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Secondary School STEM Enrichment and Enhancement Activities
CREST* Awards
*Celebrating CREativity in Science and Technology (CREST) award scheme
The British Science Association CREST awards scheme operates through your local STEMPOINT; it encourages students to develop their scientific curiosity, problem solving and communication skills. Students choose a project to develop and, through mentoring from industry or higher education, they explore real scientific, engineering and technological problems for themselves.
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/ 
First Lego League (competition)
Teams of up to 10 students build, programme and test a fully autonomous robot which is capable of successfully completing a range of different tasks within 8 weeks.
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
Greenpower F24 (competition)
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Students design and build cars that use a standard 12 volt electric motor, either from scratch or using a kit. They then take part in a variety of races culminating in the National Final at Goodwood Circuit. |
The Young Engineer for Britain (competition)
Students work either individually or as part of a team to design and develop an original idea that meets a real need.
http://www.youngeng.org/
Toyota Technology Challenge (competition)
This competition is organized by Toyota Manufacturing UK and Rapid Electronics Ltd. There are two categories; Solar power and PIC Microcontroller, and the challenge is to build an environmentally friendly model vehicle.
www.rapidonline.com/toyota/
Industry Projects Understanding Technology (INPUT) (curriculum support)
INPUT works with students on technology and engineering projects either in your school, or at a local venue.
http://www.input.uk.com/
Electronics in Schools Strategy (curriculum support)
The Electronics in Schools Strategy (EISS), aims to raise standards in electronics and communications technology learning and positively influence school improvement by engaging more pupils in learning about electronics and its applications. It also aims to transform teachers’ expertise (and thereby pupils’ learning), by providing high quality post graduate professional development, associated resources, and the time to develop professional knowledge.
Nuffield Foundation Secondary D&T (curriculum support)
A wide range of curriculum materials for teachers and students are available free of charge from their website.
http://www.secondarydandt.org/
Smallpeice trust STEM enrichment days (curriculum support)
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A team from Smallpeice comes into your school to work with year 8 or 9 students on projects involving problem solving, creativity, design and engineering. |
Smallpeice Trust 4-day residential courses (residential courses, curriculum support)
These 4-day residential courses take place at universities or other secure venues. Students work with young engineers from industry to solve problems based on real-life scenarios.
Young Engineers Club Network (club)
Young Engineers are a network of clubs who provide guidance on establishing and sustaining a club, they also give advise on where to obtain discounts, as well as providing an activity bank of suitable activities.
http://www.youngeng.org/
