Education
Schools/Colleges science, engineering, and technology curriculum support.
In this section:
IET Faraday 08
An exciting year long programme of interactive challenges, activities and live events that explore science in action for all secondary students.
(The FaraDay events have now superseded the Faraday Lectures)
Our UK network of volunteers, ready to visit schools to provide expert advice on how to make the best use of the Faraday materials.
Packed with curriculum linked resources for 11–16 year olds to help you engage and inspire your students in STEM subjects.
Spotlight
Latest issue of Electronics Education now available for download.
PDF (13158 k) Updated June 2008
Faraday mapping to the Engineering Diploma curriculum.
PDF (135 k) Updated April 2008
Make IT Happen 2008
PITCOM, in partnership with The IET and e-skills UK, are staging Make IT Happen 2008; the technology competition for school students aged nine to eleven.
Teachers
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Studying Stem: what are the barriers?
(383 k) Updated February 2008
- IET stem report 2007
The perspectives of educationalists, teachers and pupils.
PDF (272 k) Updated December 2007
Electronics Education
Electronics Education is a free magazine sent to all UK secondary schools (science and technology departments), teachers' training colleges and many educational organisations.
Reasons for teaching electronics
This short article articulates some of the reasons for teaching electronics in schools.
Education initiatives and projects
The IET has a network of members who work with schools in their area on a voluntary basis.
Students/Parents
Inspiring careers
Engineering affects everyone, everywhere in the world. There's a global shortage of engineers with employers looking for newly qualified workers by the bucket load.
Apply for a scholarship or travel award
Applications now being accepted for generous undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships.