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Industry alarm on STEM A-levels and sixth form funding

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  1. Sadly there is nothing surprising here, is there? We’ve known for some time that we have a problem attracting young people into our industry. This is complicated even more by the gender gap, and our failings on encouraging and actively supporting diversity. No doubt there will be another industry working group and someone will publish a report. Let’s just continue shuffling the deckchairs. Meanwhile organisations like Class of Your Own and Surrey SATRO, and others like them, still struggle to get enough support to maintain and expand their programmes. You want to learn how to engage and inspire young people? Talk to Alison Watson or Beccy Bowden. They are part of the solution to this! Duh!

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