News Finding: "Of course attainment is only one indication of the success of these programmes, but it important because students are more likely to continue to study STEM subjects when they get higher grades.
Paper Finding: During face-to-face meetings some activity providers claimed to know certain schools which had never enrolled with STEM activity providers but these names could not be disclosed by them due to data protection reasons.
News Context: The comparator group had a slightly higher proportion of pupils with free school meals, and the study did not find evidence that STEM interventions improved outcomes for less advantaged students. "Of course attainment is only one indication of the success of these programmes, but it important because students are more likely to continue to study STEM subjects when they get higher grades. Good attainment in mathematics is also a pre-requisite for admission to STEM degree courses," Dr Banerjee said.
Paper Context: During these five years when the longitudinal intervention was delivered, some schools closed and some new schools were opened. During face-to-face meetings some activity providers claimed to know certain schools which had never enrolled with STEM activity providers but these names could not be disclosed by them due to data protection reasons. These clearly included schools not involved in any STEM enrichment activities.