STEM Directory
The STEM Directory is a database of providers offering STEM enhancement and enrichment to schools and colleges locally and nationally. Teachers can easily search for shows, workshops, debates, challenges, visiting speakers and more.
Find exciting opportunities for in-class support, memorable days out, and engaging projects to motivate your students.
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Fun Maths workshops for Primary Schools
Brainwave Education offers fun and interactive maths workshops for primary schools across the UK. Within our workshops we use carefully designed balls and rods, which allow children to create large 2D and 3D shapes from a basic cube to octahedrons and even an icosahedron (20 sided polyhedron). Using this...The Cloud Factory
A super-sensory hands-on workshop for primary and SEN schools with an award winning science presenter. Have you ever touched a cloud? Have you ever smelled or tasted a strawberry cloud?!Using some special equipment, we make and explore dry ice clouds using all our senses. See the cloud, touch its softness, hear...3...2...1...LAUNCH!
A day of hands-on rocket workshops which can be adapted for the whole school, including SEN schools. Everyone can launch their own rocket!Pupils will build and test a stomp rocket then modify it to optimise it's flight. They learn about the effects of some forces (especially drag and gravity!) first-hand. We...Amazing Air!
You can't see, hear, smell, taste or touch the air, so how do we know it's really there?!In this multi-sensory, participatory show, we'll be doing some experiments to change the air and prove that it really is there!The show is best performed separately for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 - that way everyone get...A day of Exploding Custard science shows and bubble mayhem in the playground
The inspirational ‘Exploding Custard’ science-show has been presented by award-winning science communicator Ian Russell for over 30 years! It is a spectacular, lively, and light-hearted sharing of more experiments than you’ll be able to remember. All of them use everyday materials and...Out of This World; Space Coding Challenge
The "Out of This World" activities compromise of two workshops you can download and deliver in your school or club.Workshop 1: Jump to the moon, teaches pupils to code a micro:bit so that it can train pupils to have a steady hand - you don't want to be a clumsy astronaut!Workshop 2: Speed of Light helps...Hands On STEM & STEAM Workshops including History & Humanities For KS2
Our KS 2 workshops develop pupils Fine and Gross Motor Skills as part of a wider remit to enable Teamwork, Creativity, Problem Solving, Higher Order Thinking and Growth Mindset.Architecture Workshops have been running hands-on cross-curricular workshops, in schools for all Key stages and Abilities since 1996. Our...Science Theatre
We create shows and workshops mixing stage performance with amazing demonstrations to explain the most incredible ideas in science – in the most memorable way.Our shows are performed throughout the year at venues across the UK and can be booked in-school too. All shows include accompanying teaching ...Growing for Gold - Combatting Climate Change - whole-school Science Day
If you're looking for a way to celebrate British Science Week, there is still time to order and download your Growing for Gold - Combatting Climate Change teaching resource pack, which contains everything you need to host your own, whole-school Science day, exploring this year's British Science...BlokTec.com: Robotics & Coding Club
Based in London, BlokTec is all about teaching S.T.E.A.M.* skills to children & adults alike.BlokTec uses "real-world", programmable, Lego-compatible robots to establish and reinforce engineering, technical & programming skills as we explore our world through stimulating themes & stories.* [S]...Pages
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Grants for school
The Royal Institution runs two enrichment and enhancement grant schemes. Grants of up to £500 are available to UK-registered state schools to host a STEM activity selected from the STEM Directories.
There are a number of other organisations that offer grants to schools.
About STEM Directory
The STEM Directory contains searchable activities that enhance STEM teaching in schools and colleges. Teachers can search for shows, workshops, debates, challenges, visiting speakers and more.
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If you provide shows, talks, workshops, challenges, museum visits, teacher CPD or other enrichment and enhancement activities that help promote STEM to schools and colleges, then you may be eligible to feature in the STEM Directory.
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