Maths4Girls Event – online webinar
Mon 7 Jun 2021 | 9:45 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Sarah Williamson Atkins
Consultant Finance Director for start ups and investors in cleantech and renewables. Engineering graduate. Qualified Accountant. Working Mother. Love working in tech companies without being a techie. Love working in the cleantech sector: such a motivating purpose and so much to do in a short time. Maths A level and a numerate profession, so happy to talk about Maths4Girls, as well as accountancy, entrepreneurship, working abroad, building your own mission and learning from your mistakes, growth mindset and, of course, climate change.
Venture Verte 2 Limited
About the Business Leaders
These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.
About the teacher and students
The event was created by S T for 30 students at Dr Challoner's High School aged Age 12 - 13.
Event description
Maths4Girls
We are holding 6 x 55 mins Maths4Girls workshops for Year 8 (in groups of 30 pupils throughout the day). It could be 1 speaker conducting all 6 presentations or we could split them between more speakers.
The slots are:
8:50 to 9:45
9:45 to 10:40
BREAK
11:00 to 11:50
11:55 to 12:50
LUNCH
13:40 to 14:35
14:35 to 15:30
Speakers will ‘tell a story’ about their career journey from leaving school and what they are doing now:
• 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.
This will be a virtual presentation via Zoom
Q&As will follow to end the session.