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Inventor & Maker of the Week

Inspire & Educate Your Pupils

Every week during term time we feature a brand new Inventor and Maker STEM Hero to explore with your class.

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Three Ways to Bring More STEM into Your School

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STEM Workshops

For EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Inspire pupils with expert-led, hands-on activities that teach challenging STEM concepts. We run workshops both in-person at your school, and online.

Explore Workshops

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After-School Clubs

For EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Enrich your after-school offering with an engineering club you can easily set up and run yourself (and make money for your school too!).

Explore After-School Clubs

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Staff CPD

For EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Raise the profile of STEM across your school by up-skilling staff so they can use simple STEM and engineering ideas in their own lessons.

Schools & Nurseries We've Worked With

Holly Spring Primary

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We always put children first

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All of our class leaders are qualified and experienced teachers.
Our leaders always have an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check and pediatric first aid training.
All classes are fully insured and a risk assessment is carried out prior to each in-person session.

21st September - Isaac Newton
Inventor of the cat flat (and some other stuff!)

Isaac Newton Resource

13th September - Roald Dahl
Author and lesser known medical inventor

Roald Dahl Resource

7th September - Hugh Dowding
Designer of WWII Air Defence System

Hugh Dowding Resource

10th October - Ada Lovelace
The first computer programmer

Ada Lovelace Resource

5th October - Katherine Johnson
Mathematician behind the moon landings

Katherine Johnson Resource

28th September - John Lee Love
Inventor of portable pencil sharpener

John Lee Love Resource

21st September - Isaac Newton
Inventor of the cat flat (and some other stuff!)

Isaac Newton Resource

13th September - Roald Dahl
Author and lesser known medical inventor

Roald Dahl Resource

7th September - Hugh Dowding
Designer of WWII Air Defence System

Hugh Dowding Resource

19th October - Alan Emtage
Inventor of the Search Engine

Alan Emtage Resource

2nd November - Li Tian
Inventor of Fireworks

Li Tian Resource

9th November - Marie Curie
Inventor of Portable X-Ray

Marie Curie Resource

23rd November - Charles Goodyear
Rubber Football

Charles Goodyear Resource

16th November - Dr Doulaye Kone - Reinventor of Toilet

Doulaye Kone Resource

TBD - Dean Kamen - Inventor of the iBot

Dean Kamen Resource

30th November - John McFall - First Disabled Astronaut

John McFall Resource

7th December - Marie Van Brittan Brown - Inventor of Home Security Systems

Van Brittan Brown Resource

14th December - Thomas Edison - Inventor of Strings of Lights

Thomas Edison Resource

4th January - Louis Braille - Inventor of Braille writing

Louis Braille Resource

11th January - Joseph Strauss - Chief Engineer of Golden Gate Bridge

Joseph Strauss Resource

18th January - Margaret Hamilton - Software Developer behind moon landings

Margaret Hamilton Resource

25th January - Ole Kirk Christiansen - Carpenter and Founder of Lego

Ole Kirk Christiansen Resource

1st February - Pietro & Michele Ferrero - Inventors of Nutella

Ferrerros Resource

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