Experiences

Inspire your students with our brilliant in-school, online and offsite experiences.

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Olympus Primary Glider Challenge

This extraordinary, free programme invites 10 state primary schools in the South East to embark on a thrilling exploration of aerospace engineering.

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Free
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Drax Power Station educational visit

Visit Drax Power Station and immerse your students in the fascinating world of energy generation.

  • Ages 11 to 18+
  • Drax Power Station, Selby
  • Half a day
  • Free
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Drax Power Station educational visit

Visit Drax Power Station and immerse your students in the fascinating world of energy generation.

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • Drax Power Station, Selby
  • Half a day
  • Free
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Thales Primary Glider Challenge

Transform your Year 5-6 (England and Wales), P5-6 (Scotland), or Year 6-7 (Northern Ireland) students into aerospace engineers for a day!

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Free
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The Big Bang Fair 2024

Spark curiosity and challenge your students’ perceptions at the UK’s biggest celebration of STEM for young people, welcoming students in the last year of primary school!

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • NEC, Birmingham
  • Half a day
  • Free
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The Big Bang Fair 2024

Spark curiosity and challenge your students’ perceptions at the UK’s biggest celebration of STEM for young people!

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • NEC, Birmingham
  • Half a day
  • Free
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i2E Wind Turbine Workshop

Introduction 2 Engineering (i2E) stimulates student's interest in STEM subjects through hands-on, practical activities.

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost may apply
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i2E Wind Turbine Workshop

Introduction 2 Engineering (i2E) stimulates student's interest in STEM subjects through hands-on, practical activities.

  • Ages 11 to 16
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost may apply
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Design the Skyline

Challenge your class to design London’s future skyline, at Tower Bridge!

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • Tower Bridge
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Raise Tower Bridge

Investigate the engineering of Tower Bridge and code a simulated version of the Bridge to open using Scratch!

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • Tower Bridge
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Renishaw STEM Workplace Visit and Workshops

Renishaw offers schools a range of free workshops at their HQ and manufacturing site, all designed to inspire young students to consider STEM careers and help them to understand more about engineering.

  • Ages 11 to 18
  • Multiple locations
  • Half a day
  • Free
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Learn 3D Printing

3D printing experience - jump into the exciting world of 3D design and printing!

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Sphero Engineering Build and Race

Design and build a chariot to attach to the Sphero to carry a Lego figure around our race track!

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Capacitor cars

What will power the cars of the future? Design and construct an electric car and test how far it will travel off one charge.

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

Can you identify if a material is a conductor or insulator? Use your electricity knowledge to design and construct your own buzz wire game!

  • Ages 7 to 11
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Sphero Engineering Build and Race

Design and build a chariot to attach to the Sphero and carry a Lego figure around our race track!

  • Ages 11 to 18+
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Egg Launch!

Can you design and build a vehicle that enables an egg to safely travel as far as possible after being launched from a powerful air launcher?

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Half a day
  • Cost applies
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Worcestershire Primary STEM Challenge

An introduction to the exciting world of engineering & STEM using K’Nex to solve a given challenge.

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