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Ignite a passion for engineering in your secondary students

Our hands-on STEM days are designed to challenge and excite young minds through real-world problem-solving, innovation and creativity. Students think like engineers — designing, building, testing and competing in activities that develop teamwork, critical thinking and the confidence to tackle open-ended problems.

We deliver in whatever format works for your school:

  • Workshop days — a full day of hands-on STEM challenges for a year group or class
  • Enterprise & project days — team-based challenges where students design, budget and pitch solutions to real-world briefs
  • Assemblies & talks — high-energy sessions that showcase STEM careers and get a whole year group buzzing
  • Online week-long competitions — a challenge launched Monday, judged Friday, run entirely remotely — perfect for STEM weeks and science clubs

Every session links to the curriculum and to real STEM careers, and we adapt content for KS3, KS4 and post-16.

The STEM-Mobile

 How do cars and their emissions effect our climate? What are the types of methods being used to reduce pollution? Students will get a chance to discuss these problems, then design and create their own propeller cars using electronics and design skills in a competition to see whose can go faster and further. 

Protect the Package

 The future engineers will try their hand at constructing a parachute and protective layers to make sure the package does not break! This involves student first designing then create protective structure around a fragile object to make sure it does not break! 

Earthquake Engineering Challenge

 As engineers design taller and more sustainable buildings, they must ensure structures can withstand natural disasters. In this activity, students will build their own tower using limited materials and then test its strength on our earthquake simulator. The challenge is to see which tower can remain standing during the shake test. Students must apply creativity, stability techniques, and problem-solving skills to improve their designs and keep their structure upright. 

Water Filtration Engineering Challenge

 Clean water is essential for life — but how do engineers remove dirt, sand, and pollutants to make it safe to drink? In this challenge, students design and build their own water filtration systems using everyday materials. They’ll test how effectively their filter can clean contaminated water and refine their design to improve clarity and flow rate. The goal is simple: who can create the cleanest water sample? 

Catapult Design & Distance Challenge

 From ancient machines to modern engineering, catapults demonstrate the power of forces, angles, and energy transfer. Students will design and build a small catapult that launches a projectile as far as possible. They must experiment with tension, arm length, and launch angles to maximise distance. The challenge ends in a distance competition: whose design sends the projectile the furthest? 

Bridge-Building Strength Test

 Civil engineers design bridges that must support heavy loads while staying safe and efficient. In this activity, students create their own bridge using limited materials such as straws, sticks, or paper. Once built, the bridges will be tested to see how much weight they can hold before bending or breaking. Students must consider tension, compression, and truss shapes to strengthen their structure. The challenge: which bridge can carry the most weight? 

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