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Calendar of events 2026

Meet a robot programmer job card (primary)

Use this job card to inspire your pupils to explore a future careers in robotics and connect their learning to the real world. 

Meet a robot design engineer job card (primary)

Use this job card to inspire your pupils to explore a future careers in robotics and connect their learning to the real-world. 

Our RoboRevolution challenge presentation (primary)

Use this presentation, with video clips presented by Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, to recap the science of the human body, discover how robots benefit humans and inspire pupils to come up with a robot of their own.

Our RoboRevolution delivery guide (primary)

A short guide with curriculum links, and step-by-step instructions for how to deliver the challenge in a 1-hour lesson. Includes information about diving deeper, if more time is available.

Our RoboRevolution careers poster

Inspire your budding young scientists with potential STEM careers in the robotics industry and encourage them to enter the Our RoboRevolution competition.

Our RoboRevolution competition entry form (primary)

Pupils use this entry form to describe their innovative robot and enter the competition. 

Careers posters (secondary)

Daily space science energisers (7-11)

Daily 15-min STEM challenges for 7-11 year olds, around the theme of living in space; perfect for energising a space science week.

Feed our future! Challenge (secondary)

Use this lesson, with video clips presented by Stefan Gates, to recap healthy diets, discover how our food affects our planet and inspire students to come up with a new food for the future.

Feed our future! Challenge (primary)

Use this lesson, with video clips presented by Stefan Gates, to recap healthy diets, discover how our food affects our planet and inspire pupils to come up with a new food for the future.

Science activities (primary)

Refresh your teaching of essential science topics with this selection of fun activities. From stories of super scientists to carrying out their own investigations, these resources are guaranteed to get your class excited about science.

End of term activities (secondary)

Keep your learners engaged in the run up to the summer holidays and find out what they've learned this year with these curriculum-linked challenges, posters, and lessons.

End of term activities (primary)

Keep your learners engaged in the run up to the summer holidays and find out what they've learned this year with these curriculum-linked games, posters, and lessons.

Secondary science challenges

From designing electric vehicles to investigating garden wildlife, our hands-on tasks will inspire every budding detective, designer, and curious explorer.

Feed our future! Poster

Inspire your budding young scientists with potential STEM careers in the food industry and encourage them to complete the Feed our future! challenge.

Feed our future! Challenge presentation (primary)

Use this presentation, with video clips presented by Stefan Gates, to recap healthy diets, to discover how our food affects our planet and inspire pupils to come up with a new food for the future.

Feed our future! Activity sheet (primary)

Pupils use this activity sheet to describe their innovative new future-food.

Feed our future! Delivery guide (primary)

A short guide with curriculum links, and step-by-step instructions for how to deliver the challenge in a 1-hour lesson. Includes ideas for diving deeper, if more time is available.

A guide for parents and carers of 4-11 year olds

This useful guide is a great tool for showcasing the best of Energising Futures and how it can be used at home. Parents and carers can discover what science capital is and how they can bring science alive at home.

Meet a research technologist video (ages 9-11)

Meet Hannah, a research technologist. Discover her career path, favorite parts of the job, required skills, and key responsibilities.

Meet an apprentice research technologist video (ages 9-11)

Will is an apprentice research technologist. Find out about his career path and what he enjoys most about his job. Discover the skills and qualifications required, as well as the responsibilities.

Volunteering session: Teacher guide

Get involved with the STEM volunteering scheme and invite a volunteer into your school. Careers education is all about showing young people different paths to success and the variety of options available.

Meet a research technologist

Use these resources to introduce your class to Hannah, a real-life research technologist. Watch the video to explore Hannah’s daily responsibilities. Use the job-role card to discover the skills and qualifications needed for her career.

Meet an apprentice research technologist

Use these resources to introduce your class to Will, an apprentice research technologist. Use the job-role card to learn about the skills and qualifications required, discover Will's job-related interests, and gain insight into his daily responsibilities.