IET Education around the world

The IET is a global organisation and the Education department is no different! We want to support you wherever you are in the world in bringing STEM to your students.

On this page you will find information on the programmes that we run outside the UK that may be relevant to you, as well as teaching resources and partner activities to help you make the most of the IET Education offering.

Teaching resources for Primary

Young children playing with brightly coloured wooden bricks

Primary teaching resources

Free teaching resources and classroom activities for students aged 5-11 years including lesson plans, handouts and film clips. All content is fully editable so that teachers can make it suitable for their own students in schools all around the world.

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Ramadan lantern

Making a card lantern for Ramadan.

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A red letter day

Making a beautiful red gift envelope for Chinese New Year.

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Pumpkin pie fractions

Understanding fractions using a pumpkin pie cutter approach.

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Posters

Our full range of Primary posters can be printed out or ordered for free to be delivered to your school - anywhere across the world!

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Certificates

STEM achievement certificates for you to print out and award to your star pupils.

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Teaching resources for Secondary

Secondary teaching resources

Free teaching resources and classroom activities for students aged 11-19 years including lesson plans, handouts and film clips. All content is fully editable so that teachers can make it suitable for their own students in schools all around the world.

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Chinese zodiac animals

A graphics project making Chinese zodiac animals that move!

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Tessellated fabric printing

Creating a pattern that can be tessellated as a fabric print.

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Potato power

Making a potato powered light.

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Posters

Our full range of Secondary posters can be printed out or ordered for free to be delivered to your school - anywhere across the world!

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Micro:bit Foundation

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is a UK-based not for profit organisation established with the support of its founding members (including the BBC) in September 2016 to secure a legacy for the original BBC Make It Digital project in which a million micro:bits were given to UK school children.

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation mission guides them to support exceptional educational programmes across the globe.

Go to https://microbit.org/

International STEM competitions for schools

IET Faraday® Challenge overseas

Use our resources to introduce IET Faraday® Challenge IET Faraday® Challenge Days to young people where you live. You may even wish to run the same challenge as the UK in an academic year to make it into an inter-country competition for a further challenge!

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FIRST® LEGO® League

We are the proud operational partner of FIRST® LEGO® League in the UK and Ireland but FIRST® LEGO® League is a global programme in over 110 countries! Click here for more information on the operational partner in your country.

Go to https://www.firstlegoleague.org/find-first

Partner resources

F1 in Schools

F1 in Schools is an international STEM competition for school children aged 7 to 19, in which groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F1 Model Block using CAD/CAM design tools.

Go to https://www.f1inschools.com/

Greenpower

Greenpower Education Trust is a UK based charity with an outstanding track record in kick starting careers in engineering, helping unlock potential and spark enthusiasm for STEM through the excitement of motorsport.

Teams of students aged 9 to 25 from across the globe compete at Greenpower events in the UK and other countries including USA, Poland and China. The annual International Final takes place at venues such as the UK's Silverstone National Circuit and Goodwood Motor Circuit.

Go to https://www.greenpower.co.uk/

Fun Kids Radio

The UK's children's radio station for kids, families and parents. You can listen on DAB Digital Radio nationwide, online and mobile. The IET and Fun Kids have developed several series of short audio programmes, videos and now a comic book for 7-11 year olds called ‘Techno Mum’ which aims to explain the technology that young people see around them.

Go to https://www.funkidslive.com/