Virtual STEMtastic for Primary & Secondary Students – Scottish Maths Week

Join colleagues from Virgin Money to celebrate Scottish Maths Week with this one day series of maths and finance based workshops and career panels for primary band secondary aged students.

The theme for Scottish Maths Week this year is “Maths Tales”

STEMtastic is a virtual event that aims to inform school-age pupils interested in STEM subjects of future career opportunities in banking, finance and IT within Virgin Money. To celebrate Scottish Maths Week, we are hosting two workshops and a careers panel focused on maths and finance careers.

STEMtastic will be held on Wednesday 25th September 2024 from 9am to 2.30pm. Schools and home school students are welcome to join us for all or part of the day.

Who is this event aimed at?

Young people aged between 9-18 years old.

What is the format of the event?

The day will comprise 2 workshops and 1 careers panel event.

All sessions will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams, and can be streamed either directly to the pupils’ computers or to the front of your classroom.

A moderated Questions and Answers panel will be available to pose your questions live to presenters to be answered in the session.

Timetable

Teams events will be open 15 minutes before the start time to allow participants time to join before the interactive presentations begin.

9.15am – 10.15am – Primary school workshop for 9-11 year olds exploring the maths behind interest rates

11am – 12pm – Secondary school workshop for 12-16 year olds exploring interest rates, savings and loans products

1.30pm – 2.30pm – Banking Career Panel for 14-18 year olds. Meet a panel of colleagues from Virgin Money with interesting “Maths Tales” of how they have incorporated maths into their career journeys”

Tickets

Please click here to book.