At 10:15 on Tuesday 25 October, the House of Lords Science and
Technology Committee will hold the fourth evidence session of
its new inquiry: People and skills in UK science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
This session will be focused on apprenticeships in the UK, as
well as the shortage of specialist science teachers – especially
physics teachers and what the Government could do to address
it.
The committee will hear from:
10:15am
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Dame Judith Hackitt former Chair at Make UK
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Rob Nitsch CBE Chief Operating Officer at Institute for
Apprenticeships and Technical Education
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Professor Paul Lewis Professor of Political Economy at King's
College London
11.15am
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Jenni French Head of Teacher Supply Programmes at Gatsby
Foundation
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James Zuccullo Director for School Workforce Research at
Education Policy Institute
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Professor Carole Mundell, President at Science Council
The public evidence session will take place at 10.15am in
Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster on Tuesday
25 October 2022 and can be viewed live on Parliament
TV.
In the first panel, the Committee will seek perspectives from
academics, experts, and members of the Institute for
Apprenticeships about UK apprenticeship policy.
The second panel will focus on the supply of STEM teachers, and
what can be done to improve initial teacher recruitment,
retention, and retraining to address this
deficit.
Possible question areas
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The cause of declining enrolment into apprenticeships
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The value of alternative models of learning, such as degree
apprenticeships
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The role that universities, the private sector, and public
sector research establishments in helping to train
apprentices
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What can be done to address the recruitment and retention
issues for STEM teachers
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The educational inequalities introduced by the lack of
ability to recruit specialist teachers
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The value of continuing professional development (CPD) in
encouraging teachers to remain in post
