After-School Engineering Clubs for Primary Schools
Inspiring Pupils Beyond the Classroom
Inventors & Makers is an award-winning provider of after-school engineering clubs for primary schools across the UK - bringing the same hands-on, curriculum-linked approach as our workshops, but across a full term.
Every session is planned and delivered by one of our team of qualified Inventioneer teachers, so your staff can enjoy watching it happen rather than having to run it themselves.
Why run an Inventors & Makers club?
Delivered by Your Local Inventioneer Teacher
Our clubs are run by our network of Inventioneer teachers - qualified, experienced primary educators based in your area. They plan every session, bring all the materials, and take care of the delivery. All they need is a classroom to run in.
A Different Activity Every Week
Each term follows a themed programme of weekly sessions - building towers, bridges, machines, robots, and more - with every activity designed to develop problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork. Children build skills across the term, not just in a single session.
Pupils Love It - and Parents Notice
Our clubs consistently sell out, and parents regularly tell us it's the best club their child has ever joined. Every term includes a parent information sheet so families know what their child is learning and why it matters.
We use simple, reusable materials - cups, craft sticks, straws - so engineering feels like something any child can do, not just when a specialist arrives with an expensive kit. We hear regularly from parents that their children go home and keep building - raiding the recycling bin and recreating challenges on the kitchen table. That's exactly what we're aiming for.
What Our Clubs Cover
Our clubs run across the term with a new challenge every week, building skills and confidence as children progress. Depending on your year group and what's available in your area, clubs currently include:
KS1
Children build towers, bridges, boats, and planes before exploring things that move - pulleys, levers, wheels, and more. Every session introduces new engineering vocabulary and concepts through hands-on challenges.
KS2
From the six simple machines, structures, boats and planes to theme park rides, toy design, and game design - a full engineering journey across multiple terms.
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KS2 clubs also include our popular Coding & Robotics programme, where children programme their own robots for real-world purposes.
What to expect:
Our clubs run weekly for the length of a school term, with sessions of around one hour each. Groups are kept small so every child gets attention and support from their Inventioneer teacher.
Every club includes:
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A new hands-on activity each week
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All materials provided
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Parent information sheets each term
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In-person clubs: run by your local Inventioneer teacher. Get in touch to check availability in your area - some of our Inventioneer teachers are currently fully booked, but we can add you to a waitlist for your area.
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Virtual self-led clubs: where no local Inventioneer is available, our self-led club programmes let your school run a high-quality engineering club independently and for a low cost, guided by our interactive video sessions. Your staff simply set up and facilitate the activities.
Jane Berry
Science Coordinator, Park Mead Primary
“I loved all the subject knowledge and technical vocabulary that was taught alongside making models and testing structures.
The children felt like real engineers by the end of the course and their parents said that it was the best club they'd ever joined!”
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Ruth Howe
Parent of KS1 club
"My 5 year old daughter has been attending this wonderful engineering after-school club for a few months and is really enjoying it.
She often brings her inventions home to finesse or to show us and is always full of fab facts to share.
A great club to extend children’s learning and a fab opportunity to let their creativity shine. Thank you!​
Miss Collis
D&T Coordinator
““I thoroughly enjoyed leading Little Engineers Club with our KS1 children.
They learnt so much, whilst having lots of fun! It was easy for me to access and to prepare for, which meant I was able to enjoy the club with the children instead of having to worry about content and resources."​​
Whether you're a school looking to add an engineering club to your offering, or a parent who'd like to recommend us, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch and we'll let you know what's available in your area.
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