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.
Listing all results (81)
Careers in Science
Give your students the rare opportunity to swap the classroom for the research clinics and laboratories in Liverpool Science Park. Students will have the chance to speak with clinicians, scientists and science entrepreneurs in small groups to gain careers advice/information only usually available to graduates.Students...Weirdology
Wierdology is the weirdest, wildest multidisciplinary science show on earth…and it's controlled by you, the audience.Weirdologist and TV Gastronaut Stefan Gates presents an explosive, fast-moving, and often thoroughly disgusting stage show packed with engineering, science and technology stunts…and...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...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. ...StarLincs Mobile Planetarium
In the planetarium environment we can ensure the ‘wow factor’ for your pupils – and staff – to support any space topic. The planetarium is ideal for KS2 covering the Earth and Space programme of study of the Curriculum including demonstrations of Day and Night and Phases of the Moon...Physics Research in Schools Programme
The Physics Research in Schools programme is a great way for students to engage with exciting research projects in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London over a sustained period of time. We run these projects over the first two terms of the academic year. Across all projects we give an introductory...Pharmacy Awareness Day - What is Pharmacy? What does a Pharmacist / Pharmacy Technician do?
Pharmacy Awareness DaySaturday 23rd June 2018Pop along anytime on the day to meet with pharmacists working across different career roles and find out what they do10 am to 3 pm Thomas Paine Study Centre, UEAwww.uea.ac.uk/phaSuitable for:- Students any age- Parents- Careers advisers- Science/Chemistry- Teachers- Those...Skybolt Rocket
A great centrepiece for a day of enrichment / space education this nine metre rocketship, which will arrive on its own transporter vehicle, is available for hire to schools throughout the UK. The excitement and interest generated by having a real rocket arrive and then elevated to its dramatic, near vertical launch...Pages
Near my location
Filter by subject
- Careers (15) Apply Careers filter
- Climate Change (3) Apply Climate Change filter
- Computing (22) Apply Computing filter
- Creative arts and media (12) Apply Creative arts and media filter
- Cross curricular (35) Apply Cross curricular filter
- Design and technology (36) Apply Design and technology filter
- Engineering (39) Apply Engineering filter
- Food Preparation and Nutrition (6) Apply Food Preparation and Nutrition filter
- Health and safety (4) Apply Health and safety filter
- Leadership (13) Apply Leadership filter
- Mathematics (30) Apply Mathematics filter
- Personal development (15) Apply Personal development filter
- Psychology (10) Apply Psychology filter
- STEM Ambassadors (6) Apply STEM Ambassadors filter
- STEM Clubs (24) Apply STEM Clubs filter
- Space (7) Apply Space filter
Filter by age
Filter by nature of scheme
Filter by running times
- Less than 1 hour (13) Apply Less than 1 hour filter
- 1-4 hours (34) Apply 1-4 hours filter
- 4-8 hours (6) Apply 4-8 hours filter
- A day (16) Apply A day filter
- 1 day-1 week (5) Apply 1 day-1 week filter
- 1-4 weeks (1) Apply 1-4 weeks filter
- 4-8 weeks (1) Apply 4-8 weeks filter
- Over 8 weeks (5) Apply Over 8 weeks filter
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.
Please let us know if you have any comments on this facility.
Providers: add an activity
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.