Greater Manchester / Merseyside · UK-Wide Delivery
STEM Workshops in Wigan & St Helens
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £627/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Wigan & St Helens
Hyett Education delivers hands-on STEM workshops for primary and secondary schools across Wigan and St Helens, linking classroom learning to the area's pioneering industrial heritage and its position between the tech hubs of Manchester and Liverpool.
Pricing for Wigan & St Helens
Workshop Prices for Your Area
All prices are per day, excluding VAT. Based on your school being in the Greater Manchester / Merseyside 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 Wigan & St Helens
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 Wigan & St Helens: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Wigan and St Helens powered the Industrial Revolution in every sense. Both towns sat on extensive coalfields that fuelled the factories and furnaces of Lancashire for centuries. Pilkington Glass, founded in St Helens in 1826, grew into one of the world's largest glass manufacturers and remained the town's defining employer for nearly two hundred years. The Sankey Canal, opened in 1757, is widely regarded as one of the first industrial canals in England, while the Sankey Viaduct, designed by George Stephenson for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830, was among the earliest railway viaducts. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through Wigan, where Trencherfield Mill still houses one of the world's largest working mill steam engines.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
Sir Alastair Pilkington developed the float glass process at Pilkington Glass in St Helens during the 1950s, announcing it publicly in 1959. This innovation produces perfectly flat glass by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. It revolutionised the glass industry worldwide and remains the standard manufacturing method for flat glass today. Every window, smartphone screen and car windscreen in the world is made using a process developed in St Helens. The broader chemical industry in the St Helens and Widnes corridor, sometimes called "the chemical capital", produced generations of process engineers and chemists who advanced industrial chemistry.
Wigan & St Helens’s STEM Economy Today
Pilkington continues to operate in St Helens under the NSG Group umbrella following its 2006 acquisition by Nippon Sheet Glass, maintaining manufacturing and research operations in glass technology and materials science. Wigan has developed a significant logistics and distribution sector, benefiting from its position at the junction of the M6 and M58 motorways. Both towns benefit from proximity to Manchester and Liverpool, two cities with major and growing technology, digital and life sciences sectors. Wigan sits within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, while St Helens is part of the Liverpool City Region, giving young people access to STEM opportunities across both city regions.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
NSG/Pilkington offers apprenticeships and careers in glass manufacturing, materials science and process engineering at its St Helens operations. The logistics sector in Wigan provides roles in warehouse automation, robotics and supply chain technology. Manchester and Liverpool, both within easy commuting distance, offer extensive STEM career options across digital technology, engineering, life sciences and financial services. The University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and their metropolitan counterparts are all accessible for degree-level STEM study. Wigan and Leigh College and St Helens College provide further education pathways in engineering, computing and construction.
Investing in STEM Education in Wigan & St Helens
Every piece of flat glass in every building, vehicle and phone screen on the planet is made using a process invented in St Helens. That is one of the most significant manufacturing innovations of the twentieth century, and it happened here. Today, Wigan and St Helens sit between Manchester and Liverpool, two of the UK's fastest-growing technology and science cities. The career opportunities within commuting distance are substantial and expanding. For schools in these towns, STEM enrichment connects pupils to a heritage of world-changing innovation and to a modern economy that is actively looking for engineers, scientists and digital specialists.
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