Links

This section provides links to both internal and external organisations that support the development of RAF STEM

Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ ‘STEM Activities at Home’ page provides a range of free practical activities to do with simple resources that you might have at home.

https://www.imeche.org/careers-education/supporting-teachers/resources-and-activities/stem-activities-at-home
British Science Association

The British Science Association has selected activities and challenges from its CREST Awards that can be used at home with parental support. The activities for 5-11 year olds are organised into 5-7 years and 7-11 years age groups.

https://collectionslibrary.crestawards.org/
Primary Engineer Leaders Awards

The Primary Engineer Leaders Award encourages children to solve a problem by asking the question: “If you were an engineer what would you do?” Registration is free and provides access to a range of home learning resources and live interviews with engineers.

https://leadersaward.com/
STEM Learning

STEM Learning has collated a wide range of activities to support families who are home learning, including science, maths, computing and design & technology, with pdf worksheets to download.

https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary
The Great Indoors

A great set of indoor activities for young people and parents to engage with, produced by the Scouts.

https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
Engineering Activity Zone

A series of fun and simple engineering and STEM based activities, provided by the Govt in collaboration with a range of partners and museums, that Parents and children can do at home.

https://www.engineering.gov.uk/activitieszone
All About STEM

A collection of STEM activities that have been devised specifically by STEM Learning for parents to be able to use at home with their children.

https://www.allaboutstem.co.uk/2020/04/stem-learning-new-family-activities-at-home/
Tech We Can

12 Free online Tech We Can lessons for parents and carers looking for material to help teach their children at home about tech careers.

https://techwecan.org/at-home
CyberFirst Schools

An exciting range of STEM activities developed by the National Cyber Security Centre as part of their Cyber First programme.

https://cyberhub.uk
RAF Charitable Trust Enterprise

The RAF Charitable Trust is the youngest member of the RAF family of charities and has had a significant and positive impact on the lives of many people.  They support a wide range of projects and initiatives including provision of equipment to RAF STEM Ambassadors to enable them to deliver dynamic, interactive, quality STEM activities…

www.rafct.com