Everything you need to plan a brilliant British Science Week. Dates, free assembly script, activity ideas by year group, and how to book a hands-on workshop that brings BSW to life. The 2027 theme is ‘Creativity’, announced by the British Science Association on 21 September 2026.
A whole-school assembly script, a five-day Creativity plan for Mon 8 – Fri 12 March, KS1 and KS2 activities and a letter home. The British Science Association’s own packs arrive in January — this one is ready now.
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A 10-day national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths — organised by the British Science Association and now in its 30th year.
British Science Week is one of the most important fixed points in the primary curriculum calendar. Run by the British Science Association, it gives schools a structured 10-day window in March to celebrate science and elevate it above the usual Friday-afternoon practical. For primary leaders, BSW is an excuse to dedicate sustained classroom time to investigation, observation and the kind of cross-curricular work that connects science to everything else.
British Science Week 2027 runs from 5–14 March. The British Science Association also runs a small-but-significant funding stream called the Kick Start Grants — typically £100 to £700 — which schools serving disadvantaged communities can apply for. Applications usually open in autumn the year before, so it’s worth checking the BSA website from September 2026.
You don’t need to register your school to take part. Many schools run a mix of classroom investigations, a whole-school assembly, an enrichment day, or invite a workshop provider to deliver hands-on sessions for every year group.
The British Science Association announced the 2027 theme on 21 September 2026: ‘Creativity’. The full framing is ‘Creativity: the power of ideas’, and the poster competition theme is ‘Creativity: ideas that improve lives’.
Every BSW has a theme designed to be broad enough to flex into any year group’s science teaching. Recent themes include ‘Time’ (2024), ‘Change and adapt’ (2025) and ‘Curiosity — what’s your question?’ (2026). Each theme is built to flex into any year group’s curriculum.
‘Creativity’ builds directly on 2026’s ‘Curiosity’ — the idea that creative ideas grow out of curious questions — and it maps cleanly onto the national curriculum’s emphasis on working scientifically: asking simple questions and recognising they can be answered in different ways (KS1), setting up simple practical enquiries (LKS2), and planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions (UKS2).
Spark2’s British Science Week 2027 workshop is built around hands-on investigations and demonstrations that students recreate, predict and explain — built around the 2027 ‘Creativity’ theme. Full details of the show will be released closer to the time.
Three workshop options for British Science Week 2027 — all delivered in your school hall by an experienced primary science presenter.
Our flagship Science Week day: question-led, hands-on investigations that children predict, test and explain. We are building the 2027 programme around the Creativity theme now, so the final running order is still being confirmed — take the free classroom pack meanwhile, or check dates →
The most popular BSW format we run. Giant bubbles, bubble walls, vortex rings and the science behind surface tension — combined with student-led investigations. Brilliant for EYFS to Year 4.
Pair a science workshop with our VR experience. Children explore forces, space or the human body in immersive VR — a strong fit for upper Key Stage 2 BSW programmes.
During British Science Week itself (5–14 March 2027): £899 per day, full days only.
Any other week of the year: the same workshops from £599 (half day) · £799 (full day).
All resources included. Science Week dates are limited and go first — booking either side of the week costs less and is far easier to get.
Use these as a starting point for your own British Science Week planning — or as conversation starters when briefing teachers.
Focus on what children can see, touch, hear and predict. Tactile materials science works brilliantly:
Children are now developing reasoning skills. Layer in fair testing and explanation:
Push children to design their own investigations:
Want a full lesson plan and assembly script? Our complete British Science Week guide goes into all of these in detail.
A 15-minute assembly framework you can deliver on Monday of BSW. Tested in 100+ schools.
Most schools open British Science Week with an assembly. The strongest BSW assemblies have three parts:
Our free BSW assembly guide includes the full script, prop list and pacing notes — ready to deliver on Monday morning.
What to do when, working back from 5 March 2027.
BSA Kick Start Grant applications usually open in September. Workshop providers (including Spark2) book up by November for BSW.
Decide which year groups do what. Brief your science lead. Order any resources or consumables you don’t already have.
Run a 30-minute teacher briefing. Print activity packs. Confirm your workshop provider and timetable.
Open Monday with assembly. Capture photos and quotes throughout. Run a reflection assembly on Friday and share with parents.
The BSA Smashed Stereotypes Awards and CREST Awards both have entry windows after BSW. Submitting boosts science profile and is great evidence for Ofsted.
A quick reference of recent BSW themes — useful for connecting curriculum content year-on-year.
5–14 March 2027 — a 10-day window organised by the British Science Association.
The British Science Week 2027 theme is ‘Creativity’, announced by the British Science Association on 21 September 2026. The full framing is ‘Creativity: the power of ideas’, and the poster competition theme is ‘Creativity: ideas that improve lives’.
No formal registration required. However, registering free at britishscienceweek.org unlocks downloadable resources and access to the Kick Start Grants funding.
It depends when you book. During British Science Week itself (5–14 March 2027) it is £899 per day, full days only — those five days are the busiest of our year and we run full days to reach the whole school. Book the same workshops in any other week and the standard rates apply: from £599 for a half day and £799 for a full day. All VR headsets and resources are included either way. Plenty of schools run their Science Week fortnight slightly early or late for exactly this reason. Most cover the cost through Pupil Premium, science budgets or BSW Kick Start Grants.
Yes. A full day fits 6 sessions of 40 minutes (35 minutes for Y1–Y2 and EYFS), so most schools rotate every year group through the workshop. We’ll build a bespoke timetable around your existing playtime and lunch slots.
The British Science Association runs the Smashed Stereotypes Awards and partners with the CREST Awards — both have entry windows after BSW. Submitting is great Ofsted evidence and lifts science profile across the school.
BSW workshops book up by November. Reserve your school’s date in 60 seconds and we’ll match you with the perfect presenter.
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