Inspired by the theme of the Victorians, these activities support the teaching of design and technology in context, by looking at the key events that defined the Victorian era, and how they have influenced engineering developments and society today.

This is a multi-lesson integrated classroom project based around the theme of the Vikings, allowing design and technology and engineering to be built into a wider theme-based set of primary lesson activities, covering a range of curriculum areas. Activities can be selected as stand-alone tasks, or learners can...

This series of resources designed to allow learners to use the theme of the second world war to develop their knowledge and understanding in design and technology and engineering. 

This collection provides lots of STEM challenges and resources linked to science and design and technology topics in the primary curriculum. Many support learning skills across the curriculum and can also be run as a project.

The challenge day resources support teachers in running their own aerospace...

The IET Education programme has been developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Europe’s largest professional organisation in the field. The aim is to introduce a new generation to the sheer excitement of science, technology and engineering.

These resources include cross-curricular classroom...

A collection of nine films featuring engineers at different career stages. The films present the daily work of an engineer, explain what engineering is and what it takes to have a successful career in engineering.

This resource collection, from the IET Education programme with support from MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, contains a number of stimulating maths actives that give an insight into the real-life applications of classroom-based mathematics. The resources give students the chance to...

A range of downloadable classroom posters to support learning in science, computing and engineering. They link to curriculum topics including: forces,...

This series of resources use the theme of football on the Moon to allow students to develop their knowledge and skills in science, design thinking and engineering. Resource activities are available for both primary and secondary level:

Primary level activities...

A series of resources designed to explore the future of flight and the aviation industry. Resources develop pupils knowledge and skills in engineering, technology, mathematics and science. 

A series of resources from The Institution of Engineering and Technology designed to allow pupils to use the theme of the London Marathon to develop their knowledge and skills in Design & Technology.

A series of STEM projects, bridging design and technology and computing, which make use of the BBC micro:bit microcontroller device.

This set of resources combine sport with engineering showing how STEM influences sport in many areas from making a sensor to test a waterlogged sports pitch to presenting fitness data. Each activity is mapped to the curriculum and comes with lesson plans and presentations. 

This set of resources combine sport with engineering and showcase the many ways that STEM influences sport as well as the variety of different career paths. Activities range from using fractions and probabilities to build a football team to designing their own football kit. All are mapped to the national curriculum...

Six mathematical career case studies from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

• Robyn Smith - Operational Research
• Ruth Amos - Inventor, business owner and trustee
• Zoe Kelson - Mathematician and Business Development Manager
• Claire Burke - Climate change...