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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Geology Rocks & Fantastic Fossils
Explore this fascinating subject with real quality specimens and an experienced and knowledgeable Education Officer:Fantastic FossilsHandle and identify real fossils after a demonstration of how they are made and see three live counterparts.Geology RocksAfter a demonstration of how different rocks are made, handle and...Cell Show
KS3, KS4 and above: Delve deep within to float inside a gigantic cell. From organisms to organelles, discuss the units of life - their scale, diversity in form and function and the genetic code. DNA, cloning, and the future of genetic engineering.Body Show
Reception & KS1: Bones and teeth, eating and digestion. Find out how tiny bits of food get inside your blood!KS2 & KS3: A hands - on guide to diet and digestion. Food groups and teeth will lead you down the oesophagus to take a look at the workings of your digestive system. Experience ingestion, digestion,...Environment Show
Reception & KS1: Imagine what it would be like to go to a hot tropical rainforest, a desert or even head up the North pole. Delight in the sights, sounds, smells and sensations of different environments, find out about the animals that live here and find out what we can do to help save the world!KS2: An...Science workshops in Hampshire
From bones and bugs to fossils and taxidermy, Natural Selection Learning uses real natural history specimens for hands-on science workshops. Workshops are 90 minutes and themes include;Key Stage 1Marvellous Minibeasts and Where to Find Them Discover more about habitats and the insects and other...Fishers Mobile Farm
We bring our farm to you!We offer an exciting opportunity for children of all ages to experience farm life without leaving your school, nursery or playgroup grounds.By introducing children to a range of farm animals in a safe, well organised environment we will provide an experience that motivates to produce...School visits to RHS Gardens
All four RHS Gardens offer free school visits led by a dedicated Education Officer that can bring any curricular subject to life. Schools can also carry out self-guided tours of the sites. School visits place children in direct contact with a wealth of practical horticulture, specialist knowledge and the sheer...Medical Mavericks - Bring a Real Hospital to Your School
Hands on medical workshops that show your students it's not all about doctors and nurses!!You probably have students that want to be doctors.... but wont get the grades. You probably have students that are being pushed by the their parents to be doctors!And you probably have students that have reckon the NHS...Cracking the Code- The Genetics of Superheroes
The comic books are filled with mutants; heroes and villains whose special abilities are genetic in their origin. But what are real mutants like, and could we one day use genetics to make us superhuman?Topics – genetics, mutation, DNA, mRNA, transcription, translation, transgenic plants and animals,...The Ugly Animal Roadshow
Simon Watt is President for Life of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, a comedy night with a conservation twist. You can find out more about the society here or watch their videos here. The show has been so successful that many have requested a school version; here it is!At the Ugly...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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Providers: add an activity
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.