MakerFutures

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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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

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.

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.