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STEM Workshops in Preston & Lancashire
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £627/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Preston & Lancashire
Hyett Education runs hands-on STEM workshops for primary and secondary schools across Preston and Lancashire, linking classroom science and technology to the county's world-leading aerospace and energy industries.
Pricing for Preston & Lancashire
Workshop Prices for Your Area
All prices are per day, excluding VAT. Based on your school being in the Lancashire area.
| Workshop | Key Stages | Price per Day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Engineers Express | EYFS – KS1 | £627 | Book |
| Beginner STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS1 – KS2 | £647 | Book |
| Intermediate STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £747 | Book |
| Advanced STEMbotics: Python Robotics | KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £747 | Book |
| Drone Coding Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £747 | Book |
| AI & Machine Learning Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £747 | Book |
| 3D Design & CAD Printing Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £677 | Book |
| Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £677 | Book |
| Electricity & Circuits Workshop | KS2 | £627 | Book |
| Stop-Motion Animation Workshop | KS1 – KS2 | £627 | Book |
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Our Workshops
STEM Workshops Available in Preston & Lancashire
Every workshop is curriculum-aligned, delivered by DBS-checked educators, with all equipment provided.
Early Engineers Express
A play-based EYFS and KS1 engineering workshop using LEGO Duplo trains. Children design, build, and test train tracks, bridges, and stations through hands-on construction challenges.
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Beginner STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding
Inclusive robotics and coding workshop for KS1 and KS2 using LEGO Spike Essentials and LEGO WeDo 2.0. Children code with icon blocks or word blocks, and no reading ability is required.
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Intermediate STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding
Intermediate robotics workshop for KS2 to KS4. Block-based programming with LEGO Spike Prime and EV3, advanced robot builds, sensors, and challenge mats.
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Advanced STEMbotics: Python Robotics
Advanced text-based Python robotics for KS3 to KS5 using LEGO Spike Prime. Real-world engineering applications with up to 30 students per session.
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Drone Coding Workshop
Code flight paths and explore aerospace engineering through hands-on drone programming. Up to 30 students per session with safety eyewear provided for everyone. A 10-minute reset is required between sessions.
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AI & Machine Learning Workshop
Explore artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts with practical robotics applications.
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3D Design & CAD Printing Workshop
CAD design and 3D printing workshops combining digital creativity with physical manufacturing.
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Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop
Cryptography, codebreaking, and online safety through engaging, hands-on challenges.
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Electricity & Circuits Workshop
Hands-on experiments exploring electricity, circuits, conductors and insulators for KS2. Heavily mapped to Year 2, Year 4 and Year 6 science units. In-depth format includes eBook creation.
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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop
Create LEGO stop-motion animations using professional techniques. Perfect for KS1 and KS2 creative computing.
View Workshop →STEM in Preston & Lancashire: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Lancashire was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, with Preston's cotton mills and engineering workshops powering Britain's transformation into the world's first industrial economy. The county's aerospace heritage began during the First World War when aircraft production took root at sites that would evolve into the BAE Systems facilities at Warton and Samlesbury. Preston was also home to pioneering work in nuclear fuel production, with the Springfields site processing uranium since the 1940s for Britain's civil and military nuclear programmes.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
Sir Richard Arkwright, born in Preston in 1732, invented the water frame spinning machine and established the factory system that industrialised textile production worldwide. Sir James Chadwick, educated in Manchester and working across Lancashire, discovered the neutron in 1932, a breakthrough that transformed nuclear physics. Eric Laithwaite from Atherton in Lancashire pioneered the linear induction motor and maglev transport concepts. Alexia Lopez, a cosmologist at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, made international headlines by discovering the Giant Arc, a cosmic structure spanning approximately 3.3 billion light-years that challenges fundamental assumptions about the large-scale structure of the universe.
Preston & Lancashire’s STEM Economy Today
BAE Systems operates two of the UK's most important defence manufacturing sites in Lancashire: Warton, where the Typhoon and Tempest combat aircraft programmes are based, and Samlesbury, which produces advanced composite and metallic aircraft structures. The Springfields nuclear fuel fabrication facility, operated by Westinghouse, remains the only site in the UK producing nuclear fuel assemblies. EDF Energy's Heysham power stations generate a significant proportion of the north-west's electricity. UCLan in Preston runs degree programmes in aerospace engineering, cybersecurity and forensic science.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
Lancashire offers an exceptional concentration of aerospace careers, with BAE Systems alone employing thousands of engineers, technicians and apprentices across its Warton and Samlesbury sites. The nuclear sector provides pathways into fuel manufacturing, reactor operations and decommissioning engineering through employers including Westinghouse and EDF Energy. UCLan's engineering and technology programmes, combined with BAE Systems' award-winning apprenticeship schemes, create structured routes from school into some of the most advanced manufacturing environments in the world.
Investing in STEM Education in Preston & Lancashire
BAE Systems employs thousands of people at Warton and Samlesbury, building Typhoon fighters and developing the next-generation Tempest combat aircraft. Westinghouse operates the UK's only nuclear fuel fabrication facility at Springfields. EDF generates electricity at Heysham. Lancashire's aerospace and defence sector is critical to UK national security and contributes billions to the regional economy. But it faces an acute need for skilled engineers and technicians. Engaging Lancashire's young people with the extraordinary engineering on their doorstep is essential to maintaining the county's position as a global leader in advanced manufacturing.
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