Young STEM Leader Week 2026

This year’s theme is Stories from the Young STEM Leader Programme and we’re sharing stories, moments and ideas from across Scotland, in the words of Young STEM Leaders.

Watch the videos

A new video is released each day of Young STEM Leader Week.

Share your Young STEM Leader story

Get involved by sharing your stories during Young STEM Leader Week 2026, which runs from Monday 26th to Friday 30th October 2026 on social media using #YoungSTEMLeaderWeek.

We want to showcase the amazing work in as many centres as possible.

What a contribution could look like

“I helped run a coding club for the P6s. One girl told me afterwards that she wants to be an engineer now. That’s when it clicked that I was actually leading something.”

Prompts

Templates for written contributions are available for each prompt. This can either be printed or completed digitally as an interactive PDF.

Download templates

Or you could answer one of these questions:

• What does being a Young STEM Leader mean to you?
• Can you tell us about a time when you felt proud of something you did in STEM?
• How has the programme changed the way you think about STEM?
• How have your leadership skills improved?