Programme - British Council Schools Online

8WORKSHOP 3Theme: Motivating and Empowering Young People to succeed inScience and MathematicsTheme Lead: Baldev Singh, Director of Education Strategy, ImagineEducation, UK1200 -1300 hrs Case Study 1: Kabir Shaikh: Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Instituteof Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)1300- 1345 hrs LunchCase Study 2: Adrian Fenton, Young People's Programme Manager,British Science Association, LondonCase Study 3: Dilip Surkar, Executive Director, Vikram A SarabhaiCommunity Science Centre1345 - 1445 hrs Working Group Leaders: Annette Smith, Bryan Berry, Sally GogginYoung people across the world have various motives for studying oravoiding science. There are general perceptions that mathematics ishard, girls don’t do well in science, and science requires harder workthan other subjects. In many countries science is preferred subjectbut only because it offers higher employment opportunities. On theother hand there is a drop in the number of students taking science inthe UK. The working group may also explore how to bring science andmathematics in the workplace into the classroom and create a dialoguebetween young people and their potential employers once they leaveschool.1445- 1515 hrs Feedback from working group leads1515-1530 hrs Tea BreakConcluding Session1530 – 1600 hrs Feedback from the 3 Theme Leads1600 – 1615 hrs Summing Up by Alisher Umarov UNESCO Education Specialist1700 – 1715 hrs Vote of thanks by Sally Goggin, Director Education, British CouncilClose