Programmes for Age 9+

Students working on a rollercoaster STEM project in class
EDT STEM Challenger Programme

Industrial Cadets:
Challenger Experiences

All students who complete their Challenger Experience will gain an Industrial Cadets Challenger Award. If you would like your school to take part in this experience, click the button below to apply.

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RAF Charitable Trust is Headline Funder of Industrial Cadets and EDT delivered Key Stage 3 Experience Days

Challenger Experiences are designed to inspire and excite students aged 12+, encouraging a positive attitude towards maths, engineering, digital technology, and science. These sessions bring STEM subjects to life with hands-on activities that align with students' interests, focusing on themes like the environment, sustainability, aerospace, digital innovation, and the built environment.

Supported by STEM companies, global industries, and trusts, the STEM experiences provide real-world relevance to classroom learning. Each workshop is aligned to the National Curriculum whilst offering interactive and accessible learning.

A typical day includes three engaging challenges that empower students to believe in their abilities to succeed, regardless of their background, gender, ethnicity or ability.

Course information:
Age group - 11+.
Structure - STEM experience delivered in school.
Class/ Individual/Team - Up to 90 students per school.
Who applies? - School /Teacher.
Teacher involvement - 1 teacher per 30 students present throughout the day.
Cost- £2100 (bursaries/sponsorship may be available).
A teacher working with young students on a classroom project
EDT STEM Challenger Programme

Industrial Cadets:
FunSTEM Experience


All students who complete their Challenger Experience will gain an Industrial Cadets Challenger Award. If you would like your school to take part in this experience, click the button below to apply.

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FunSTEM is an exciting STEM project where pupils will take on the role of scientists and entrepreneurs to complete a project including a research and design workbook, creating a poster, and building a model.  Designed to inspire and engage young people, encouraging a positive attitude towards maths, engineering, digital technology, and science.

Students will have the chance to develop skills for learning, life, and work readiness by collaborating in small teams of up to 6 on a dedicated STEM project. Each primary school within their learning community will participate simultaneously and the secondary school will host a graduation event in the school to support the students’ transition to secondary school. 

The project is aligned to the National Curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence and Gatsby Benchmarks whilst offering interactive and accessible learning for students and supporting your teaching and learning as a practitioner. FunSTEM allows students to transition well to their new setting, whilst having fun with their current and future friends in STEM activities.

Course information:
Age group - England Y5/Y6 and Scotland P6/P7.
Structure 4-6 week in school project with a primary to secondary transition element.
Class/ Individual/Team - Offered to all classes within a learning community and hosted by the secondary school they feed into.  
Who applies – Secondary School or Primary School Teacher.
Teacher involvement - Teacher delivers the project using provided lesson plans and supporting instructional videos/resources.