IS MSJ RIGHT TO INCLUDE THE ARTS IN THE FOCUS ON STEM SUBJECTS? By Claudia As a school we are strong in the STEM subjects and over 50% of Year 13 leavers go on to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics related degree courses at top universities, including Oxbridge, Imperial, Warwick, Bristol and University College London. Statistics also show that students attending an all-girls school are 75% more likely to take Maths A-level, 70% more likely to take Chemistry and 2 ½ times as likely to take Physics.
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MSJ is also very strong in the Arts areas; we have very talented pupils in a variety of years and alumnae pursuing jobs within the Arts. We as a school are very focused on Arts subjects, with scholarships being offered in Drama, Music and Art. We are just as strong in the Arts as we are in more academic subjects like Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. So, surely it would make sense for us to adopt the new STEAM label.
