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North East CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The North East CoP will be convened through delivery of a local Science Festival, building on last year's successful and collaborative delivery of the British Science Association's Science Festival at the University of Bradford. We will produce a sustainable model, enabling...

North West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the North West CoP is to develop a community of universities and third sector organisations (TSOs) tasked with making science inspirational, accessible and relevant to hard-to-reach social groups. The CoP has the following 3 objectives: 1) To develop collaborative...

South Wales CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South Wales Community of Practice (CoP) is being formed around the existing Science Alliance Cymru network, which has been in place for 5 years. This project provides the opportunity for network members to work together and develop relationships that can be sustained in...

South West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South West CoP will form new partnerships with the Bristol Somali Resource Centre (BSRC), the British Science Association, Bristol City Council and the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications to: 1. Raise awareness and appreciation of STEM disciplines and of higher...

West Midlands CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the West Midlands CoP is to extend university outreach activities into hard-to-reach community groups to engage potential STEM learners and their parents. In working towards this aim, the CoP has the following objectives: Working with Wolverhampton City Council and...

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West Midlands CoP

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Plans for 2012 - 2013

The aim of the West Midlands CoP is to extend university outreach activities into hard-to-reach community groups to engage potential STEM learners and their parents.

In working towards this aim, the CoP has the following objectives:

  1. Working with Wolverhampton City Council and other west midlands region stakeholders identify potential target cohorts within the local community. This will include ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities or additional needs, the unemployed, and rural community groups.
  2. Establish a network of city council officers, university staff, and other partners (for example the regional university technical colleges, and business and industry) to define and develop four large-scale outreach activities for the target cohorts and their parents. 
  3. Deliver four large-scale activities (two based within the community and two HEI-based).
  4. Maintain the network longer-term to aid the co-ordination of future activity and provide opportunities for on-going collaboration.
  5. Make available a series of resources and other appropriate materials (podcasts) to support further follow-up and delivery within community groups. 

Find out more / Get involved 

The West Community of Practice is being supported by:

Richard Hall, Professor of Engineering Design & Simulation, University of Wolverhampton

E f.r.hall@wlv.ac.uk

T 01902 322785

You can find out about the latest developments in the work of the West Midlands CoP through the national project website.