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Back to school inspiration

Make this year the best yet: use Neon to bring your subject to life with brilliant experiences, inspiring careers resources, and relatable case stories!

Back to school inspiration

As we enter this new year, we are determined to help make it an enjoyable one for teachers and students alike. This collection brings together brilliant experiences, careers resources and stories that showcase modern engineering... just the thing you need to engage your students beyond the textbooks.

Organise a STEM day, book a STEM ambassador to deliver a talk at your school, enter you students’ projects into a UK-wide competition, share careers resources with students and parents, enrol in a series of face-to-face or digital workshops... the options are endless!

The key to inspiring young people to pursue a career in STEM is to introduce them to real-life scientists and engineers, and Neon can help you do that.

Experiences

Secondary

Competition

goIT Monthly Challenge

Empowering the digital innovators of tomorrow to develop a creative tech-based solution to address the unique theme of each monthly challenge.

Ages 11 to 18
Online
Flexible project work
Free

Secondary

Event

Big Bang at School Blueprint

Does your school need some Big Bang magic? Host an inspiring STEM day filled with amazing science and engineering activities and workshops.

Ages 11 to 16
In-school
Full day
Free

Primary

Workshop

Skills Miner Home Energy

Inspire the next generation of engineers to solve sustainability challenges in the home.

Ages 7 to 11
Online
Up to an hour
Free

Primary

Workshop

Coding with micro:bit

Code a micro:bit to control a small buggy, develop that code to respond to a remote control and then drive them into the battle arena!

Ages 9 to 11
In-school
Half a day
Cost applies

Secondary

Speaker

STEM Ambassadors

STEM Ambassadors from a wide range of STEM-related jobs to help bring subjects to life!

Ages 11 to 18+
In-school
Full day
Free

Primary

Trip

Chocolate making experience

Learn about the chocolate-making process and the technology involved in this hands-on STEM experience for school students.

Ages 3 to 11
Offsite
- JJA Snack, The Business Village, Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL
- JJA Snack, The Business Village, Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL
1 to 2 hours
Cost applies

Secondary

Workshop

Coding with Micro:bit

Code a micro:bit to control a small buggy, develop that code to respond to a remote control and then drive them into the battle arena!

Ages 11 to 14
In-school
Half a day
Cost applies

Secondary

Workshop

Met Office Careers: Data Science and Meteorological Phenomenon

Join the Met Office Sprint to explore data relationships and learn how experts use data to understand weather impacts.

Ages 11 to 18+
Online
Flexible project work
Free

Primary

Workshop

Big Schools' Birdwatch

Code a bird frequency logging system using the micro:bit and understand the importance of monitoring local animal species.

Ages 7 to 9
In-school
Multi-session
Cost may apply Bursaries available

Secondary

Competition

The Big Bang Competition 2025

Inspire inquisitive minds to think big, challenge facts, ask questions, and invent solutions with the UK’s top annual science and engineering competition!

Ages 11 to 18+
Online
Flexible project work
Free

Primary

Workshop

Outdoor Engineering

Take your learning outside and discover how engineers develop strength in structures from domes to bridges to teepees and tarp shelters

Ages 5 to 11
In-school
Full day
Cost applies

Secondary

Workshop

What's a Watt

Students generate electrical energy, and are then given it back in the form of food!

Ages 11 to 14
In-school
Up to an hour
Cost applies

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