Welcome to Run the Railway
Spark your pupils’ fascination for Science, Computing, Maths, and Design and Technology, with these engaging free resources. Aimed at 9-11 year olds, Run the Railway contains a wealth of digital and offline activities, including a game that pupils can play in class or at home, supporting lesson plans and activity sheets.
Watch the tutorial video below to find out more.
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Run The Railway Game
Get your tickets – it’s time for an exciting STEM journey!
'Run the Railway’ is an engaging interactive game that empowers pupils to develop and test their skills in Science, Computing, Maths, Geography, and Design and Technology – some of the most vital skills needed for future UK careers. Management tools allow you to monitor and assess each pupil’s progress across subjects and topics.
Tip: if the game appears too small, don’t forget you can zoom in by pressing Ctrl and + until it fits the screen.
Tutorial Video
Before your pupils play the game take a look at this video to see how you can get the most out of this fantastic STEM resource. We've tried to make the game as flexible as possible, with added features to support teachers using it in class.
Teacher Resources
Resources
- Topic Map, Certificates and Game Challenges
- Teacher Guide and Lesson Plans
- Links to the UK curricula
Class Setup
- Set up as many classes as you like
- Set up pupils with game logins for tracking
- Download spreadsheet with logins
Class Performance
- At-a-glance monitoring of pupils’ progress
- See which pupils have completed which challenges
- Find out in which topics pupils need support
