Opportunities for schools
Opportunities for Schools
Book a session with us
Please email () with any questions or visit our Resource pagesLink opens in a new window for details of free engineering and science activities that could be used by teachers or parents.
Our activities
Widening Participation
Our work prioritises widening participation in STEM subjects and in Higher Education. Warwick's widening participation agenda targets local state school educated students, students who would be the first in their family to attend university, students from low socio-economic backgrounds and students who come from neighbourhoods where there is low progression to higher education.
CPD for Teachers
We offer a monthly programme of continuing professional development sessions for teachers. More details are on our
Activities teachers can run themselves
We have video resources and accompanying activities available through our website. These might be useful where our team cannot visit your school to support in person. You can see our lesson plans here, our recorded short lectures from WMG Talks here, and the rest of our online resources here.
Bookable activities
These activities are offered to schools without charge subject to staff availability. Follow the links below to get more information about each activity; there is a link on the activity page where you can register your interest. For general enquiries about WMG schools outreach, please email wmgoutreach@warwick.ac.uk
Talks about engineering
We offer talks on the subject of engineering, careers, and university study. These are tailored to different year groups:
- For primary schools -Insight into Engineering
- For secondary schools -Where is Engineering?
A pathway from primary student to engineer
We have suggested year groups for each of the activities listed below. We believe that these activities, together, form a pathway to help students progress from raising awareness of engineering through to developing the skills needed to succeed in STEM careers. There is leeway on the exact year group we can deliver to, get in touch.
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Activity
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Description
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Recommended year group
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Type
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Audience size
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| Seeing Science, Enjoying Engineering | A science show with audience participation showing tricks and experiments that can be done with science and engineering. | 4 | Interactive talk | 30-100 |
| What is Engineering? |
An overview talk on what engineering actually is, where you might find it, and what it means to your local community. | 5 | Class or whole-year talk | 30-100 |
| Creative programming and control: embroidery machines |
Create beautiful patterns from code. Learn about software and how it can control a digital embroidery machine to stitch students' patterns right in front of them. | 6 | Class workshop | 30 |
| Illuminating engineering | Control lights on a programmable board to understand how code and computers interact. Explore what this simple introduction to software and control could mean for careers in engineering. | 7 | Class workshop | 30 |
| Light Towers | Learn how teams of engineers have to work together to create a product. This is a simple construction task with a twist that focuses on teamwork and the engineering process. | 8 | Class or whole-year workshop | 30-100 |
| Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | A talk on materials science linked to the curriculum and engineering research applications in our department (WMG at the University of Warwick). | 9 | Class talk | 30 |
| Smart Cities: Programmable Technology | Use programmable boards (microbit) to control vehicles, traffic lights, and plenty of other things to make a smart city that shares data and interacts with your classmates' creations. | 10 | Class workshop | 30 |
| How can I become an Engineer? Engineering at University | A talk about careers, university options and courses related to Engineering. This could be adapted to any year group. | 11 | Class or whole-year talk | 30-100 |
| Online teacher CPD: using Turtlestitch to teach key stage 2 computing and maths | An online webinar with our outreach team exploring the Turtlestitch platform and how it can be used in the classroom to teach functional maths and computing. | Teachers | Webinar | - |
| Online teacher CPD: using TinkerCAD to teach KS2 and KS3 Design and TechnologyLink opens in a new window | An online webinar with our outreach team exploring the TinkerCAD platform and how it can be used to teach computer-aided design. | Teachers | Webinar | - |
Other activities:
Where opportunities arise on an ad hoc basis such as attending a student conference at Warwick, or our projects that recruit students directly, we will advertise them here.
| Audience | Date | |
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| Annual Programmes |
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| Tomorrow's Engineers Week | This annual event aims to inspire young people with exciting engineering and technology career activities. The theme for this year's event is "Dare to discover," which emphasizes the importance of trial and error in engineering and technology. The week will feature on campus events and in school workshop for all year groups with various activities, including Q&A sessions with real engineers, videos, and hands-on activities, all designed to help young people learn more about careers in engineering and technology. | 10th to 14th November 2025 |
| RI Engineering Masterclasses | Year 9 students from local schools, on campus event. The Ri Masterclasses are series of workshops which are led by experts from industry, academia and education. They offer students in-depth investigations of topics combining theory with interactive exploration. | Six Saturdays between January and March 2026 |
| This event brings together Year 9/10 students from across the region, just as they are making decisions about their GCSE subjects, to explore the world of STEM through hands-on and real-world experiences. Our industry partners help ignite curiosity and ambition in the next generation of engineers through talks and workshops about career in Engineering. |
Weds 4th February 2026 | |
| British Science Week | A ten-day celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The theme for 2026 is "Curiosity: What's your question?". All scientific discoveries and advancements have come from a spark of curiosity. No experiment was conducted without someone being inquisitive, wanting to know the answer. During that week our team will be visiting schools and organise on campus events to deliver workshops designed to spark local students' interest for STEM subjects and encourage them to ask questions about the global challenges they are facing. | Fri 6th March to Sunday 15th March 2026 |