About Us

The WISE vision

Most young women understanding science, engineering and mathematics, and many choosing it as a career.

Our mission

The WISE campaign collaborates with a industry and education to encourage UK girls of school age to value and pursue STEM or construction related courses in school or college, and move on into related careers.

We do this by first listening to girls, understanding their concerns, and then ensuring other agencies and policymakers hear their voices. We then work creatively with delivery agencies and others, offering models, tools and approaches to support them in challenging traditional approaches, so as to demonstrate equitable involvement with, and results for girls.

WISE prioritises activities which:
¨        focus on outcomes for girls and young women in education/training
¨        collaborate with existing schemes to maximise their impact with girls
¨        influence the influencers to promote policies that are effective for girls
¨       innovate and pilot models, tools and approaches
¨       explore and measure the drivers of success       

 Through its initiatives, the campaign has helped to double the percentage of female engineering graduates from 7% in 1984 to 15% today.

Read our Strategy

Who we are

Terry Marsh - WISE Director
Terry Marsh
WISE Director
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal - Royal Patron of WISE
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal
Royal Patron of WISE
Kate Bellingham - Patron of WISE
Kate Bellingham
Patron of WISE
Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng - Patron of WISE
Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng
Patron of WISE
Baroness Platt of Writtle CBE - Patron of WISE
Baroness Platt of Writtle CBE
Patron of WISE
Joanna Kennedy
Patron of WISE
 

Across the UK

WISE also runs individual WISE committees in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, to cater for the specific needs of girls and women in these countries.

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Through the support of local organisations, educationalists and industry, initiatives such as videos, websites, publications, conferences, seminars, networks and taster days have been developed for these countries.

WISE Core Supporters

WISE is jointly supported by CIBT/ConstructionSkills, the EEF (the manufacturers' organisation), the ETB (the Engineering and Technology Board), the Royal Academy of Engineering and SEMTA - the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies.

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