Year 6 STEM Day
The RAF Museum London is proud to host free Year 6 STEM Days sponsored by RAF Youth & STEM. On these days, three schools will be invited to the RAF Museum for an exciting event that will get your students taking part in some great STEM activities and exploring our incredible Museum.
Your students will take part in a round robin of the following STEM activities. All activities are hands-on and encourage teamwork and problem solving, as well as exploring STEM topics in an immersive environment.
Humanitarian Aid Bridge Challenge – Your students will work in teams to construct a bridge. They will then go through a rigorous strength test to see which bridge is best.
Coding – Students will take part in a coding activity. Using code to navigate a Sphero robotic ball through a course.
RAF Museum Hunt- Students will explore the RAF Museum, looking at our fantastic collections and searching for answers.
On each day we welcome three schools with a maximum of 30 places available per school. Dates will be released with a set application period followed by a draw to select our attending schools.
Priority will be given to schools with a higher number of Pupil Premium students.
Year 6 STEM Days take place on:
Thurs 12 November and Fri 13 November 2026 (places already filled)
Tue 22 & Wed 23 June 2027 – Applications will open week commencing Monday 26 April 2027
On Wednesday 23 June, the Year 6 STEM Day will be available to girls only in honour of International Women in Engineering Day.
Thu 11 & Fri 12 November 2027- Applications will open week commencing Monday 13 September 2027
RAF Satellite Challenge – Upper KS2
On Thursday 4 February and Friday 5 February 2027 we will invite six schools over two days to the RAF Museum to explore the science behind satellites and devise their own solutions to help bring a satellite safely back to Earth from space. Classes will be competing in small groups to design and build satellite solutions to protect from the heat of re-entry, slow a satellite down through the air, and bring it to a safe landing.
We will be investigating:
Heat and Temperature
Insulation
Forces and Air Resistance
All activities will be hands-on and will involve teamwork and problem solving.
On each day we welcome three schools with a maximum of 30 places available per school. Dates will be released with a set application period followed by a random draw to select our attending schools.
Priority will be given to schools with a higher number of Pupil Premium students.
Applications will open week commencing Monday 14 December 2026
Forces in STEM 2027
After a successful 2026 event, Forces in STEM is coming back to the RAF Museum London during British Science Week on Thursday 11 March 2027! Delivered in partnership with Royal Air Force Youth STEM, this FREE event will feature the very best of STEM, from the fantastic work carried out by the companies and institutions that are innovating, researching and manufacturing across the STEM spectrum.
Schools across London and the South-East in Years 5 & 6 are invited to come along for an interactive day of all things STEM.
We have organisations from across the STEM world coming to wow your students with hands-on stands. Companies include the Royal Air Force, British Airways, Network Rail, Medivet, and many more!
A science show is included in your admission. You will be given a time slot to attend one of the performance slots during the day.
Bookings will open mid-November, check back here for the booking link.
Keep an eye on our Instagram @rafmlearning for updates
For any queries please email us at forcesinstem.london@rafmuseum.org