Have your pupils ever asked: ‘Why am I doing science?’

Perhaps they don’t want to continue with the sciences after they're 16 so why bother?

Well, here’s a little secret.

Science skills are for life not just for school.

The skills they learn in their science lesson, like teamwork, communicating, solving problems, handling equipment safely and making predictions are not just for science, or to make you happy.

The workplace is full of all sorts of transferable skills i.e. ones that can be transferred to any job. Science is the subject that allows them to develop these skills because of the huge range of topics, practicals and investigations.

The following case studies are not scientists. But they use sciencey skills in their work. Click on each one to find out more.

Iyvonne Khoo, laser sculpture artist Charlotte Hurdle, trainee actuary Preethi Nair, novelist Ben O’Donoghue, chef Loyd Price, animator

You will notice that not one of them uses just one skill, and neither do scientists. And packed with transferable skills your pupils will be valuable in any job all over the world!

Of course if they love science and are planning on studying it at university, the science lesson is their first rung on the scientific career ladder. They're well on their way!

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Is there a particular career your pupils would like to know more about, and the skills you need for that job? Let us know and we’ll see what we can do.