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Boost your students' sense of achievement

Setting clear, tangible goals and devising a robust route to achieving them is a major life skill that will help young people curb feelings of helplessness. Explore this collection of experiences, careers resources, and case studies that do just that.

Boost your students' sense of achievement

Support and inspire your class by engaging students in activities that challenge them in manageable increments and that give them a sense of direction and achievement.  

Each experience on Neon builds on a set of essential skills. For example, you could focus on ‘aiming high’, or the ability to set clear, tangible goals and devise a robust route to achieving them. Encourage your class to work with care and attention, take pride in success, and have a positive approach to new challenges. 

You can also use the case studies and resources we’ve selected to inspire students by showing them that no matter their circumstances, they can achieve great things – one step at a time. 

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Workshop

My Skills My Life

A tried and tested outreach resource created by WISE to inspire girls aged 11 to 19 to consider a career in STEM.
  • Ages 11 to 18
  • Online
  • 1 to 2 hours
  • Free
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Competition

VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Get involved in the world's largest robotics competition and bring your students' STEM skills to life!

  • Ages 5 to 11
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Cost applies Bursaries available
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Competition

VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Get involved in the world's largest robotics competition and bring your students' STEM skills to life!

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Cost applies Bursaries available
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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
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Project

The Big Ideas Programme

A STEM and enterprise programme focused on sustainability and youth empowerment - over 33,000 students nationwide have benefitted so far!

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Cost applies
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Project

CREST Discovery

A fun introduction to STEM project work! Developed by the British Science Association, students complete either a single activity or a series of linked challenges with clear real-world contexts.

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • Online
  • Full day
  • Free Bursaries available
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Project

CREST Discovery

A fun introduction to STEM project work! Developed by the British Science Association, students complete either a single activity or a series of linked challenges with clear real-world contexts.

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • Online
  • Full day
  • Free Bursaries available
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Project

Innovate for Climate Change

A 7-session introductory computing course that supports students in creating a community focused, climate action app prototype.

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Flexible project work
  • Free
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Competition

FIRST Tech Challenge

The UK’s most epic STEM enrichment programme for young people*. We're not building robots, we're building the future.
*as voted by robots

 

  • Ages 11 to 18
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Cost applies Bursaries available
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Competition

goIT Monthly Challenge

The goIT Monthly Challenge is a recurring opportunity for classrooms to directly engage in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the goIT digital innovation.

  • Ages 5 to 11
  • Online
  • Flexible project work
  • Free
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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
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Project

STEM On Track

A year-long programme empowering teams to build a racing kart, learn the associated STEM theory and race against competing schools.

  • Ages 11 to 16
  • In-school
  • Flexible project work
  • Cost applies

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