Milton Park is celebrating the second anniversary of Explore, its schools engagement initiative.
During the two years, Explore Milton Park has worked with over 1,500 students to improve their skills and confidence. The programme’s activities showcase the breadth of exciting careers in science, technology and business at Milton Park whilst creating a potential pipeline of local talent.
Various events have taken place in schools, such as interview practices, teacher professional development and panel discussions – including a couple of all-female STEAM panels – alongside several events at Milton Park, such as work experience placements and takeover days.
Students also took part in several ‘Trek Days’, where they visited a range of Park occupiers in one day. A tour of Tokamak Energy’s fusion facilities, a pipette challenge at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, taking old laptops apart at Planet IT and detecting gases at Crowcon were just some of the activities that the students participated in.
Partnering students from Didcot Girls School, St Birinus School, King Alfred’s Academy and UTC Oxfordshire, over 90% of the students who took part reported an increased understanding of science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) careers. 92% said it helped them think about their future goals whilst 94% felt more aware of the opportunities available at Milton Park.
Thanks to the 84 volunteers across 27 Milton Park based occupiers, the Explore Programme has created 12,560 meaningful encounters between local students and companies.
For more information about volunteering on the Explore Milton Park programme, please email: [email protected]
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