CEd continues to take advantage of the many opportunities to connect in the virtual world with recent sessions organised in partnership with STEM Learning.
British Science Week – Making time for science
British Science Week in March gave CEd the opportunity to share its many popular resources. This included an online event for teachers in the East Midlands which was hosted by CEd at the invitation of the STEM Network.
The session was designed to support teachers with STEM activities, experiments and resources to help with science in the classroom. CEd’s Charlotte said: “We focussed on ideas that work well both in the classroom or a science club. Together with our young scientist Morgan I demonstrated scientific principles using food, such as using marshmallow to explain pressure. And we encouraged everyone to think about careers in the cool world of food science.”
STEM Platform: online career talks
The STEM Learning Ambassadors network asked CEd to work with them on a series of virtual talks for schools and colleges. CEd’s Charlotte developed a presentation to: ‘Inspire young people about food science and raise awareness of careers in chilled food industry’ She offered a 30min exploration of career the chilled food sector covering subjects ranging from the roles needed to make a chicken salad to the various routes into the industry.
Charlotte’s first session, one of the City of Liverpool College’s Meet the Professionals talks, was well-received and declared “very informative”.
She also talked to Birmingham’s Secret Garden School where the pupils were especially engaged and curious about careers in chilled food.
More sessions are planned following interest from schools.
April 2024