 News
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the links below to view news items about young
women and girls achieving in SECT.
Double Celebration for Schoolgirls
at Awards
An ceremony held by
JIVE in February 2007, at the Hilton Hotel in
Bradford, awarded five Yorkshire and Humber Secondary
Schools with certificates, plaques and a prize
sum of £500.00 sponsored by Google UK for
the top school in West Yorkshire and Humber,
and £500.00 for the top school in South
Yorkshire sponsored by Corus Engineering Steels. The ‘Going
for Gold’ award rewards secondary
schools for their good practice in inspiring
schoolgirls’ interest and participation
in Science, Engineering, Construction and Technology
(SECT) activities. Click
here to learn more about the Going for Gold
awards.
Seventeen schoolgirls
from secondary schools in Bingley, Bradford,
Brighouse, Leeds and Shipley were also awarded
with ‘Wider
Horizons’ work experience certificates
and vouchers at the ceremony. The ‘Wider
Horizons’ initiative piloted by JIVE,
acknowledges schoolgirls’ achievements
in completing a work experience placement in
a traditionally male dominated job. Some of
the West Yorkshire employers who have provided
work placements for girls to undertake non-traditional
placements have included: Bradford Building
Services, Brenville Construction, J S Design
Partnership, Metro Transportation, PACE Micro
Technology Plc, Robinson Design Group and Sunwin
Motor Group. Click
here for more information on Wider Horizons.
Technology Woman of the Future
A 19-year-old has thanked
her grandfather for inspiring her to the Woman
of the Future title. And now Emily Cummins is
to become an inspiration herself by telling
how she successfully invented a solar powered
refrigerator. More...
A world of opportunity
The first edition of Science
Worlds, a free magazine developed through
a partnership between the ETB and Educate
was delivered to the homes of 30,000 16 to
19 year olds on the 16th of November 2006.
Click here
for more information.
Young female computing talent
recognised with national awards
Following on from the Welsh
regional final in October, the 2006 winners
of the Axios
'A' Star National Awards have been announced.
Organised by Axios Systems, the leading international
IT Service Management provider, the Axios 'A'
Star Awards, is a UK initiative to encourage
young women to study and take up careers in
ICT.
Ruth wins Engineering Award
Ruth Amos, of Eckington
School, Sheffield, won the 2006 Young Engineer
for Britain Award for her development of a Stair
Steady device to help physically impaired people
use staircases in their homes. Sixteen year
old Ruth initially designed the device to help
her uncle who had suffered a stroke. The device
is now commercailly available and Ruth is considering
engineering as her future career. More...
Newsletters
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Twist Schoolgirls Newsletter 1
Lets
Twist Schoolgirls Newsletter 2
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Events
There are many events to encourage schoolgirls to go into a career in SECT. If you hold regular events in your organisation, let us know about them.
Ever thought about becoming a British Gas Engineer?
The Engineering Academy are running a taster day for women only, designed for you to get a clearer understanding of the engineering opportunities available within British Gas. At the event you will be given a presentation on the career paths available to you, meet some engineers and also have the chance to question a panel of experts from within the Engineering Academy.
Places are limited and by invite only, so if you
are interested and would like to spend a couple
of hours with British Gas on 31 March in Leeds,
e-mail your
name, address, and any contact numbers, by 16
March. Please quote UKRC in the subject of the
e-mail.
Engineering events at Bradford University
Every year, Bradford University
runs engineering events for girls in Years 11
and 12. Go to the Bradford
University website to find out more or contact
Joanne Crowther at j.crowther@bradford.ac.uk.
Past Events in Yorkshire & Humberside
Over the past few years,
schoolgirls attended a number of events in Yorkshire
& Humberside; you might have been one of
them. You could have been trying your hand at
an engineering challenge, making your own candle
stick, building brick arches or visiting engineering
companies. Go to the picture
gallery to see what went on.
For more information or
to add an event to this page please e-mail setwomenresource@bilk.ac.uk
or phone 01274 436485.
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