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STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The STEM Advisory Forum is an opportunity for all those interested in the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to contribute their views on the STEM agenda. The views expressed on this website are used to help inform the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in taking forward the Government's STEM agenda.

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Science and Learning Expert Group report

How do we keep STEM in schools up to date and relevant?

There has been a lot of money and time invested to help make STEM in schools more up to date and relevant. This discussion looks at some of the developments...

The future for the Post-16 mathematics landscape

There is a view, held by the CBI and the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) along with others, that we should aspire to some achievement in mathematics post-16 for...

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Physics Teacher Shortage

The introduction of Subject Enhancement courses and subject bursaries have seen a significant increase in physics teacher recruitment in recent years. However numbers trained will still have to increase by a...