British Science Week

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5

Region(s): All of UK

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that takes place every year in March. British Science Week 2027 will take place between 5 – 14 March. Further details to be announced.

At the heart of British Science Week is a programme of events organised by schools, researchers, universities and companies that take place across the whole of the UK. The British Science Week website also hosts a number of other resources that can be used in schools. These include:

British Science Week activity packs for EYFS, primary and secondary schools that can be used all year round. The 2026 activity packs are still available to download.
A themed poster competition.
A Smashing Stereotypes library of over 40 stories that challenge long-standing stereotypes to encourage more young people to see themselves as scientists.

Cost: Access to all the online resources is free. Events may incur a fee.

About the British Science Association: The British Science Association is a charity whose mission is to promote diversity and inclusion in science, increasing the number of people who are actively engaged in science in order to improve the UK’s ability to tackle the challenges of the future.

Further resources:

Watch and listen

Explore the selection of STEM films and videos for primary and secondary schools from BBC Teach.

Get involved

Inspire young people aged 3–19 to explore STEM through hands-on, student-led projects with the British Science Association’s CREST Awards. The awards are designed to promote curiosity and encourage young people to take ownership of their learning while also building critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork skills. There are six award levels supported by free resources, activities and challenges. Applications cost from £1 per student with funding options available for eligible schools.

Teaching and learning

Topical Talk provides free ready-to-use resources to promote discussion about current affairs and help pupils aged 10+ develop key communication and critical thinking skills. Explore a selection of their STEM-related resources to kickstart classroom discussions during British Science Week.
Find out more about teaching Science Through Stories with award-winning primary science teacher and author Jules Pottle.
The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a range of free teaching resources for primary schools, including a selection of resources dedicated to developing scientific literacy.

Reading recommendations

Science magazines such as Whizz Pop Bang!, The Week Junior Science and Nature, What on Earth! Magazine and National Geographic Kids are great additions to the school library.
Find book recommendations to cover all areas of the primary science curriculum in the Primary Science Topic Booklists from Books for Topics.
Explore the selection of STEM-related titles for readers aged 3-13+ from LoveReading4Kids.
Ensure that the achievements of women scientists and engineers are represented in your library with these book recommendations from LoveReading4Kids.
The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates high quality, accessible STEM books for under-14 year-olds. The shortlist is always a useful source of recommended titles for the school or class library and the winner is chosen by panels of young judges around the country.

Professional development

Understand the role of literacy in the secondary science curriculum and explore practical strategies to help students talk, read and write like a scientist with the Developing Literacy Science online course, part of the NLT’s Literacy for Learning CPD programme for secondary schools.