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STEM: improving gender balance, equity and equality – understanding who feels STEM is ‘right’ for them and why.
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Improving Gender Balance and Equalities: A Collaborative Approach – overview of IGBE rationale, key actions and connections with other education priorities and key national strategies
Is STEM for the masculine and brainy?
STEM and self-efficacy – why are girls less likely to feel they are good at STEM?
Further improving gender balance and equalities resources
– Improving gender balance and equalities 3-18 ideas, research and resources
– The Gender Friendly Nursery – a programme to support ELC establishments reduce gender stereotypes and promote gender equality.
– Zero Tolerance – resources to help practitioners enhance gender equality for children across all
ELC settings.
Care inspectorate – Gender Equal Play in early learning and childcare – practical tips plus advice on books, toys, activities, training and further reading
Gender equality for primary schools – a toolkit to support embedding gender equality into school policy, ethos and curriculum.
Gender Action – resources to support a whole setting approach