Individuals

There are many ways that you can become involved in supporting schools in the region and help to inspire and encourage young people to follow a path to a rewarding career in the future. Some of these are shown below:

Become a STEM Ambassador! - this is a national programme that links schools to people in business or with experience of the working world who can enrich the curriculum and provide a link between education and the real world. NEPIC holds the contract for this programme in Northumberland and we work closely with the other regional contract holders.

By becoming part of this programme you will also benefit from a free CRB check - essential for anyone working with young people, free training on how to interact with pupils and free liability insurance.

Follow the links below to find your local programme:

• Northumberland
• Tyne & Wear
• County Durham
• Tees Valley
• North Yorkshire

Take part in NEPIC’s education & engagement activities! - NEPIC runs a number of activities across the region that engage with schools and provide enhanced learning opportunities for pupils of all ages from primary school through to sixth form (also known as post-16 in education circles) and across all of the STEM curriculum areas. Many of these activities use our colleagues from industry as supporters, mentors and judges, and we would welcome volunteers who can enhance our pool of supporters.

Become active in NEPIC’s Education Groups! - NEPIC operates under the strap line; “Led by Industry; Powered by Education!” In order to truly be led by industry we need to have enthusiastic helpers on our three education groups. These groups are:

• The STEM Education Group - this strategic level group meets quarterly under the chairmanship of an industry member and has a membership drawn from both industry and education. Its core purpose is to: “Develop, communicate & implement the strategy for raising the uptake of STEM study across the region; enhancing the perception of the process industry and attracting & retaining the best talent into the region’s process industry sector”.
• The Southern Education Unit Advisory Group - this group meets four times per year in the Tees Valley area and has a role in monitoring progress against specific projects that link to the overall STEM strategy, assess the effectiveness of activities and to monitor and report on activities in the STEM agenda in the sub-region. The membership is made up of a combination of industry members with a commitment to STEM education and representatives of local authorities and education.
• The Northern Education Advisory Group - this group meets four times per year in the northern area of the region and has a role in monitoring progress against specific projects that link to the overall STEM strategy, including the STEMPOINT Northumberland contracts, assess the effectiveness of activities and to monitor and report on activities in the STEM agenda in the sub-region. The membership is made up of a combination of industry members with a commitment to STEM education and representatives of local authorities and education.

If you are interested in taking part in these activities please contact the Northern Administration Coordinator for more information.