Get the Blueprint
Welcome to Big Bang at School Blueprint. Here you can find everything you need to help plan and deliver a Big Bang at School event to help inspire the next generation of innovators.
Have questions or need further support? You can get in touch with our team via email.
Find activities
From exciting externally-led workshops, to cost effective teacher-led activities, we have a whole range of activities to inspire and engage your students.
Event planning guide
We've put together everything you need know to deliver a successful Big Bang at School event. Read through our guide for handy tips, including planning, delivery and more.
Be inspired
Get inspiration ahead of your Big Bang at School and read our case studies of other schools' events. You can find top tips from other teachers, discover themed days, carousel-style events and a mini Fair.
Make regional connections
Help bring STEM careers to life in your region with our regional toolkits. Get specific tips for your local area, connect with employers, speakers and activity providers.
Apply for funding
We also offer extra funding to support activities, including Big Bang at School. Take a look at our funding opportunities, including grants and bursaries to support the running of your event.
Celebrate your students
Make the most out of your Big Bang at School and enter The Big Bang Competition for a chance to win awards. Plus, all projects receive feedback from STEM professionals.
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We strongly recommend that you involve a few other members of staff so you build a support team around you. Bring in your school careers leads and department heads so they can support your ideas.
Make sure that you have cross-department support on the day so you can run the event smoothly.
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There’s plenty of help to support your event, facilitate workshops and even help careers messaging. For example, STEM Learning have an ambassador platform that allows you to advertise an activity so you can get real STEM professionals in the classroom.
The Big Bang at Schools team can also help provide support and introduce you to our expert delivery partners within your area.
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You can tailor your Big Bang at School to your students needs, skills and interests. Here are a few ideas to get started:
you might want to keep the event small by having a carousel of workshops based on a particular theme
you could involve other departments in your celebration of STEM - this could include engaging your students with food technology, STEM in art and design, music or sports! You can get as creative as you like
You could also host a show in as part of a bigger assembly experience with the whole school
We are happy to support you and have several editable workshops based on several themes you can use.
You can also search via Neon, to find out what outreach is available in your area.
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Grants, bursaries and extra funding are often available for events just like Big Bang at School.
We’ve rounded up some grants and funding opportunities to provide extra financial support for your Big Bang at School event.
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Absolutely! You can choose to invite local schools and feeder schools to your Big Bang at School event. It's a great opportunity to celebrate what your school has to offer.
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Shining a spotlight on STEM careers is a key part of Big Bang at School. Involve your careers lead or Local Careers Hub early so you can make sure careers is linked through all your activities. We're here to help spread the word about STEM careers within your school and to your staff.
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It's important that your guests and volunteers have full joining instructions ahead of your Big Bang at School event. Make sure all visitors are aware of your school health and safety and safeguarding policies. They may also need parking permissions, a map of where to go on the day, and a list of presentation equipment available.
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We've got plenty of resources to help get started with your Big Bang at School. Kick off the day with our introductory PowerPoint. It'll take your students through what to expect on the day, explain what the Big Bang is and more.
Download the presentation
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Encourage your students to think about and reflect on what they've learnt during the day.
We've put together some reflection worksheets and activities, so your class can consider the new skills they've developed, careers they've found out more about and what they thought of the event.
Download the reflection activities
“I really enjoyed the Big Bang at School day. It's something I'm going to take on at my new school as it's so important. It keeps the teachers' and students' passion alive."
— Teacher
80%
of teachers taking part in Big Bang at School said it made them more knowledgeable about engineering and technology careers
8 in 10
teachers have delivered STEM outreach in the past year
82%
of teachers felt more confident to suggest engineering and tech careers after taking part in Big Bang at School
43%
of young people report doing a STEM extracurricular activity in the past year
Our supporter
The Big Bang at School is brought to you by EUK Education, the schools-facing brand of EngineeringUK, with grant funding from the RAF Charitable Trust.
This funding helps EUK Education to make Big Bang at School available to students in UK state schools free of charge. EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit whose mission is to enable more young people from all backgrounds to be inspired, informed and progress into engineering and technology.
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