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 2026 will take place between 6th – 15th March. The theme for 2026 is Curiosity: What’s Your Question?

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.
A themed poster competition. The closing date for the 2026 competition is 16th April.
A Smashing Stereotypes library of over 40 stories from individuals and teams 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 our ability to tackle the challenges of the future.

Further resources:

Don’t miss this year’s British Science Week Live Lesson on Monday 9th March. Pupils will investigate light energy and learn about the Moon and our solar system as part of their mission to make a movie starring the Moon from CBBC’s Horrible Science series. Mission Packs and teaching notes are available to download. Suitable for pupils aged 7-11.
Join Mr Dilly and science storytellers Ben Hoare, Isabel Thomas and Swapna Haddow for a celebration of curiosity, creativity and the power of STEM to mark British Science Week. The free livestream is on Tuesday 10th March with a replay available for a further 7 days. Suitable for pupils aged 8-13.
Challenge pupils aged 7-14 to research and design a nature-friendly green space that people can enjoy with this term’s Reading Champions Challenge from the National Literacy Trust. Download the free teaching resources and enter students’ designs for the chance to win a box of books for your schools. Closing date 27th March.
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. The two-part course takes place on 4th and 18th March. Cost £140.
Explore the selection of STEM films and videos for primary and secondary schools from BBC Teach.
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.
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.
Find out more about teaching primary Science Through Stories with award-winning primary science teacher and author Jules Pottle.
The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a wealth of free teaching resources for primary schools, including a selection of resources dedicated to developing scientific literacy.