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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Technology for Fun STEM workshop
Inspire and enthuse your pupils about STEM whilst linking to learning objectives from the KS2 curriculum. Select one of the following workshops:Fan boats workshopDesign, build, test and improve an electric fan boat, whilst learning about science (electricity, materials, forces), maths (measurement) and D...Creative Science Days for Primary and Secondary Schools - UK wide
Celebrate Science in your school with one of As Creatives' fantastic, hands-on, drama based, creative science workshops for primary and secondary schools!What could be more creative than science? And what better way to explore science than by working with pupils’ own innate...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...Education in Action: Physics in Action
Physics in Action - Inspiration, education and funA limitless world awaits...Five sessions of phenomenal physics are brought to you by the brightest lights in the field every year at Physics in Action in London, the Midlands and Manchester. Each day will delve into physics and its applications, taking your...The Royal Institution: Science in schools
Our programme of Science in Schools brings our popular demonstration shows into school across the UK, accompanied by valuable Continuing Professional Development sessions for teachers. The shows give students, teachers and families a chance to see our specially trained presenters in action, delivering science shows...STEM Workshops on the Green Economy
Groundwork London, a leading environmental charity, are offering schools free workshops for Key Stage 3 students on the topic of the Green Economy. The programme, 'Welcome to the Green Economy' - funded by Our Bright Future, will engage 700 young people across 70 secondary schools in London and show them...KS1 and KS2 Practical Science Workshops Across the UK
We developed the largest in house catalogue of hands on science workshops in the UK, with the needs of teachers and children at the fore of everything we did. Thats why our workshops are hands on and designed to work with a class at a time for an hour. This means every child has the chance to do their own...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.
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.