Economic Wellbeing
- Duration: 15:00 minutes
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- Published: 22 10 2009
- Licence information for Economic Wellbeing
- Part of the series STEM Subject Choice and Careers
Summary
Riddlesdown High school in South London is taking steps to encourage pupils to study science, maths and technology.
We see students at the school participate in a role play as members of a residents' association. During the activity they discuss a proposal to build a pharmaceutical plant in their neighbourhood.
The pupils weigh up the pros and cons of the proposal, considering the economic benefits that the plans could bring to the community, against potentially negative issues such as environmental disruption.
Later, staff discuss the challenges of teaching the value of STEM subjects as they often feel ill-equipped to educate pupils about opportunities in science related careers.
This programme is part of a series looking at the careers available in STEM professions.
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