What can EDT do me? - Students
Go4SET
Go4SET is a new EDT initiative which links teams of six Year 8/9 or S2 pupils with companies to offer a 10 week science, engineering and technology (SET) experience. By providing a real and live SET project, Go4SET will raise the pupils’ awareness and highlight the exciting future career opportunities in SET. Work related learning within an industrial enterprise context is at the core of the Go4SET experience. Pupils will benefit from personal development education enhancing their powers of creativity and innovation.
Benefits to pupils
- Work related learning
- Experience of industrial enterprise
- Wider awareness of SET within a global context
- Experience of teamwork and problem solving
- Promotion of creativity and innovation
- Project management and presentation/communication skills
- Personal Development Education
- British Association CREST Awards
Research has shown that the exposure of younger age groups to business based on science, engineering and technology encourages more students to choose post-16 courses in these subject areas, eventually leading to the study of SET degrees at university.
About Go4SET
- 250 pupils took part in the Go4SET pilot (55% females, 26% ethnic minorities)
- 75% of the year 9/S2 pupils who took part in the Go4SET pilot said they would be more likely to study science, maths and technology subjects at school as a result of their Go4SET experience (24% felt the same)
- Teachers and company mentors involved with Go4SET found the scheme to be relevant to their school and company and also education and industry in general
- 98% of pupils would recommend the scheme to other pupils in their school