Celebrate the end of the year with your class! For 12 days in December, we'll be bringing you exciting STEM activities, resources and case studies.
Each day, you'll receive an email invite to reveal what's in store.
Take part straight away, or save activities for the new year - it's completely up to you!
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There's lots of themes to choose from - from climate solutions to tech and beyond.
Choose how to deliver the sessions, collaborate with colleagues across the school, or facilitate them yourself. Deliver them in class, in form groups or during pastoral time, whatever works for you and your students.
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Find out how engineers can help save lives at sea! Alicia wasn't sure what she wanted to do at school, but her apprenticeship helped her find her passion.
Watch the videos and use the discussion points below with your class:
The BIEA International STEM Youth Innovation Competition is an annual event encouraging young people to create solutions for global challenges!
The 2026 competition focuses on reducing food waste for sustainability. Students can explore and develop projects like minimising waste, improve distribution, improving food storage and more!
We’ve partnered up with our friends at STEM Learning to bring you resources with a Christmas theme!
Activities include:
and much more!
Engineering careers can take you anywhere - even up into the clouds!
Watch Laura's story and discover how her job helps power the UK with wind turbines.
Got some time? Chat through the discussion questions below:
Inspire students ready for the new year!
Project Earth is free and supports students to develop STEM-based solutions to real-world climate and biodiversity challenges. Get expert guidance and the chance to showcase their work on a national stage.
Connect curriculum learning with impactful, hands-on innovation.
Students can submit ideas from any context - whether it's a school project or from a club. Receive tailored support to develop their concepts and get access to over 90 expert advisors. This includes climate scientists, engineers, technologists, and sustainability professionals! Students are mentored through the process of refining and realising their ideas.
Get a free taster of Big Bang at School Blueprint lesson plans and workshops to use in class.
Take a look at the activities below. Loved it? Secondary schools can register for the full experience completely free. Apply by 13 February 2026.
Find out more about Big Bang at School Blueprint.
Secondary schools
Take on the 'AI and it's uses' workshop and learn about the future of technology careers.
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Primary schools
Get the glitter out - we've got a bath bomb recipe to get hands-on with your students. Learn about chemical reactions while you create a perfect gift for proud parents.
Get the Neon magazine! It's packed full of activities, top tips and advice from other teachers.
We've updated both the 2024 and 2025 edition to feature up to date, exciting content from Neon.
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Dare to discover an exciting career path with real engineering stories!
Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2025 showed students that you don't have to get it right the first time. The great thing about engineering is that you can try new things and experiment to find the right solution.
Watch the videos and use the discussion points below with your class:
Support your students to find their future with the Meet the future you quiz!
Ever wondered what an engineer does? Could your class explore outer space, protect the environment, design apps or improve health and wellbeing?
Answer a few short questions and find out how your students' skills and passions could lead to an exciting job in the future.
Whether they're learning about different jobs, or ready to think about taking the next step, this is a fun quiz perfect for the end of term.
Take the quiz in class, at home or after school and find out.
Suitable for students aged 7 and over.
Get our green engineering careers posters and postcards! Show your class how engineers transform the way we travel, eat, use, power things, build and breathe.
Hand out the posters and postcards and choose a 10 minute discussion or activity:
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