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We are a key provider and coordinator of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education activities and support in Essex. These are for students at school and home, and are designed to both stimulate an interest in STEM and to open possible career paths.

» See upcoming CSES events for schools, children and families

Competitions

Including our flagship annual TEXPO, projects and online competitions throughout the year.

Imagine! STEM Club

Out-of-school clubs, masterclasses and projects to enhance learning with fun, practical activities.

STEM Club Bursary

Financial and in-kind support for your STEM Club, project or activity at school.

My Smarter Essex

Interactive conferences attended by students, industry partners and the public sector.

Christmas Lectures

A FREE annual CSES/ARU lecture from a high-profile speaker, open to all schools.

Resources

Careers guidance, STE(A)M activities, ideas and other material for all ages both in school and at home.

Your stories

Take inspiration from what others have been getting up to.

CSES Affiliate Schools

Talk to us about dedicated support, resources, projects and competitions for your school.

Greensward Academy

Greensward Academy launched a STEM club in 2015, aided by £500 of STEM Club Bursary seed funding from CSES. This grant enabled 110 students from years 7 and 8 to participate the 2015 UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. We are delighted to report that the group achieved 8 silver and 19 bronze awards at national level.

We awarded a further £500 in 2016 to enable the nascent STEM club to grow. This money was used to fund various projects including a hydroelectric power generator, which was presented at our 2016 Schools' Competition and won the £200 STEM Club Award.

So after two years and a total of £1200 of STEM Club Bursary funding, Greensward Academy has a thriving STEM Club that continues to grow and with which we will continue to be involved. This is an excellent example of how the STEM Club Bursary can help a school to start and evolve a STEM Club, and we hope that this encourages other schools to apply.

CVHS STEM Club

We awarded a £100 STEM Club Bursary to regular attendees (and winners!) at our competition Chelmer Valley High School in 2016 to relaunch their CAD/CAM club, which specialises in the development of practical hands-on skills as well as the computer-based skills needed to design the work.

The club had had to close in 2015 due to budget cuts but we were very pleased to be able to resurrect it. We wish the club every success and look forward to working with them in the future.

True to form, CVHS put in a strong showing at our 2016 Schools' Competition and scooped a handful of awards.

KEGS YE Club: VEX Robotics

King Edward VI Grammar School's Young Engineers Club bagged our £200 STEM Club Award at the 2015 Schools' Competition. Following an application to our STEM Club Bursary in 2016, we were very pleased to award them £100 to help them enter two teams into the 2016 VEX Robotics championships.

The funds awarded contributed towards the cost of parts for the robots and the registration fees for the second team.

Tendring's sumo wrestling robot

We were delighted to award a £100 STEM Club Bursary to Tendring Technology College in 2014 to enable them to build a sumo wrestling robot.

The funding was used by the Tendring STEM Club to purchase parts. We awarded a further £70 in 2015 to make upgrades to the robot.

Several of Tendring's robots won prizes at the 2015 Schools' Competition.

2016 Competition results

Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the 2016 Schools' Competition, which took place on Friday 1 July 2016 at Anglia Ruskin University.

Read more: 2016 Competition results

  1. My Smarter Essex
  2. Engineering Our Future with Professor Danielle George
  3. Schools' Competition 2016: enter now
  4. STEM Club Bursary relaunch
  5. EOF2015: Security
  6. 2015 Competition results
  7. Enter the 2015 CSES Schools' Competition
  8. Save the date: Schools' Competition 2015
  9. Build a working alarm system with a Raspberry Pi
  10. 2014 Competition results

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