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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Mad Science: fun and engaging hands-on activities

Mad Science North West have over 10 years experience in delivering curriculum aligned fun and engaging science enrichment programmes for primary school aged children.Our Mad Science Instructors are enthusiastic and dynamic, and deliver our enquiry-based learning programmes with passion. They are all trained in...

Mad Science: fun and engaging hands-on activities

Mad Science North West have over 10 years experience in delivering curriculum aligned fun and engaging science enrichment programmes for primary school aged children.Our Mad Science Instructors are enthusiastic and dynamic, and deliver our enquiry-based learning programmes with passion. They are all...

Big Ideas Programme

The Big Ideas programme is a STEM and enterprise competition with a focus on sustainability and entrepreneurship. It is delivered in partnership with energy, utility and construction companies based locally, who provide business mentors to support teams of pupils (in KS3) to generate solutions, 'Big Ideas', to...

Wonderdome Mobile Planetarium

WonderDome presenter- led astronomy shows  WonderDome Mobile Planetarium delivers mobile space shows to hundreds of schools, scouts organisations, museums, private parties as well as local organisations. We offer our service across South Yorkshire, Leicestershire Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Birmingham, North...

Exploring Evolution, Inheritance and Adaptation through Fossils

With a focus on what fossils can tell us about evolution, adaptation and inheritance students are challenged to have a go at solving some of the puzzles palaeontologists face as they attempt to understand more about life in the past and extinction events.  A very tactile and practical workshop with lots of...

Dinosaur Detectives - Dinosaur Trackway Mystery

Become a dinosaur detective in this fun and interactive session that introduces the concept of working scientifically.  Learn what fossils can tell us about life in the past and explore a strange and mysterious set of fossilised tracks that lead you on a journey of discovery all about evolution.  Can you...

Rocks and Fossils

Designed to support teaching Year 3/4 (rocks and fossils) as part of the science curriculum, give your class the opportunity to explore prehistoric life in an interactive and engaging way.  Lots of hands on, fossil handling activities as students become palaeontologists learning about dinosaurs and other amazing...

Dinosaurs and Fossils

Children are fascinated with dinosaurs and prehistoric animals.  Enjoy exploring dinosaurs and learning all about fossils in this fun and interactive workshop that aims to support numeracy, literacy and science elements of the curriculum.  A very tactile dinosaur and fossil themed workshop with lots of...

Underground boat trips and hands-on workshops

Bring your students for a day trip they'll never forget, taking a journey underground by canal boat into the limestone mines and caverns underneath the heart of the Black Country.Our school visits are tailored for age group and include a 45 minute boat trip, a 45 minute workshop led by our staff and an hour of...

Conduct your own Near Space balloon launch!

Conduct an awe-inspiring space launch from your school! Our team of engineers and educators will provide workshops and presentations for your pupils around an exciting balloon launch into the stratosphere to inspire a lifetime of learning.For more information please download our brochure below and email us at...

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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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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.

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