Competition
IET Faraday Challenge Day
Give students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to real engineering problems.
- Ages 12 to 13
- In-school
- 1 day
- Free
Competition
FIRST® LEGO® League
A global robotics-based life skills competition.
- Ages 9 to 16
- In-school
- 12 x 1.5 hours and a competition day
- Cost applies
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 12 to 18
- In-school
- 1 hour a week +
- Cost may apply
Event
Who wants to be a Superhero?
An energetic and interactive careers-driven show introducing engineers and scientists who turn superhero powers into real-life wonders.
- Ages 7 to 13
- In-school
- 1 hour
- Cost applies
Event
The XX Factor
Discover 6 women in STEM who have done incredible things. From space to maths to music, in an engaging and interactive experience for all!
- Ages 8 to 19
- In-school
- 50 to 60 minutes
- Cost applies
Workshop
Keep Calm! I'm an Engineer!
Disaster has struck... but all is not lost! Take on the role of engineers in this hands-on, creative, engineering workshop.
- Ages 7 to 14
- In-school
- 1.5 hours
- Cost applies
Project
Engineering Education Scheme
Students will experience problem-solving while working on a real-life STE(A)M project, created by a local company.
- Ages 16 to 17
- In-school
- 6 months, 1 hour a week
- Cost applies
Event
Engineering for Life – From Cradle to Grave
An interactive show exploring how engineering can let us see inside ourselves, make our lives safer, and push the boundaries of science!
- Ages 11 to 16
- In-school
- 1 hour
- Cost applies
Project
STEM Enterprise
Are you a future entrepreneur? An opportunity to enter the 'Dragon's Den'.
- Ages 11 to 14
- In-school
- 1 day
- Cost applies
Workshop
Elite Skills Academy
Give your students a taste of teamwork and problem solving with a range of activities from mapping to decoding with the Army.
- Ages 14 to 18
- In-school
- Up to 2 days
- Free
Event
A Rough Guide to Engineering
What is Engineering? Where can you find it? Come on a journey around the world and find out what engineers do, how they do it, and why!
- Ages 10 to 16
- In-school
- 1 hour
- Cost applies
Workshop
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
- 1 day
- Cost applies
Workshop
Electronics Everywhere
An engaging, practical way for teachers to deliver the fundamentals of Electronics.
- Ages 16 to 18
- In-school
- 1 hour sessions
- Free, state schools only
Workshop
Northern Aspirations
Explore the STEM skills of the North’s greatest engineers and solve real-world problems with sustainable development.
- Ages 6 to 19
- In-school
- Up to 1.5 hours
- Free
Project
Go4SET
Your students could join a work-related learning experience in an industry and enterprise context.
- Ages 12 to 14
- In-school
- 10 weeks, 1 hour a week
- Cost applies
Project
Big Ideas programme
We need 'Big Ideas' to solve big sustainability issues, and we believe that young people, supported by industry mentors, can create those solutions.
- Ages 11 to 14
- In-school
- 1 day + project work
- Cost may apply
Workshop
i2E Micro:bit session
Introduction 2 Engineering stimulates student's interest in STEM subjects through hands-on, practical activities using the Micro:bit!
- Ages 11 to 19
- In-school
- Usually 3 hours, flexible
- Free
Event
Izzy's Incredible Adventure
Can you help Izzy on her incredible adventure? Along the way discover and explore how transport really works. See a real-life hovercraft!
- Ages 5 to 9
- In-school
- 40 to 50 minutes
- Cost applies
Project
Climate Smarter
Climate Smarter is YESC’s latest topical STEM project in partnership with Vattenfall and Wood.
- Ages 8 to 15
- In-school
- 8 x 1 hour sessions and a 1 day showcase
- Cost may apply
Project
Knots to Watts
A challenge to build a floating wind turbine!
- Ages 8 to 15
- In-school
- 1 competition day + project work
- Cost may apply
Workshop
MadLab Cymru
MadLab is a unique, hands-on electronics workshop. Students learn to solder electronic components onto specially-designed circuit boards.
- Ages 7 to 13
- In-school
- Up to 2 hours
- Cost applies
Project
FunSTEM
Introducing primary school children to the fundamentals of STE(A)M.
- Ages 9 to 12
- In-school
- 4 weeks
- Cost may apply
Competition
Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) Project
Solve real-world engineering problems with engineers.
- Ages 16 to 19
- In-school
- Project work and 3 to 4 days at events
- Free
Trip
Girls into STEM
Inspire girls in STEM with university and company visits with hands-on activities.
- Ages 11 to 14
- In-school
- Half or full day
- Cost may apply
Competition
Gloucestershire Primary K'Nex Challenge
An introduction to the exciting world of engineering using K’Nex to solve a given problem.
- Ages 9 to 11
- In-school
- Up to 3 hours
- Cost applies
Competition
Worcestershire Primary STEM Challenge
An introduction to the exciting world of engineering using K’Nex to solve a given problem.
- Ages 9 to 11
- In-school
- Up to 3 hours
- Cost applies
Workshop
Computer Control in Business
Learn how to program a robot to complete a series of increasingly difficult challenges.
- Ages 9 to 12
- In-school
- 1 day
- Cost applies
Workshop
KS1 Coding and Robotics
An introduction to the fascinating world of robotics and coding.
- Ages 5 to 7
- In-school
- 2 to 3 hours
- Cost applies
Speaker
Thames Water Community Speaker Programme
Students can find out more about where your water comes from and what happens to your poo when you flush the loo!
- Ages 7 to 19
- In-school
- 1 hour, flexible
- Free