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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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...Techniquest workshops
Techniquest has an extensive education programme. Our activities enrich the curriculum and all have been developed to be engaging and enthuse pupils about STEM.Full details of our programmes can be found www.techniquest.org/educationEggucation - 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...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...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...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....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...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.