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Exploring Physics, Uncovering Choice Continuing Professional Development Workshop

Exploring Physics, Uncovering Choice Continuing Professional Development Workshop. [workshop leader’s name]. Part 1: Why are you here? Part 2: What are the barriers? Part 3: Exploring solutions Part 4: Action planning. Aims of workshop. Increase your awareness of physics-based careers

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Exploring Physics, Uncovering Choice Continuing Professional Development Workshop

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  1. Exploring Physics, Uncovering Choice Continuing Professional Development Workshop [workshop leader’s name]

  2. Part 1: Why are you here? Part 2: What are the barriers? Part 3: Exploring solutions Part 4: Action planning

  3. Aims of workshop • Increase your awareness of physics-based careers • Identify barriers and opportunities • Build links between staff/identify roles • Help students to make better informed choices

  4. Why are you here? Timely Accurate Consistent Up-to-date information Careers & physics staff working together Lack of knowledge about higher-education entry Lack of knowledge of careers and employability Misinformation from other sources BARRIERS Students will want to take physics A-level Physics provides skills for employability Students would enjoy and benefit from the A-level Physics keeps options open at higher-education level

  5. I’d love to become an astronaut. I know it sounds daft – but I just love stuff to do with space. I’ve enjoyed studying Physics at AS but I want to do languages as well. Surely physics and languages don’t go together? I’m really interested in the environment but I also like designing things and I’m quite good at Maths and Physics. I’ve come here to get some ideas. I took Biology, Chemistry and Physics at A-level and want to do a degree in Physics. I’m sure this will be OK. I’ve just come to find out a bit more about the courses. I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. But now I’m really unhappy about the advice I got at school. I’m studying Biology, Psychology and Maths. “I’ve come to the Open Day to find out about degree courses. I wish I’d known that lots of degree courses needed particular A-levels” ?

  6. Part 1: Why are you here? Part 2: What are the barriers? Part 3: Exploring solutions Part 4: Action planning

  7. What are the barriers to informing students about physics-based careers? Snakes = barriers Ladders = opportunities

  8. Other barriers to students accessing timely, accurate, consistent information? • Social? • Cultural? • Family? • Education?

  9. Part 1: Why are you here? Part 2: What are the barriers? Part 3: Exploring solutions Part 4: Action planning

  10. “I think that physicists can do pretty much anything. Our training can be applied to almost any activity…” - Simon Singh

  11. Away from physics A little further PhD Still close Nearby Degree PHYSICS Level 3 Level 2 Careers in or from physics?

  12. Problem solving Mathematical ability Ability to model complex situations Transferable skills Team Working Ability to communicate complex ideas Research skills Ability to evaluate risk Creative thinking Analytical skills Understanding of technology Evidence-based decision making Objective thinking

  13. Printed Institute of Physics career resources • Explore postcard (for 11-14 year olds) • Expand leaflet (for 15-16 year olds) • Experience booklet (for 17-19 year olds) To order copies e-mail education@iop.org

  14. Online career resources • Careers section on physics.org: www.physics.org/careers • Future Morph website for video profiles: www.futuremorph.org

  15. Further career resources and information • Appendix D: full list of career resources from the Institute of Physics • Appendix E: general CEG information for subject teachers • Appendix F: other sources of physics-related careers information • Appendix G: organising physics placements for your students

  16. Part 1: Why are you here? Part 2: What are the barriers? Part 3: Exploring solutions Part 4: Action planning

  17. Individual targets ? ? ? Whole-school priorities ? ? ? Use a timeline: Action 3 Action 2 Action 1 Action planning

  18. Aims of workshop (revisited) Have you: • Increased your awareness of physics-based careers? • Identified barriers and opportunities? • Built links between staff? To be able to help students to make better informed choices…

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