1. Recruiting student teachers to the sciences Vicky Swinerd ITE Projects Coordinator

2. The IOP and Initial Teacher Education (ITE) We support physics education in 3 ways: Community Resources Policy

3. UCAS data All Student Teachers on PGCE courses in the Sciences for 2006-9 Tells us: ITE subject & provider Previous undergraduate subject & University Length of time between undergraduate & ITE Age, gender, ethnicity Does not tell us: Undergraduate degree class A Level subjects / results Relevant life experience

4. Chemistry Student Teachers What undergraduate course? N = 2210 N = 334 Smithers & Robinson, 2006, Physics in Schools and Universities II. Patterns and Policies. Buckingham: The Carmichael Press

5. Chemistry Student Teachers What undergraduate course?

6. Opportunity 1: Engineers Chemistry Student Teachers Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Annual Reports. Students in Higher Education Institutions 2009-10

7. Opportunity 2: Other Subjects (SKE courses) Chemistry Student Teachers

8. Chemistry Summary: 70 % of students are Chemists! Many students from traditional backgrounds –Could make more use of SKE courses Not many engineers Chemistry Student Teachers

9. What undergraduate courses? Physics Student Teachers N = 277 Smithers & Robinson, 2006, Physics in Schools and Universities II. Patterns and Policies. Buckingham: The Carmichael Press N = 1482

10. Physics Student Teachers What undergraduate course?

11. Opportunity 1: Engineers Physics Student Teachers Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Annual Reports. Students in Higher Education Institutions 2009-10 * Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

12. Physics Student Teachers Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers PhysicsPhysics & [subject other than astrophysics]

13. Chemistry Chemistry & [subject other than Physics or Biology] Medicine / Pharmacy Physics Student Teachers Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers

14. Physics Student Teachers Opportunity 1: Engineers – Career Changers Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering

15. Opportunity 2: Other subjects (SKE courses) Physics Student Teachers

16. Physics Summary: 62 % of students are Physicists! Many students from non- traditional backgrounds Target career-changing Engineers Physics Student Teachers

17. Recruitment & the IOP Campus Recruitment Events School Experience Programme Marketing to our Members / recent graduates Web-based support –www.iop.org –Recruitment pack –Physics recruitment resources # teachphysics

18. Acknowledgements Chris Shepherd (Teacher Support Manager, Institute of Physics) kj

19. I will be presenting on the same subject at the ASE Annual Conference in January 2012 Anything you’d like me to include there? (time allowing!) Any questions? Thank you! Vicky Swinerd Vicky.Swinerd@iop.org