The Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) Post 16 staff hosted a Girls in Maths event for students across Bristol and North Somerset.
The event was organised by the Advanced Maths Support Programme using STEM Ambassadors and CLF maths colleagues to encourage girls to enjoy working mathematically together, consider careers involving maths and options beyond GCSE maths.
Year 9 and 10 students from Bristol Brunel, Bristol Metropolitan, Hans Price, John Cabot, King’s Oak and Winterstoke Hundred Academies all came together in the Cabot Eye building to take part. Students found out about Florence Nightingale’s work on data, looked into infographics and worked on examples of maths from journalism and the medical profession.
In the final session, students talked to women in a range of careers to ask them about their role and how they use maths in their workplace.
One John Cabot student said: “Hearing about the women in jobs and their experiences and journeys to get there was interesting.”
Others said they enjoyed meeting other people from different schools and that the sessions had been really good and interactive.
Carrie Martin, Senior Network Leader of Mathematics, said: “This was a fabulous event for girls from six different CLF secondary academies to work together, see that mathematics is for them, and hear about the ways women use maths in careers such as engineering, finance and scientific research.
“Thank you to colleagues at John Cabot, Post 16 and Advanced Maths Support Programme for making this happen and the A level maths students who helped on the day – it has been great to hear how much the participants enjoyed the experience.”
