Santa’s Logistical Challenge: Every Present on Time!

Date: Wednesday 2 December 2026
Live online workshop – Free 
Exclusively for schools in Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Thurrock

Can your class save Christmas?

Santa has millions of presents to deliver, and every one needs to arrive at the right place at the right time. Pupils will meet someone who works in logistics at Thames Freeport, one of the UK’s biggest trade and freight hubs. They’ll find out how goods really travel from the warehouse to the doorstep.

Then it’s your turn. Classes take on a festive challenge, and one class wins a bag of presents delivered to their classroom before Christmas!

Key information

  • Date: Wednesday 2 December 2026
  • Lower Secondary (KS3): 2pm–2.50pm 
  • Upper Primary (KS2): 10am–10.50am
  • Format: live on Zoom, for the whole class
  • Cost: free
  • Who can join: schools in Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Thurrock

What pupils will do

  • Discover how logistics, distribution and supply chains keep the world moving
  • Hear from a real logistics professional at Thames Freeport
  • Plan routes, timings and deliveries to get every present there on time
  • Compete as a class for a festive prize

What’s included

A live workshop for your class
A challenge PDF to complete after the workshop
A letter for parents and carers

Register your class

Choose your session below. You’ll go to Zoom to register, and receive the joining link via email.

Register KS3 – 10am
Register KS2 2pm

Questions? Email workshops@big-ideas.org

This programme is funded by Thames Freeport, in partnership with London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, London Borough of Havering and Thurrock Council.