Various free resources schools might find useful.
- List of National Awareness Days: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/501268/national-awareness-days
- National Numeracy Day 22nd May 2024: https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/numeracyday
- World Oceans Day 8th June 2024: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/523911/world-ocean-day-8th-june
- British Science Week 2025: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/the-theme-for-2025-is-change-and-adapt/
- Mars Week (early March annually): https://www.stem.org.uk/primary/enrichment/mars-day/mars-week
- Explorify science resources: https://explorify.uk/teacher-support
- BP Educational Service Energising Futures Resources: https://energisingfutures.co.uk/ in particular the resource planners: https://energisingfutures.co.uk/collections/resource-planners/
- VEX VR virtual Robot: https://vr.vex.com/ and “hour of code” resources: https://hoc.vexrobotics.com/activities/vr/
- Code for Life “Rapid router”: https://www.codeforlife.education/teach/
- Barefoot Computing: https://www.barefootcomputing.org/
- NCCE Teach Computing Curriculum Resources: https://teachcomputing.org/curriculum
- NCCE resources aimed at KS3 girls: https://teachcomputing.org/blog/resources-girls-engagement
- Microbit lesson resources: https://microbit.org/teach/lessons/ and https://microbit.org/teach/featured/
- Digitall Physical Computing resources (mostly microbit/crumble): https://www.digitall.charity/resource
- “Meet and code” Resources/Webinars/Platform (mostly Python): https://meet-and-code.org/gb/en/capacity-building
- Coding for Climate Action (microbit): https://www.digitall.charity/codingforclimateaction
- BBC Microbit resources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/microbit
- BCS Level 1 Robotics Qualification: https://www.bcs.org/deliver-and-teach-qualifications/teachers-schools-and-colleges/teach-our-digital-literacy-robotics-and-coding-qualifications/teach-bcs-level-1-robotics-award/
- Scratch and ScratchJR: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=all and https://www.scratchjr.org/teach/activities
- Octostudio (like scratch but for tablet/phone): https://octostudio.org/en/
- ESERO-UK Space Resources: https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/primary/resources
- Project Evolve Digital Literacy Resources: https://projectevolve.co.uk/
- RAF Road to RIAT resources: https://rafyouthstem.org.uk/resource/road-to-riat/
- Nice bugs and beasties printables: https://www.buzzandscuttle.com/printable-resources.html
- The IET Santa loves STEM activities: https://education.theiet.org/campaigns/santa-loves-stem
- The IET posters: https://education.theiet.org/primary/posters and https://education.theiet.org/secondary/posters
- Bebras challenge (Nov annually) computational thinking unplugged: https://www.bebras.uk/
STEM Centre Projects
BJPCE Limited have run a number of projects for the National STEM Centre in York and many of the resources remain free to use. These are listed below. We made very good use of our LEGO Robotics materials during these projects and the themes of both Space and Polar Exploration remain popular in our LEGO workshops.
Tim Peake Primary Project
National STEM centre list of all resource documents: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/community/collection/22312/tim-peake-project-activities
Or download all/individual teacher and student handouts individually from the main website: https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/tim-peake
Polar Explorer Project
Download all/individual teacher and student handouts individually from the main website: https://www.stem.org.uk/welcome-polar-explorer-programme
Teacher notes booklet: https://www.stem.org.uk/sites/default/files/pages/downloads/Polar%20Explorer%20activity%20pack.pdf
Mission X
Main challenge runs January-April. (Has been run every year since 2013)
Run in UK by National STEM centre in York. Their Mission X page is here: https://www.stem.org.uk/missionx
Participation allows registering points for challenges, blogging etc. The combination of all international teams helps “Astro Charlie” to achieve a target such as “Walk to the moon”. You also get a flag, stickers, certificates etc.
National STEM centre list of all resource documents (can be used at any time even if you don’t register and participate: https://www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/31444 Includes booklet: https://www.stem.org.uk/system/files/elibrary-resources/2017/01/J077%20Training%20Brochure%202017.pdf