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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Are you teaching the first Martian?
The first person to walk on the Red Planet is probably already alive and under 18 years old. Are they at your school? In this awe-inspiring talk, packed full of stunning visuals and the latest scientific thinking, I’ll take you on a journey to Mars.Based on several of my books, including The Astronaut...Rebel Star: The Sun's Greatest Mysteries
The Sun is many things: beauty, beacon, battery, belligerent. It’s the biggest thing for light-years around and yet we actually know relatively little about it.That’s changing thanks to an armada of new spacecraft recently lofted into the solar system to scrutinise the Sun in unprecedented detail. In...Your ultimate guide to time travel
Few people know that time travel isn’t just possible – it has already been done.In this mind-expanding talk, students will hear the stories of people who have travelled into their own futures and lived to tell the tale. And how you rely on the same physics whenever you use the map on your smartphone.This...I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!
I'm a Scientist is a student-led activity connecting students with a range of scientists from different specialisms and backgrounds.Students can:Read the profiles of scientists working in different careersChat with scientists in 40-minute, energetic, text-based online ChatsAsk in depth follow-up questionsVote for...Discover Energy with Megawatt
A hands-on, fun experience in which students will play Megawatt, a card game that challenges players to build an electricity grid. Based on real-world data, students will attempt to balance power, impact and cost to build an electricity grid with different energy sources and technologies. Their grids are then put to...Fun Science Medway
At Fun Science Medway we offer assemblies, workshops, and after-school clubs. Our dynamic and interactive demonstrations will involve a mix of specialist, high-tech. scientific equipment, and everyday household chemicals and items. Our hands-on activities encourage children to see themselves as scientistsAll our...VEX Robotics Competition
The VEX Robotics Competition allows students to design and build a robot from scratch to compete in regional, national and international events using the VEX V5 robotic platform. The actual challenge changes every year, but the same concepts remain so students and teams knowledge can grow with the programme.The...GeoBus: Free Earth science themed workshops for schools
GeoBus is a free outreach programme run out of the Earth Sciences department of UCL. We aim to bring engaging, hands-on sessions to school students. Our range of workshops cover Year 1 to Year 12 and complement the curriculum, whilst giving a great insight into the breadth of Earth science as a subject.We...Practical Physics Workshop
Practical Physics will help young people understand basic principles of physics as they test their speed, strength and reactions on four pieces of cutting edge sports testing equipment. A worksheet will allow learners to record their scores and challenge them with relevant problems.A session which takes science into...STEM Workshops for schools
Designed for primary and secondary learners Learn by Design delivers workshops that are practical, fun and inspiring. Increasing engagement in science, technology, engineering and maths, the sessions bring to life the core principles of STEM.Enhance the existing curriculum topics with an...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.