What do you want to be when you grow up?

By Oli Hallam2018-12-07T13:31:00

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Introduce careers into class to encourage chemistry learning

There is still a challenge around getting young people to consider careers in science – whichever way you look at it there aren’t as many young people pursuing a career in science as we need, and this is particularly felt in the physical sciences. Gatsby good career benchmark 4, linking curriculum learning to careers, promotes the importance of introducing careers discussion into subject lessons, and the Royal Society of Chemistry’s A Future in Chemistry can help with this.

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