Speaker
Students can find out more about where your water comes from and what happens to your poo when you flush the loo!
Primary
Our Thames Water speaker programme offers you the opportunity to book a school visit with a Thames Water speaker who can talk to your students about what Thames Water do, and how they do it.
The sessions involve a variety of hands-on and interactive resources to use as part of their presentation. The talks work in both assemblies and small classrooms. Students will learn about the essential services Thames Water provide, where your water comes from, and what happens to your poo when you flush the loo!
Sessions cover:
Capacity
Minimum of 10 participants, maximum of 250 participants.
Dates and Location
Speakers can visit schools across the Thames Water catchment area, from Gloucestershire in the West to Kent in the East.
Duration
Sessions can be half an hour, whole school assemblies, or lesson long classroom-based sessions. Speakers can deliver more than one engagement if required to different year groups.
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Whichever curriculum your school follows, pupils should have the opportunity to carry out practical investigations in science that help them to develop their scientific skills. This experience builds the following enquiry skills:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Listening - the ability to listen and understand information.
Problem solving - the ability to find a solution to a complex situation or challenge.
Teamwork - working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.
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Primary
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