Our Approach to STEM Education
Designed by experienced educators. Curriculum connections matched to the booked workshop and cohort. Delivered hands-on in your school with specialist equipment provided.
Hyett Education workshops are designed and delivered by specialist STEM instructors, including teachers with QTS. Each workshop page identifies curriculum connections relevant to the product, intended cohort, delivery format and school jurisdiction. We bring the specialist equipment for the booked format. We bring the specialist equipment. Schools provide a suitable indoor space, tables, chairs and power; the CAD workshop also needs reliable internet access. We confirm the exact setup before the visit.
What Makes Us Different
Six Pillars of Our Approach
Every Hyett Education workshop is built on these six principles.
Expert Instructors
Workshops are designed and delivered by specialist STEM instructors, including teachers with QTS, who understand how children learn. Our team brings real classroom experience to every session, ensuring activities are pitched correctly and differentiated for learners. Every Hyett Education instructor holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is registered on the DBS Update Service. We can provide DBS certificate details to schools on request before a booking.
Curriculum Connections
Each workshop page identifies curriculum connections relevant to the product, intended cohort, delivery format and school jurisdiction. Activities can support selected objectives; they do not teach or assess a whole subject curriculum. We can share the applicable session objectives in advance.
Hands-On Learning
No death-by-PowerPoint. Students build, code, and create from the moment they sit down. Our workshops are designed around active learning principles where every child has their hands on equipment and is engaged throughout the day.
Inclusive by Design
All workshops are designed to support SEND, SEMH, and alternative provision students. Activities are scaffolded and differentiated so that every learner can access the content and experience success, regardless of ability or background.
Full-Day Impact
Our team arrives well ahead of the first session to set up and delivers a full day of STEM, maximising curriculum time. Schools get a complete day of high-quality STEM education with minimal disruption to their timetable and minimal preparation required from staff.
Equipment Provided
We bring the specialist workshop equipment, including robotics kits, drones, laptops, 3D printers and supporting materials. Equipment is inspected and maintained. We bring the specialist equipment. Schools provide a suitable indoor space, tables, chairs and power; the CAD workshop also needs reliable internet access. We confirm the exact setup before the visit.
Built for Real Classrooms
We know that schools are busy places. Timetables are tight, budgets are stretched, and teachers are under pressure to deliver outstanding outcomes across every subject. That is why we have built our workshops to slot seamlessly into the school day with minimal preparation required from staff.
Our instructors arrive 75 to 90 minutes before the first session (minimum 60 minutes) to set up the specialist workshop equipment in your hall or classroom. We can adjust to fit your timetable. They deliver the agreed STEM activities to rotating groups of students and pack our equipment away at the end of the day. The school provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs, power, a member of staff for safeguarding and parking for our van; CAD workshops also require reliable internet access. We confirm the exact setup before booking.
Supporting Every Learner
Inclusivity is not an add-on for us. Every activity is designed from the ground up to be accessible to all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs. We work regularly with alternative provision settings, pupil referral units, and special schools.
Our hands-on approach is particularly effective for students who struggle in traditional classroom settings. Building robots, flying drones, and designing in 3D gives every child a way to engage, succeed, and develop confidence in STEM subjects.
Measurable Impact for Funded Programmes
For our corporate and defence-funded programmes, we provide comprehensive impact measurement so funding partners can see the difference our workshops make. We collect pre- and post-session feedback from students and teachers, and provide detailed reports covering reach, outcomes, and engagement data. This reporting is included as standard for all CSR, defence, and funded programme deliveries.
Children's Rights
Grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Our workshops are shaped by the belief that every child has the right to a high-quality education that develops their talents and abilities to the full. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), ratified by 196 countries and referenced by over 5,000 UK schools through UNICEF's Rights Respecting Schools Award, underpins our approach.
Goals of Education
Education must develop every child's personality, talents, and abilities to the full. Our workshops are designed to stretch every learner, from struggling to gifted, through hands-on STEM challenges that build confidence and capability.
Rest, Leisure and Play
Every child has the right to play and take part in a wide range of activities. Our play-based and active learning approach, particularly in EYFS and KS1 workshops, ensures children learn through doing, building, and creating.
Right to Education
Every child has the right to an education. We work with mainstream, SEND, SEMH, alternative provision, and special schools to ensure all children can access high-quality STEM enrichment regardless of setting.
Respect for Children's Views
Children have the right to express their views and be heard. Our inquiry-based workshops put children's ideas at the centre, encouraging them to hypothesise, test, iterate, and share their thinking with peers.
Learn more about the UNCRC and children's rights at UNICEF UK