Inspiring every child to invent, build, and shape the future
Bring STEM to Life in Your Classroom
Inspire curiosity and creativity in EYFS–KS2 with our expert-led, hands-on STEM workshops. Covering engineering, inventing, coding, and more, our sessions spark excitement while reinforcing core curriculum concepts.
Our workshops are:
- Curriculum-linked – designed to strengthen pupils’ understanding of STEM in fun, practical ways.
- Impactful across the curriculum – research shows that taking part in engineering activities can boost attainment in every subject.
- Expert led – delivered by qualified and experienced primary teachers who connect learning directly to the curriculum.
- Hassle-free – we bring everything with us, whether in-person or online. Booking is quick and simple, and prep time is minimal.
- Flexible – choose from in-person sessions, live virtual workshops, or cost-effective pre-recorded options.
KS1 & KS2 Workshops
These workshops can also be linked to the 2026 theme 'Curiosity...what's your question?'
What problem do we really need to solve and what could we design to solve it?
In this workshop we learn about how inventions solve our trickiest problems, and hear about some famous (and not so famous) inventors.
Then, we use the design thinking process to create an invention that solves a real-world problem ourselves!
This can also be extended into a patent and copyright or entrepreneurship-focused workshop
KS1: This STEM Workshop is perfect to get your KS1 pupils working collaboratively and thinking creatively with hands-on invention and design activities.
Pupils start by learning about inventions and specifically how inventions solve problems. We take part in an invention challenge to save the day of a character from a fairy tale and end in a practical engineering challenge.
"The workshop was great fun, pitched correctly and really easy to manage with the resource list provided. My class loved it!"
KS2: This STEM Workshop is perfect to teach your KS2 pupils about invention and design with hands-on design activities.
We start by learning about what inventions are and how they solve problems. We then look at how some famous and not-so-famous inventors solved problems with their inventions and for our practical activity, we work through the design thinking process to come up with our own brand new inventions.
"The workshop was pitched at exactly the right level with plenty of hands on fun. It was just the right length too - couldn't fault it."
What you get if you book an In-Person Workshop
Qualified teachers delivering the workshop to up to 5 classes in a day, from Nursery to KS2, or 4 classes and an assembly.
- Practical Activities that emphasise problem solving, collaboration and creative thinking along with computing concepts and skills.
- Materials List including all the printables for the workshop.
- Teacher Information Sheet telling you what we cover, the National Curriculum Links and some follow up ideas to extend the learning.
- Parent Information Sheet to include parents in their children's learning.
- Display Printables to have a display all ready to go up on your wall.
- The opportunity to book an additional CPD or KS2 After School AI Club, run by our experienced staff, on the day of the workshop.
What you get if you book a Virtual Workshop
What you get if you book a Virtual Workshop:
- Interactive Video Workshop (differentiated ones for LKS2 and one for UKS2) with easy-to-follow instructions to pause and do activities, meaning all the planning and teaching is done for you.
- Practical Activities that emphasise problem solving, collaboration and creative thinking along with computing concepts and skills.
- Materials List including all the printables for the workshop.
- Teacher Information Sheet telling you what we cover, the National Curriculum Links and some follow up ideas to extend the learning.
- Parent Information Sheet to include parents in their children's learning.
- Display Printables to have a display all ready to go up on your wall.
- Certificates to print for pupils to celebrate their learning.
Pricing and Materials
For just £99* you can use the workshop with as many KS1 classes as you like for one whole school year on your own schedule.
Please be aware that for this workshop you will need to source some simple materials in advance such as paper cups, pipecleaners and googly eyes. We estimate the total materials costs for running this workshop with one class of 30 pupils would be less than £15, with each additional class costing significantly less than this.
* Discounts are available when purchasing more than one workshop at the same time, for small schools or when you will use the workshop with a single class.
For information on discounts or if you want to get a taste first or have any questions email laura@inventorsandmakers.com
- Assemblies are also available to support the workshops.
- Teachers CPD including Engineering in the Classroom, using micro:bits, Crumbles and AI.
We also run these workshops in other settings, like museums and libraries.
