Engage community
Welcome to Engage, a community of teachers in schools in challenging circumstances who share ideas, access inspiring resources and apply for grants to help bring science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to life for all young people. What’s more, it’s completely free!
Who can join?
The Engage Teacher Network is for teachers working schools in challenging circumstances.
To join you must work in a school that:
1. Is state-funded, not academically selective, and is in the UK.
Independent Special Schools that receive local authority funding for pupil places are also eligible.
2. Meets at least one of the following criteria
- A minimum of 30% of students are eligible for Pupil Premium, Free School Meals, or equivalent.
- A minimum of 30% of pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Ethnic minority backgrounds include all pupils who don’t self-describe as White British. It includes Irish, except in Northern Ireland. - The school is based in a remote and rural location.
Remote and rural schools are in postcodes listed as ‘rural’ under the Government’s Rural Urban classification system. Look up your school’s classification here.
Engage funding
Apply for our Engage funding to help you run CREST Awards in your school, or apply for Kick Start Grants to help you run activities and events to celebrate British Science Week.
Priority offers
We run exclusive projects and partnership offers for the Engage community throughout the academic year to help teachers inspire young people who are underrepresented in STEM. Such as our CREST Kit Boxes.
Peer support
Ask the Engage Buddies your questions. Teachers like you from a variety of settings with experience applying for funding and delivering CREST, they’re here to support you.
Engage Teacher Conference
Attend our annual Engage Teacher Conference to hear from fellow teachers, education experts and businesses about the latest sector news, best practice and funding opportunities.
Save the date
Don't miss out on upcoming events, all free for members of the Engage Teacher Network.
Autumn term 2025
Engage funding opens for applications.
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Join a community of teachers in schools in challenging circumstances who want to transform access to relevant and meaningful science work for all children and young people, especially those who are most often underrepresented STEM.