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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Music to your Ears
How do we make sounds, record sounds and see sounds? This exciting presentation, with lots of demonstrations and audience interaction, reveals the secrets from the basics of sound to the latest in music technology. Witness the ultimate ‘hands-free’ instrument and see a musical instrument played with a...What's the point of Maths?
This programme aims to give an answer the questions below, that are still far too commonly asked by both children and adults:“What’s the point of maths?!”&“When will I use this?!”We want to show that maths is used for a lot more than you may think, everywhere around us! We are...Ben Sparks - Mathematician, Musician, Speaker
Ben works part time with the Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP), based at the University of Bath, as a speaker, tutor and co-ordinator, and part time as a freelance maths enrichment speaker around the UK – including the Maths Inspiration project run by Rob Eastaway.He regularly gives talks and...Practical science workshops in secondary schools
All our workshops support the overall aim of the Curriculum to pay attention to objectivity and concern for accuracy, precision, repeatability and reproducibility.understand that scientific methods and theories develop as earlier explanations are modified to take account of new evidence and ideas.evaluate...Eggucation - Chick Hatching for Schools, Nurseries, Care Homes and Events
Eggucation brings the miracle of watching chicks hatch to your classroom or event. Using only our own Champion Rare Breed poultry, we bring a valuable lesson in conservation alongside the living lesson of life cycles. We provide 5 week hatching projects where schools incubate the eggs for the full 21 days, 'Quick...Think Maths
Think Maths is a team of experienced mathematics speakers who visit schools to run workshops and give talks for a wide range of ages and abilities. Our sessions are interactive, engaging and cover mathematical content which will grab the attention of students and inspire them to get excited about maths. Think...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....Islamic Geometric Patterns Workshop
Islamic Geometry Workshops: Constructing a pattern by hand, step by step using a compass and straight edge, is an entirely absorbing and satisfying art form. Starting with a blank sheet of paper we draw layers of lines and circles to create a complex underlying grid from which a beautiful pattern will emerge. We then...Oxbridge Inspire: Exhibition of Ideas
An Exhibition of Ideas is a facilitated workshop designed to promote STEM-related conversations between students, teachers and industry. Conversation cards are used to focus discussions, which are consolidated to give the school insight into various aspects of STEM and STEM education.Examples of discussion topics...Maths Escape Room by School Escape Rooms
Classroom Escapes 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. This is until the escape challenge starts and where the inquiry based learning...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.