ONSchool teams up with one of Oxford's most illustrious social enterprise foundations.
We are very excited about our plans to work more closely with The Oxford Trust, an independent charitable trust founded by Sir Martin Wood, and the work it does through Science Oxford ...it’s goal being "to encourage the pursuit of science and enterprise".
This would bring their considerable expertise to support the teaching of the STEM subjects, (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) the experiences of the breadth of STEM careers in the county, and nurturing the culture of enterprise.
By integrating their existing proven programmes and support, we intend to transform the range of experiences of learning around STEM, into a systemic and transferable approach, that could be used by other schools in the city, and further afield.
Science Oxford can help ONSchool to enrich the STEM curriculum and to make links with the STEM working world through the STEM Ambassador programme and their 'Life Lab' resource. We plan to build on this to develop a school wide, a la carte menu for children to explore their passions and gather experiences of what they need to do to be successful on that career pathway.
Science Oxford also works with its partner, Oxford Innovation, to support entrepreneurial business. Science Oxford hosts the Oxford Centre for Innovation, which is managed by Oxford Innovation. We plan to use Science Oxford’s links to enterprise and their understanding of the behaviours and graft needed to make a good idea a successful one, available to all our pupils to give their learning a real life context - and to give them a reason to push themselves a little harder!
Bridget Holligan, Head of Learning at Science Oxford said:
“We are happy to be working with ONSchool to see how we can support learning in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It is part of our mission to make young people excited by the creative opportunities that STEM can offer them and we would be pleased to help ONSchool to develop relationships with the wider STEM community.”