers advisors and those interested in promoting STEM to be part of this free day of truly inspiring speakers, exciting, innovative and interactive workshops and marketplace opportunities at our fantastic venue, RAF Leeming.   We could not have asked for a more collaborative partner and fitting venue and there’s a full programme which we think can’t fail to capture everyone’s attention and imagination for the whole day.

http://stemjobsforthegirls.co.uk/

STEM needs girls – Girls needs STEM

 

14 February, 2017

A great venue for our STEM Northern Conference:  “Jobs for the Girls”

There’s even more of a buzz in the Club at the moment because we can now announce that:

our STEM Conference “Jobs for the Girls” is going to be held at RAF Leeming on 5th October 2017

What industry there’s been, organisation of a dedicated website, online brochure, securing funding, partners and developing a fantastic programme for the day.    100 girls, 150 teachers, as well as educationalists, workshop providers, corporate sponsors, STEM ambassadors and incredibly inspiring speakers in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will come together for a memorable event.  Our aim is that the conference is just the beginning and that we will be a catalyst for further activity, impetus, involvement and a lasting legacy in our northern area to influence, enable and encourage girls to follow a path in STEM related subjects more readily than ever before.

The website is soon to go live so we’ll be back with all details later this month, we can’t wait!

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 “Jobs for the Girls”

Our Club’s Jubilee Year falls in 2017 and it was suggested that we should plan a celebratory year like no other.   How about an event that would not only produce a lasting impact for women and girls in our area but something that would challenge Club members to do something new, innovative and memorable and so it was that the idea of a conference evolved to raise awareness, engage and promote the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and opportunities to young female adults in our area.   The challenge was thrown down and picked up enthusiastically by the members of our club.   We would organise a STEM Jubilee Conference “Jobs for the Girls” in the North East and Yorkshire.

 

We’re now getting excited!    This conference is starting to take shape with plans already crystallising.   So we’re on our way, funds are being raised and meetings, research, phone calls, networking and general behind the scenes activity is going on for this special event in October 2017.

 

We’ll bring you exciting news as it starts to finalise and there will be tantalising glimpses of what we’re planning over the next months.   We do know that our own SIGBI President and incredible role model Margaret Emsley will be attending and other inspirational speakers will be there too.  So, watch this space ….

 

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