Schools receive share of £50,000
Roose Community Primary School in Barrow
Schools across south Cumbria have received a share of more than £50,000 to help pupils make up for lost ground during the coronavirus pandemic.
BAE Systems Submarines’ shipyard in Barrow launched a fund specifically aimed at science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
In the Furness and Millom areas, secondary schools could apply for up to £1,500 and primary schools up to £750 if they identified projects to help boost STEM education. A total of 59 schools applied.
Janet Garner, principal of BAE Systems’ Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge, said: “This initiative was part of our larger community response to COVID-19. During lockdown, pupils have had limited access to practical activities and specialist resources for STEM subjects.
The shipyard in Barrow launched a fund specifically aimed at science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. In the Furness area and Millom, secondary schools could apply for up to £1,500 and primary schools up to £750 if they identified projects to help boost STEM education. A total of 59 schools applied. Janet Garner, principal of BAE Systems Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge, said: This initiative was part of our larger community response to Covid-19. During lockdown pupils have had limited access to practical activities and specialist resources for STEM subjects. BACKING: BAE Systems Submarines We asked schools to identify how they would spend the money, whether that was buying equipment, providing additional experiences and opportunities for pupils or simply enabling effective learning to re-start in the classroom.