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Great to see the biggest % increase in non-compulsory #GCSE subject entires this yr was in Biology, Chemistry & Physics (as part of double award)
@thetimes: "160,110 pupils in England took chemistry [in 2018] compared w 53,309 in 2008”
Go #stem #scicomm #edu! #gcseresults2018
@thetimes: "160,110 pupils in England took chemistry [in 2018] compared w 53,309 in 2008”
Go #stem #scicomm #edu! #gcseresults2018
However, looking ahead to uni, only “46% of [STEM] graduates pursued careers in science, with the rest preferring management, banking or teaching” - says research by Leicester & Warwick unis, quoted in @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/boom-i…
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Which are great careers - esp teaching - but @Telegraph reports @NAOorguk as saying “there are particular shortages of STEM skills at technician level, but an oversupply in other areas, such as biological science graduates,” telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…
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