Maths4Girls Event at Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Thu 24 Jun 2021 | 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Organizer
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
1 Sherwood's Lane
Liverpool
L10 1LB
Web: http://www.founders4schools.org.uk
Sophie Carr
World's Most Interesting Mathematician connecting people, data and numbers
Bays Consulting Limited
Itxaso del Palacio, PhD
Investment Director at Notion, Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Fellow (class 18)
Notion Capital Managers Llp
About the Business Leaders
These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly. Combined they employ 10+ people.
About the teacher and students
The event was created by Hy5kpqdbabzbxmdopuffgb for students aged Age 12 - 19+.
Students from the following other schools took part:
- Meldrum Academy – 14 students
- The Sixth Form College Farnborough – 16 students
- Aquinas College – 35 students
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy – 3 students
- Channing School – 48 students
- City of Glasgow College - Riverside Campus – 25 students
- Eastwood High School – 20 students
- Skinners' Kent Primary School – 30 students
- St Albans Girls' School – 240 students
Event description
How can maths save the world? With STEM Ambassadors and F4S.
Bringing our passion of saving the planet together with everyday maths. Did you know numbers are vital in understanding and helping climate change- A careers session with a twist!
In this 30 minute session, business leaders will share insights, lessons and tips to motivate and inspire your students to make informed decisions about their future.
Speakers will ‘tell a story’ about their career journey (up to 10mins):
• How maths played a part and how maths is relevant now
• What inspired them to choose their career path
• Their failures, as well as successes
• What their company does and why this is important
• What they enjoy most about their career
• Skills currently relevant in the jobs they are doing now.
Q&As will follow to end the session.