PASS STEM Event - March 2025

The event was well attended by students , parents and a number of role models from industry and academia . Professor Ivan Browne DL FFPH OBE attended the STEM Day to give out the prizes for the best PASS Student STEM projects and to thank the teachers. Professor Browne spoke about a teacher who first turned him onto STEM. We also had Professor Clive Fraser who spoke to young people attending the event about some of the STEM offering at University. Mrs. Nemaura , a computer scientist spoke to young people about opportunities in AI ; The Space Centre and other organisations provided information and STEM related activities .While many other STEM role models were at hand to provide encouragement and support to the young people . Mrs. Walters-Nisbett, Science Lead for Phoenix Agenda Supplementary School has coordinated the event since its inception in 2020 she spoke about the importance of events like the STEM fair to provide information ,guidance and stimulating an interest in an area where African heritage communities are often underrepresented . She also spoke of the collaboration with the PASS Social Action Project in this event - where young people added additional content linked to the presence of Black people in the curriculum.

We look forward to PASS STEM 26