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… National STEM education resources toolkit … Welcome to the National STEM School Education Resources Toolkit. This is one of the … resources the Australian Government has funded to support STEM in schools . This toolkit is an online resource to help …

… and needs of the STEM workforce. Prepare students for the big career challenges and opportunities ahead. Schools, …

… What is this Toolkit for? … There is a lot of talk about STEM … Everyone agrees it’s important — but it’s hard to know what works and where to start. This Toolkit is home to …

… the Toolkit? … This Toolkit is structured in three major parts: I want to know about STEM education The I want to know … guidance about what you can do for STEM education in your school or organisation. I want to evaluate a STEM education …

… I want to know about STEM education … This section looks at: What … need STEM education What works best when teaching STEM How and why schools and businesses can partner for STEM education Everyone knows STEM is important: …

… What do STEM education initiatives try to achieve? … In this section … will learn how: STEM education initiatives can increase excitement and engagement about STEM STEM education initiatives … outcomes for students. To improve STEM student outcomes in Australia we need to do two things: Get students more …

… Which school students need STEM education? … In this section you will learn: There are good reasons to provide STEM education to all …

… Primary years … There are many reasons to start STEM education initiatives as early as … Early education intervention increases the chances of long-term impact for students. Reasons to target this age group …

… lower secondary experiences strongly influence future STEM participation. Many students start to lose interest in STEM during these years, so it’s a good opportunity to engage them in STEM. Informed career advice is critical to subject choice …

… years … Senior secondary years include Years 11 and 12. These are critical decision-making years for students. … Year 11 and 12 provide an opportunity to focus on extending achievement in students who have chosen to remain in … STEM education initiatives. Parents as major influencers of students’ post school plans and may lack knowledge about …

… after school: In 2017, the top 10 career aspirations for Australian girls aged 14-15 years included traditionally … list and the girls’ list. In 2014 women were awarded 32% of Australian STEM qualifications, compared with 68% for men. In 2011, the Australian STEM workforce comprised 72% men and 28% women. …

… engagement and poor STEM outcomes beyond school in work or education. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students perform worse in STEM education than their non-aboriginal peers. For example, 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students scored …

… … What’s the problem? Remote, rural and regional students are falling behind in STEM education: The average 15-year-old from … for remote, rural and regional students: Regioneering Roadshow : An incursion program that travels regional Australia …

… Higher educational attainment is associated with greater civic engagement, … tolerance and trust … Download  Benefits of Educational Attainment Civic engagement, tolerance and trust … … Education’s effects on individual life chances and on development: An overview , British Journal of Educational …

… educational attainment is associated with higher labour force participation, higher likelihood of employment and … Educational Attainment Employment and income support Labour force participation Higher participation in the labour force [1]  leads to greater purchasing power, cash flow and …

… Higher educational attainment is more likely to lead to management roles and greater strategic and environmental … the likelihood of being employed as a manager increases with the highest level of educational attainment (Figure 1). … Multi-Agency Data Integration Project, Australia) where persons were aged 30 to 64 years (inclusive), resided in …

… are difficult to measure at the individual level. [2]  Researchers typically measure the behavioural changes rather … shows that, as educational attainment increases, people can be up to two- to four-times more likely to participate … health 5.4 3.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 2.9 More environmental events in your local area 15 15 12 9 9 7 Seeing the direct benefits of …

… money. Financial stress increases the risk of homelessness and can negatively impact an individual’s health and psychological well-being. [1]  Not surprisingly, low … These problems can include an inability to afford bills and other household expenses. Cash flow problems can …

… including never smoking, meeting exercise guidelines and responsible alcohol consumption. … Healthy behaviour … Download  Benefits of … Smoking, lack of exercise, and excessive alcohol consumption can have a detrimental effect on health outcomes. [1] …