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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Schools on Reserves at RSPB Old Moor
Take your pupils learning outside of the classroom with an unforgettable visit to RSPB Old Moor nature reserve to discover and investigate the natural world. Our wetland nature reserve is an oasis for wildlife in a post mining urban landscape.Your pupils will become young scientists for the day and will be encouraged...RSPB schools on reserves at Saltholme
Saltholme is a wetland oasis in the heart of industrial Teeside. Here nature thrives amongst a backdrop of industry and the iconic transporter bridge.We have a range of habitats for your class to explore, ideal for a hands on and immersive experience. You could get stuck in with pond dipping or minibeast...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...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...Life Science Centre
The Life Science Centre offer nearly 140 hands-on, curriculum-linked workshopscovering all the science content of the primary curriculum and selected topics for KS3, GCSE and Alevel.Life also offers Hands-on maths programmes for KS2 and above and an increasing number of opportunites to undertake technology and...Learning in STEM at Dundee Science Centre
Dundee Science Centre works with a range of partners to bring high-quality, cutting-edge, hands-on learning in sciences to children and young people aged 3-18. We offer workshops and learning opportunities on an inreach or outreach basis, as part of the broad general education and senior phase curriculum.From body...Mary Rose Museum: Materials and their Properties
Tudor materials under the microscopeWork with real and replica artefacts to investigate Tudor materials and their properties. Were they fit for purpose? How do they compare with modern materials? Use digital microscopes to compare sample materials and see them in high definition!Fighting Fit - Nutrition and Exercise on King Henry VIII's warship
Was the crew of the Mary Rose fit to fight?Dispel some of those myths about Tudor life. Are we fitter and healthier than our Tudor ancestors? A series of activities looking at diet and fitness challenges pupils to decide. Handle replica artefacts to understand the impact of lifestyle on the officers and crew of the...Feed the Fleet Maths Challenge
‘Feed the Fleet’ is a Tudor themed challenge for pupils to stock the ship with food for a 5 day voyage for the Mary Rose crew of 470 men and 30 officers. The challenge involves communication and listening skills, team working, literacy and important Maths skills. Crew member experts,...Light and Dark
A practical investigation of a range of different fuels used by the Romans lasting approximately one hour. The children (Upper Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2) will have the chance to investigate and record the properties of different fuels, including charcoal, beeswax and olive oil, and then relate their...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.
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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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