iOi STEAM Live

An explorative cross-curricular programme of workshops across STEAM disciplines with Teacher Training, and Show and Tell opportunities delivered each term. iOi STEAM Live has been co-created with teachers to enhance children’s development, critical thinking skills, resilience, oracy, and capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship. Through iOi STEAM Live we have provided creative learning experiences to over 25,000 children across the UK. Begin your journey today!

There is no charge for UK schools with over 25% Pupil Premium eligibility to participate or schools in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hammersmith and Fulham (regardless of Pupil Premium as we have received funding for these areas).

If you do not meet any of the above criteria but would still like to participate, please contact us for our subsidised pricing and further information on schools@ioi.london.

Sign up your school now using our online form for Summer Term 2024.
View our brochure, term dates and curriculum links here.

What does the programme include?

STEP 1: Sign up your school – choose the theme/s, workshop/s, and number of classes you would like to attend.

STEP 2: Teacher Training using our online portal for educators, ImagineED, and live coding workshop if applicable.

STEP 3: Toolkits arrive at your school and links to digital resources emailed to you.

STEP 3: You receive links to join the live workshops from your classroom. We guide you through the workshop and give your children time to innovate, create, and tinker.

STEP 4: You join the Show and Tell session where we get to discuss and see all the wonderful creations the children have made. A chance for children to practise oracy and presentation skills.

Why should you sign up your school?

iOi STEAM Live has been designed to be integrated into the curriculum. Our workshops are an engaging way of involving children in the theory and practice of STEM/ STEAM while they are also having fun. Children will gain the vital lifelong skills of: problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and curiosity. The programme will enhance children’s development, increasing resilience, improving wellbeing and capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship. Take a look at what teachers say about iOi STEAM Live below.

Any questions? Please email us: schools@ioi.london

  • “Working with the iOi has given a purpose to our learning through critical thinking and creativity. Teachers now have the confidence for creative approaches to the curriculum and demonstrate how creative thinking can help cross-curricular learning.”

    David Huntingford, Headteacher of William Ford Junior School in Dagenham

  • “The iOi helped us use our imagination. We use our collaborative skills to create something new.”

    Pupil, Keir Hardie Primary School

  • “I thoroughly recommend as there are plenty of cross curricular links, it’s a big thumbs up from us here at Duncombe!”

    Headteacher, Duncombe Primary

  • “It was a good ‘wow moment’. It reignites their (both teachers and children’s) interest, pushes them. It was a boost, so even the teachers can highlight what they were learning.”

    Katie, ICT Lead

  • “The programme brought on their creativity. It highlighted critical thinking, ability to adapt, and multi-tasking.”

    Nick, Class Teacher, Keir Hardie Primary School

Chat with us

If you’re a school focussing on children aged 5-11 and want to find out more about how to get involved in iOi STEAM Live, then book in a slot to chat with one of our team members. Or you can email us at schools@ioi.london.