Experts predict that in the years to come, 75 per cent of the fastest growing occupations will require skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). 

But we know that unless students are interested and engaged in STEM at an early age, they are unlikely to pursue a career in those fields.

Currently this isn’t the case, with more children dropping out of STEM subjects with every additional year of study.  This partly reflects the way STEM subjects are taught, but it also happens because our teachers aren’t properly supported to engage young peoples’ natural curiosity.

This is now an urgent issue that requires immediate action.