AI Workshops for Schools
Hands-on, in-school AI and machine learning workshops where pupils train image-recognition models that control LEGO robots.
- Specialist workshop equipment
- Enhanced DBS checked instructors
- Selected curriculum connections
From £697 per day, excluding VAT, for the nearest schools.See your exact price
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What our AI workshops cover
Our AI and machine learning workshop is fully hands-on and instructor-led, with every pupil training their own model and seeing it control a real robot. Rather than watching a demonstration, pupils gather training data, teach an image-recognition model to tell objects apart, then connect it to a LEGO robot and watch their decisions play out in the physical world. Along the way they meet the ideas that sit behind everyday AI, including how machines learn from examples, why training data matters and how bias and ethics shape the technology they use every day.
Y4–Y11 · ages 8 to 16
AI Robotics: Machine Learning
Up to 32 pupils per session
- Training image-recognition models: Pupils capture their own examples and teach a model to recognise different objects, gestures or images, seeing how a machine learns from the data it is given.
- Controlling LEGO robots with AI: Pupils connect their trained model to a LEGO robot so its movements respond to what the model sees, turning an abstract idea into a working machine.
- Understanding supervised learning and training data: Pupils explore how more and better examples improve a model's accuracy, learning why the quality of training data shapes how well any AI performs.
- Exploring bias and AI ethics: Pupils investigate how models can get things wrong or treat groups unfairly, discussing real-world AI ethics at a level pitched to their age and key stage.
What you can count on
Why schools choose Hyett for AI and machine learning
We bring the equipment
The quoted day rate includes the specialist workshop equipment and consumables specified for the booked format. The school provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power.
Enhanced DBS, continuously monitored
Every Hyett Education instructor holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is registered on the DBS Update Service. Your instructor's DBS details are shared in your secure booking portal once your booking is made.
Risk assessment and insurance
In-school delivery avoids off-site transport and its travel risk assessment. Hyett Education supplies the activity risk assessment, while the school retains its normal on-site duties and decides how its usual consent and family-information procedures apply. Hyett Education holds £10m public liability insurance; confirmation is included in your booking documents in the secure booking portal.
Curriculum links and careers value
The AI Robotics: Machine Learning workshop maps directly to the National Curriculum for computing, including how computers represent and process data, the use of algorithms and selection, and how technology shapes the world around us. It also draws on Computing at School AI curriculum resources, giving pupils a structured first encounter with machine learning concepts such as supervised learning, training data and model accuracy. The robot-building element links naturally to design and technology, while discussions of bias and AI ethics support wider science and PSHE objectives. For schools in Wales, the workshop aligns with the Science and Technology area of the Curriculum for Wales. Sessions are delivered in English.
How many pupils can take part
The selected four-session Taster format can reach up to 128 pupils, with up to 32 pupils per session. Other formats have lower capacities. Your quote confirms the agreed session length, number of sessions and daily total for the participating cohort.
What it costs
AI workshops start from £697 per day, excluding VAT, for the nearest schools. The exact price uses the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. See your exact price.
Beyond the curriculum, the day connects pupils to some of the fastest-growing careers in the UK, from AI and machine learning engineering to data science and robotics. By training their own models and confronting questions of fairness and ethics, pupils leave with a grounded, realistic sense of what AI actually is and how it is built, which is exactly the kind of enrichment that brings a computing curriculum to life and raises aspirations.
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Before you book
Useful checks and evidence
A pupil workshop, not staff training
This page is for the pupil workshop, in which Years 4 to 11 train their own image-recognition models and use them to control LEGO robots. Training for staff on AI and machine learning is a separate professional development offer for teachers of KS1 to KS3, with its own proposal. Teacher training and CPD
Read the risk assessment
The activity risk assessment for this workshop is published, so you can read it before booking. AI & Machine Learning Workshop risk assessment
AI in funded programmes
AI and machine learning workshops were part of the RAF Youth & STEM and Defence Nuclear EKO programmes, where pupils trained models within programme-themed scenarios. The case studies show how those programmes were delivered and evaluated; their results describe those funded cohorts and are not a promised outcome for every booking. RAF Youth & STEM case study · Defence Nuclear EKO case study
Booking
How to book an AI and machine learning workshop
Booking an AI workshop for your school is straightforward, and we handle the logistics so you can focus on the day itself. Here is how it works:
Get in touch
Contact us with your preferred dates, year groups and rough pupil numbers, and tell us a little about what you want pupils to get from the day.
Get your tailored quote
The exact price uses the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. Use the instant quote tool for the quoted price and format.
Confirm your day
We lock in the date, share the activity risk assessment and preparation notes, confirm the school’s normal on-site duties, and answer questions from your team ahead of the visit.
We deliver in your school
Our instructor arrives with the specialist equipment specified for the booking and runs the agreed sessions across the school day. The school provides the agreed space, furniture and power.
Ready to bring AI and machine learning to your pupils?
Common Questions
AI Workshop FAQs
What age groups and year groups are AI workshops suitable for?
The AI Robotics: Machine Learning workshop is designed for pupils aged 8 to 16, covering Years 4 to 11. The training data, machine learning concepts and AI ethics discussions are all pitched to the age and year groups taking part, so the day works for both primary and secondary groups within that range.
What equipment do you provide for the AI workshop?
We bring the specialist equipment and consumables for the booked format, including devices for training models and the LEGO robots pupils control. The school provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power. We confirm the exact setup before the booking. Every Hyett Education instructor holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is registered on the DBS Update Service. Your instructor's DBS details are shared in your secure booking portal once your booking is made. In-school delivery avoids off-site transport and its travel risk assessment. Hyett Education supplies the activity risk assessment, while the school retains its normal on-site duties and decides how its usual consent and family-information procedures apply.
How much does an AI workshop cost?
AI workshops start from £697 per day, excluding VAT, for the nearest schools. The exact price uses the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. Use the instant quote tool for the quoted price and format.
Does the AI workshop align with the National Curriculum?
Yes. The workshop maps to the National Curriculum for computing and draws on Computing at School AI curriculum resources, covering data, algorithms and machine learning concepts such as supervised learning and bias. It also links to design and technology through the robotics build, and aligns with the Curriculum for Wales for schools in Wales.
How many pupils can take part?
The selected four-session Taster format can reach up to 128 pupils, with up to 32 pupils per session. Other formats have lower capacities. Your quote confirms the agreed session length, number of sessions and daily total for the participating cohort.
Do you travel to schools across the UK?
Yes. We deliver AI and machine learning workshops in schools across the UK and internationally. The price depends on the workshop and the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. Schools outside mainland UK and international schools are quoted bespoke. In-school delivery avoids off-site transport and its travel risk assessment. Hyett Education supplies the activity risk assessment, while the school retains its normal on-site duties and decides how its usual consent and family-information procedures apply. Ask us whether an externally funded route is open for your school at the time of enquiry; eligibility, availability and allocation are not guaranteed.