Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
Nearly 50 delegates from schools and leading businesses from across Cambridgeshire gathered at Schlumberger Cambridge Research to discuss the issues facing the STEM industry and learn how Cambridge LaunchPad aims to address these in our region. According to the Government, low skills levels are the greatest threat to UK competitiveness in the next five years, […]
On the 27th February the A14 Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) invited 25 Year 6 students from Fen Ditton Community Primary School to join them at their main project office at Swavesey. Students were encouraged to learn more about the variety of roles available in the construction industry and how these all had a place in the
A14 shows primary students the road to construction careers. Read More »
We are delighted to be working with the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry (CFCI) to improve young peoples’ relationship with and perception of the construction industry. Together, we are creating a project “Addressing the Cambridge Construction Industry Skills Gap”, to provide support, experiences and opportunities for young people aged 12 to 18 in the
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Over three days in February, Cambridge LaunchPad founding partner Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group welcomed 400 Year 4 students to their headquarters for a day of engineering activities. Students from eight primary schools – Abbey Meadows, Bar Hill, Cherry Hinton, Fen Ditton, Fulbourn, Kings Hedges, Linton Heights and St Faith’s School – joined together to learn
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On the 1st February TWI welcomed 40 Year 5 students from Fulbourn Primary School onsite to become defect detectives for the day and learn more about some of the skills needed in engineering. Upon arrival students were split into small teams and each challenged to programme a Lego Mindstorms robot to detect defects along a weld
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On the 23rd and 24th of January new Cambridge LaunchPad associate partner, the Institute of Astronomy, welcomed Y6 students from Cherry Hinton C of E Primary School and Cambridge Home Educated Families to take part in practical activities to learn more about astronomy. Students were greeted at the Madingley Observatory by Dr Matthew Bothwell who led the
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Over two days in January, Year 5 students from Teversham CofE VA and Fen Ditton Primary School were invited to get hands-on with STEM at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering and discover robotics and electronic engineering. The events aimed to introduce STEM subjects in a new light and allow the students to develop new practical
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On the 7thDecember, Cambridge LaunchPad partners Cambridge Cleantech and Cambridge Regional College teamed up to deliver an event with Year 6 students from Bar Hill Community Primary School. The aim of the day was to educate the students about how clean technology is currently being used and enthuse them about the possibilities available within the
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Year 6 students from The Spinney School and Teversham Primary School joined up with Mott MacDonald to learn more about the engineering industry and start thinking about some of the roles available to them within STEM. Over the course of the day, students took part in several activities inspired by the work carried out on a
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Year 10 Cambridge LaunchPad Innovator students from Coleridge Community College, North Cambridge Academy and the Stephen Perse Foundation were invited by Amazon to take part in a day of practical activities. By giving students an insight into working for one of the leading technology businesses, Cambridge LaunchPad aims to encourage them to think about the
Amazon Alexa inspires the next generation of Innovators. Read More »
Our goal is that all young people move successfully from education into employment. As a social enterprise, we are reliant on grants and corporate funding in order to work with the schools across Cambridgeshire. Even the smallest donation helps us to provide careers inspiration for every child. Click below to find out more about what your donation could do for young people in your community.
