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Teachers

Orbyts partners science researchers with students in local state schools to empower young people to undertake cutting-edge research. Our goal is to improve inclusivity in science for historically excluded groups whilst supporting teachers who do not otherwise have the time or resources to run extra-curriculum projects. ​

J. Barroca (Physics Teacher) 

​"Key to the success of Orbyts has been its mentorship aspect. Other laudable initiatives...do not assign mentors and count on school teachers to conduct such activities themselves – this would simply not have been possible given the time commitment and skills involved. EVERY student who took Orbyts... decided to take Physics at sixth form - a tremendous show of the programme’s success. Another aspect worth mentioning is what excellent material the Orbyts experience provides for the students’ personal statements when writing up their university applications – it makes them really stand out. We only have “Orbyts alumnae” doing university-level STEM subjects after September 2020.

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Dr. Becky Parker MBE (Physics teacher at an All-girls School) 

"No other scheme comes close to achieving the diversity and breadth of student engagement which then translates to genuine STEM futures and teacher retention."

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