Can We Get Humans to Mars? | The Schools' Observatory

Register Your Interest: Can We Get Humans to Mars?

We’re inviting schools to take part in an exciting new project — Can We Get Humans to Mars? If you’re interested in inspiring your students through space exploration and hands-on STEM learning, please complete the form below.

What your school will receive:

A passionate STEM ambassador, specially trained to work with young people and spark curiosity through engaging, real-world science.
A series of six cross-curricular mini-investigations, each designed to explore the challenges of getting humans to Mars while reinforcing key curriculum topics.
Four in-person visits to your school by the STEM ambassador across one term, providing consistent engagement and expert support.
Resources, training, and materials to deliver three teacher-led sessions in your classroom.
Two CPD (Continuing Professional Development) events for your school’s lead teacher, held at Liverpool John Moores University — offering opportunities to network, receive specialist training, and access equipment.
Cover costs reimbursed so your school can release staff to attend the CPD events.
An engagement programme to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and scientific skills in your students — all aligned with the national curriculum’s Earth and Space topic.
A reward package upon completion, including a space-themed library book set, a Mars surface canvas, and five Arduino robots for your school.
Invites to future events for your students and training opportunities for your staff>

When will it start?

We will be running 2 phases of delivery of the project:

Phase 1: Initial CPD in July 2025 and delivery in school September - December 2025
Phase 2: Initial CPD in March/April 2026 and delivery in school April - July 2026

School Name

Address

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City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Please enter the address of your school including the postcode.

Teacher contact name

Teacher contact email

Please enter the email address of the contact teacher.

School contact number

Please enter a phone number which can be used to contact you.

Number of students enrolled in school

Number of students enrolled in year 5

The sessions designed for this project are developed to be run with year 5 students, therefore we need to know how many year 5 students you have to design the workshops accordingly.

Number of year 5 classes

How many separate classes do you have with year 5 students? Please include any mixed form classes here.

Commitments from school

Can your school commit to releasing the contact teacher for 2 offsite CPD sessions?

Cover costs will be provided for the school as part of the project, up to the total of £350 per day.

Can your school commit to hosting our STEM professionals for 4 visits over the course of a school term?

These can be arranged individually to work with your schedules as much as possible.

Can your school commit to running 3 teacher-led sessions in the classroom as part of the project?

These will be designed by us but delivered by teachers following a training session.

Does your school commit to taking part in the evaluation of this project?

This will include some data collection and sharing some of the students final creative work. Any evaluation requested will be approved by the university's ethics committee and all participants will have the option to opt out.

If you would like us to know any more information about your school please use the space below.

Please share any relevant information with us here, including indicating if you can only take part in a specific phase of the project where:

Phase 1: Initial CPD in July 2025 and delivery in school September - December 2025

Phase 2: Initial CPD in March/April 2026 and delivery in school April - July 2026

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