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MakerFutures Maker education for early years settings, schools, libraries, museums and community spaces. https://linktr.ee/maker_futures

Last week we had an incredible Maker INSET day, hosting 6 sessions across the day with students. This was followed by ou...
14/07/2026

Last week we had an incredible Maker INSET day, hosting 6 sessions across the day with students. This was followed by our Getting started with Maker{School} CPD as part of a whole staff meeting at Discovery Academy, Sheffield. Teachers completed the content and activity from module 1 of the course and learnt all about the Maker approach and pedagogy. They made some incredibly creative looking devices that could help their students. Scroll to the end to take a look!
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17/06/2026

Inspired by Junaid Vohra from , we brought the Maker School pedagogy to life through hands-on exploration, skill-building, and tinker time.

From raw scraps to finished masterpieces, the transformation was incredible! What will you create with leather?💼👞🪡🔨

18/05/2026

STEP Forwards resources are available for FREE on the Maker{Futures} website now! These are great STEM projects and perfect as an after SATs activity 🧬🔬🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬

20/03/2026

A huge thank you to for having us at the annual event!👷👷‍♀️🔬
We helped some aspiring engineers learn about and make play dough circuits while the amazing team was spreading the word about incredible fusion energy! It was great working together once again.
To find out more about our pedagogy and fusion projects visit our website!

It's British Science Week! Today we hosted our STEP Forward online Big Assembly, introducing children to the world of en...
12/03/2026

It's British Science Week!

Today we hosted our STEP Forward online Big Assembly, introducing children to the world of engineering!🧑‍🏭👩‍🔬👷‍♀️👨‍💻

Over 500 primary school children attended and met real engineers, learning engineering is creative, collaborative and fun!

Sign up for our STEP Project to get access to our FREE engineer posters and STEM resources for KS1, KS2 and early KS3 students!
https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/projects/step-forward

08/03/2026

Are you an educator looking to inspire creators, innovators and problem solvers?🧠

Want to learn more about our Maker pedagogy and curious about how it might look in your setting?🛠️

If that sounds like you, watch this space for our exciting announcement coming next week!

We have had two amazing days this week celebrating Nottingham Festival of Science & Curiosity 2026. 🌏⚡🔧.We visited Basse...
18/02/2026

We have had two amazing days this week celebrating Nottingham Festival of Science & Curiosity 2026. 🌏⚡🔧.

We visited Bassetlaw Museum with 152 visitors on Monday and have run our session at the The Bridge - Skills Hub. Thank you to everyone who came along!

Visitors have learnt about fusion energy and with the help of the Maker{Futures} team created some amazing stopmotion, crafts and electrical circuits focused on this exciting topic.

👉Discover more about fusion and use our activities, found on our website: https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/.../step-forward


STEP Forward is develop in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Bassetlaw District Council, and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious scheme.

26/01/2026

We are launching our⭐STEP Forward⭐programme. STEP Forward is a new project teaching KS2 pupils about the incredible world of fusion energy, an amazing renewable energy created using the same physics that powers the sun. The UK is aiming to be a leader in fusion energy, and we want to inspire students to see themselves as the engineers and problem-solvers of tomorrow that will be at the forefront of fusion energy👩‍🔧👨‍🔧
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👉Find out more & sign up: https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/projects/step-forward

STEP Forward is develop in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authorityand Bassetlaw District Council, and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious scheme.

We’re celebrating the UN’s International Day of Clean Energy!⚡ Clean energy is critical to the future of our planet and ...
26/01/2026

We’re celebrating the UN’s International Day of Clean Energy!⚡

Clean energy is critical to the future of our planet and an environmentally sustainable UK 🌍

The Maker{Futures} team is excited to launch ⭐STEP Forward⭐, a new project teaching KS2 pupils about the incredible world of fusion energy, an amazing renewable energy created using the same physics that powers the sun, and its future in the UK.

The UK is aiming to be a leader in fusion energy, and we want to inspire students to see themselves as the engineers and problem-solvers of tomorrow that will be at the forefront of fusion energy👩‍🔧👨‍🔧

STEP Forward has been co-produced with teachers and pupils to make complex engineering concepts approachable and to celebrate the diversity of engineering careers. We have developed free, high-quality resources, including a step-by-step teacher guidance pack and five classroom activities designed to develop students' creativity and critical thinking and encourage a variety of important 21st-century maker skills.

👉Find out more and sign up:
https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/projects/step-forward

STEP Forward is develop in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Bassetlaw District Council, and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious scheme.

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