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19 April 2026

Are we running out of STEAM?

In the 21st century, the education landscape has been dominated by the prioritisation of STEM subjects. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths has had all the headlines, all the focus and all the resource. Around 2006, the ‘A’ of Arts was tentatively introduced into the mix, inspired by the recognition that creativity has an important part to play in promoting innovation and technological advancement across all sectors. Lately, largely due to regulatory reforms and the neglect of arts education at primary and secondary level in the UK, the ‘A’ in STEAM is fast fading. However, with boundaries between industries ever-blurring (such as the development of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies within architectural design) creative, inquisitive, experimental, and exploratory thinking has never been more needed.

A culture of inclusion can drive more women into STEM apprenticeships

UK business needs to create a virtuous circle of positive change, says Ben Farmer, with successful women becoming inspirational role models for the next generation of builders, innovators and inventors The UK’s ongoing STEM skills shortage is a key issue for employers such as Amazon. Vacancies for highly skilled technical roles will double over the […]

Public Accounts Committee wants more DfE action on bad apprenticeships

The Department for Education must “weed out” poor apprenticeship provision, the Public Accounts Committee has said. A new report by the group of influential MPs also presses the department to look into whether financial incentives for teacher training deliver value for money, and to increase the number of women studying science, technology, engineering and maths […]