Submitted on Thursday 28th July 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Keep Free Admission to the London Science Museum Launchpad Children's Gallery
The interactive nature of Launchpad and Free admission attract, encourage, inspire and engage in STEM, girls and boys from ALL backgrounds
The museum plans introduction of entrance fees following cuts in government funding and a £4 million transformation sponsored by firms inc.Nintendo and Shell
The UK faces a real science and engineering skills gap. A report by Engineering UK highlighted the need to double the number of annual recruits into engineering by 2020 to meet projected demand.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/documents/Select-committee-Written-evidence-27-June-2013.pdf
A visit to Launchpad lifts concepts from school off the textbook page and brings them to life
http://www.tom-horton.co.uk/PressOffice/Science_Museum_Launchpad.pdf
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