CREST kit boxes for Engage
Selected members of our Engage Teacher Network will have the opportunity to receive a free CREST kit box, which comes packed with everything an educator needs to deliver inspiring, practical, and relatable science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) activities to children.
CREST Awards is the British Science Association's flagship education programme that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and connects young people with real-world STEM.
What's inside a CREST kit box
All the resources required for you to deliver eight CREST Star or SuperStar challenges with a class of up to 30 pupils:
- The essential physical equipment required for all activities
- A full plan for each challenge (teacher Organiser Cards and pupil Activity Cards)
- CREST Passports to allow children to record their progress
- CREST Award certificates for 30 pupils.
The kit boxes are designed to be reused again and again, and educators are provided with links to print extra resources and order more certificates for additional pupils.
Already have a Star Kit Box?
If you already have a Star Kit Box, go to your support page to access digital copies of the resources, demo videos, supporting slides for your whiteboard, instructions to order additional certificates and more.
Already have a SuperStar Kit Box?
If you already have a SuperStar Kit Box, go to your support page to access digital copies of your resources, demo videos, instructions to order additional certificates and more.
Who can get a kit box?
The British Science Association wants children and young people from all backgrounds and abilities to access good quality practical STEM activities. The CREST kit boxes are designed to support teachers in schools in challenging circumstances overcome the barriers of time and cost so they have the tools to deliver great quality STEM activities in lessons.
Educators working with pupils from groups underrepresented in STEM that are members of the Engage Teacher Network are eligible for a free kit box. However, demand for these fantastic boxes outstrips our supply, and there is a waiting list.
How to get a CREST kit box
Currently the CREST Star and SuperStar Kit Boxes are only available to members of the Engage Teacher Network, fully funded by generous supporters.
Members can join a waiting list below, and will be contacted when a box becomes available.
Already on the waiting list?
There are lots of ways to get going on your CREST journey, even without a kit box! CREST resources are entirely free to download, and many challenges can be done with minimal equipment or materials. If you are eligible, you can also apply for Engage funding to do CREST.
Free resources for 5-7s
CREST resources are free to download. The Star On a Shoestring Collection contains eight 45-minute challenges for little learners aged 5-7 (or young people working at that level).
Free resources for 7-11s
CREST resources are free to download. The SuperStar On a Shoestring Collection contains eight relatable real life science activities for children aged 7-11 (or young people working at that level).
Apply for support
Members of the Engage Teacher Network at eligible schools can apply for funding for CREST Awards. Apply in the autumn or spring term.
Free resources for 5-7s
CREST resources are free to download. The Star On a Shoestring Collection contains eight 45-minute challenges for little learners aged 5-7 (or young people working at that level).
Free resources for 7-11s
CREST resources are free to download. The SuperStar On a Shoestring Collection contains eight relatable real life science activities for children aged 7-11 (or young people working at that level).
Apply for support
Members of the Engage Teacher Network at eligible schools can apply for funding for CREST Awards. Apply in the autumn or spring term.
Impact
In 2022-23, the British Science Association ran a pilot project in Scotland, funded by the NCR Foundation, to design and test a solution to overcome the barriers to teachers delivering practical STEM activities in primary school classes. As a result, the CREST SuperStar Kit Box was born!
Hear what teachers had to say about the kit boxes and the impact on them and their pupils.
Supporters of the Engage Teacher Network
We thank our generous funders The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Horners' Education Charity, NCR Foundation, and Mewburn Ellis for making it possible to provide free kit boxes to schools in challenging circumstances.
