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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The Utterly Revolting Science Show
A funny, cheeky, thoroughly revolting journey through the human body. BBC presenter Stefan Gates makes edible bogies from seaweed snot, cooks food in vomit, cooks with saliva and explores farts, poo, wee and some truly terrible smells. As with all Gastronaut shows, there'll be rockets and explosions, laughter and...Bang! The Science of Explosions
This new Gastronaut show is a physics spectacular exploring pressure, combustion, sound and explosive chemical reactions. BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates brings rockets, mini-motorbikes, catapults, flamethrowing, live insects (yup, you read that correctly), big explosions, a massive whoopee cushion and ridiculously big...Investigating flooding in York - a visit to the York Community Flood Hub
Are you interested in or teaching about flooding in York?York has a long history of flooding and evidence suggests that water levels on the Rivers Ouse and Foss are rising. This is likely to be due to climate change and changes in upstream land management. If this trend continues, properties and people could be at...Space Week Workshops for Primary and Secondary Schools - UK wide
World Space Week is celebrated during 4 – 10th October and building on the success of previous years, As Creatives have developed some special workshops to tie in with this year's theme: "The Moon - Gateway to the Stars". So as well as the ever-popular Interplanetary Tours, Messages...Science Escape Room by School Escape Rooms
Our Science escape is a great immersive experience for all participants. All of our escape boxs are based around National Curriculum subjects that are brought to life by our immersive challenges. The challenges will be found in one of our escape boxes, which on first sight looks like any other locked wooden box....RSPB Schools on Reserves Newport Wetlands
Bring your class for a fun and active outdoor learning experience in a natural setting.Join us at RSPB Newport Wetlands for primary and secondary sessions. Explore habitats, admire adaptations, discover brilliant birds, go on a seasonal sensory scavenger hunt, or carry out ecological investigations, plus other...University of Plymouth's Science and Technology Showcase 2019
The aim of the Science and Technology Showcase is to raise students’ aspirations in science and technology subjects and demonstrate how exciting STEM can be at A level and in higher education.As well as having some fun, this is a unique opportunity for students to talk with current undergraduate students, PhD...RSPB Schools on Reserves Minsmere
Bring your class to RSPB Minsmere for an active outdoor learning experience in a natural setting.Join us in the heart of Suffolk's wild coast for primary and secondary sessions. Get stuck in to pond dipping, minibeast hunting, bird watching and more, or carry out fieldwork investigations in our awe inspiring...Hidden Horizons - Geology, Palaeontology, Astronomy, Ecology Activites
Hidden Horizons offer a range of activites aimed at groups through the science curriculums. Sessions can be outdoor field trips or classroom sessions on areas such as astronomy (that includes our mobile 4m diameter inflatable planetarium, geology and Palaeontology with fossil hunts, ecology with rock pooling, and...Institute for Research in Schools
IRIS makes cutting edge research projects open to school students and their teachers so that they can experience the excitement and challenge of science. We do this by making data accessible to schools, providing teacher training and resources, and by lending out scientific research equipment. ...Pages
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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.
Please use the link below to register and submit an activity.