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Welcome to the IET Education blog!

In this area you will hear from teachers, resource providers, partners and young engineering professionals who will share their experiences with you and of course there will be a variety of relevant, linked resources along the way which will hopefully inspire, inform and influence the way you teach and explain engineering concepts to young people.

If you have an interesting topic you would like to share with us via the IET Education Blog area please let us know ieteducation@theiet.org

Rail safe friendly

A guest blog from our friends at Learn Live about their new rail safety initiative. 

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New collaboration

We have teamed up with Technology Books for Children.

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IET Faraday® Challenge National Final 2024

Fleetwood High School are the 2023/24 season's champions!

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Activities to do at home

Whether you are a home educator or want to continue the learning at home with your family we've got a whole host of activities for families to discover and enjoy.

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Astrogazers launch into space!

Croydon High School collaborates with the University of Bath to launch weather balloon into space.

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Black History Month

Black History Month takes place in October every year and is an annual commemoration of the history, achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK.

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Winners crowed at the IET Faraday® Challenge National Final

The top 5 teams from around the country took part in the national final held at Cranfield University. 

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Inspire kids to be STEM strikers

As we celebrate both the FIFA Women’s World Cup and International Moon Day, it’s the perfect time for our guest blogger Twinkl to explore the thrill of playing football on the Moon and put your aspiring astronauts’ and future footballers’ STEM skills to the test.

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Engineering open house week resources.

Find useful activities to do with your Engineering Open House Week visitors

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How STEM is helping us to engineer a better future for the environment

With Earth Day just around the corner, today our guest blogger Twinkl explores how STEM subjects are helping us to engineer a better future for the environment.

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Activities to celebrate the King’s Coronation in schools and at home

Not many of us will remember the last King’s reign so we have created some STEM inspired activities to keep primary aged children busy over the 4-day weekend and help prepare for this momentous occasion.

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Chocolate at the ready, Easter is nearly here!

We've got some new family focused resources for Easter, with bonus games for added fun! Find out more in this months blog and how to run off all that chocolate with resources linked to the London Marathon. 

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Spring is in the air so what's new for 2023?

We have so many new activities planned for 2023, find out what's coming soon here. 

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Santa's STEM Workshop is open!

Santa has once again opened his workshop to show you all the fun crafts, recipes, experiments and outdoor activities that can be done over the festive season. 

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James Webb Space Telescope resources take off!

The James Webb Space Telescope is due to launch later this month, so we have prepared some back-to-school activities for both primary and secondary aged children to help countdown. 

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Take your students back to Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece is the foundation of so much of modern day science and maths. Show your students where is all began and inspire their own Eureka moments! 

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Get your class celebrating Diwali with a STEM twist

Celebrate the Festival of Lights and the victory of good over evil with these hands-on science and maths activities with a Diwali focus. 

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Bonfire night

End this half term with a bang with our bonfire night resources. Secret mission and writing in code to cracking codes with maths with bring STEM to life. 

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Autumn STEM resources

Autumn is here! The days are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping but IET Education has lots of fun activities and resources to keep your students busy and engaged. 

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Halloween STEM resources

We've cast a spell over some of our primary resources to give them an eerie-sistable twist. Try these spooky activities for a trick or treat.

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