30 Second BriefingEndeavour is Kew’s free interactive library of teaching resources, providing teachers with everything they need to deliver inspiring lessons about plant science and the environment.
It’s packed with innovative teaching resources and curriculum-aligned activities for pupils of all ages, from early years through to Key Stage 5.
1. Teaching resources you can trust
Endeavour has been created for schools by experts and teachers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Get pupils exploring nature-based solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges with resources grounded in Kew’s cutting-edge plant and fungal science research.
Spark curiosity, encourage active participation, and support critical thinking with lessons developed by experts in inquiry-based learning.
2. Save time delivering inspiring lessons
Find ready-made lesson guides, infographics, games and videos. Download them or use them on an interactive whiteboard – whatever works for you.
All Endeavour resources are curriculum-linked, and for KS4 and 5 they’re linked to exam boards. Everything you need for exciting lessons on plant science and the environment is right here.
3. Inbuilt CPD
Did you know that fungi are more closely related to humans than plants? Or that some trees release chemicals called phytoncides, which have been found to boost the human immune system when we spend time among them?
Endeavour is packed with extra information to help you to feel confident teaching plant and environmental science. Teacher answer sheets, background information, and wow facts will help you to bring your science and geography teaching to life.
4. Join a community of teachers
Take it from one of our 2023 competition winners: “The best thing about the Endeavour challenge was bringing biology to life in a way that ties into the syllabus but also in a way that may directly affect the pupils in years to come.”
Sign up to Endeavour and join a community of over 7,000 teachers who are inspiring the next generation of plant scientists.
“The best thing about the Endeavour challenge was bringing biology to life in a way that ties into the syllabus but also in a way that may directly affect the pupils in years to come.”
5. Win money for your school
2024 Endeavour competitions are open for entries for all key stages! Run a Competition Challenge and you could win £1,000 to spend on science resources for your school.
Whether you prefer to run it over a series of weeks or as an intensive project, the choice is yours. Enter by 28 June 2024.
- Endeavour is Kew’s free interactive library of teaching resources.
- Lesson plans, challenges, quizzes, games and videos for all ages, from early years through to Key Stage 5.
- Curriculum-linked and mapped to KS4 and 5 exam specifications.
- You could win £1,000 for your school to spend on science resources. Find out more about 2024 Endeavour competitions.
