What our drone workshop covers
STEMdrones: Drone Coding is a hands-on, instructor-led day where every pupil writes code and flies a real programmable drone. Working with DJI Tello EDU education drones, pupils move from their first lines of flight code to choreographed formations and obstacle navigation, and they explore the aerospace engineering that makes flight possible. It is one of our most exciting, high-engagement workshops, designed so that every pupil leaves having programmed something that actually takes off.
- Flight coding fundamentals: Pupils write their first programs to control take-off, landing, height and direction, building confidence with block or text-based coding before progressing to more complex flight paths.
- Programmed flight patterns: Pupils sequence commands to make their drone fly precise shapes, loops and routes, learning how algorithms translate directly into real-world movement.
- Formation and obstacle navigation: Working to a challenge, pupils program their drone to navigate obstacle courses and fly in coordinated formations, testing, debugging and refining their code.
- Aerospace engineering insight: Pupils explore how drones generate lift, stay stable and sense their surroundings, linking their coding to real aerospace and engineering principles and careers.
See the full workshop detail, ages, capacity and curriculum links: STEMdrones: Drone Coding workshop
Curriculum links and careers
The workshop maps directly to the National Curriculum for computing, where pupils design, write and debug programs, use sequence, selection and repetition, and work with variables and logical reasoning to solve problems. It also supports design and technology, as pupils evaluate how a real engineered product performs against a design brief, and it draws on science through forces, flight and how sensors detect the world. For schools in Wales, the work aligns with the Science and Technology Area of Learning and Experience in the Curriculum for Wales.
Drones are a powerful way to bring careers learning to life. Programming flight patterns and exploring how aircraft stay airborne gives pupils a tangible link to aerospace, robotics, software and engineering, sectors where the UK has strong demand for skilled people. The day raises aspirations as well as attainment, showing pupils that the code they write today connects to real engineering careers, and giving them a memorable, confidence-building experience of computing in action.
Why schools choose Hyett for drone workshops
Every day rate is genuinely all-inclusive. We bring all the drones, equipment and consumables, an enhanced DBS-checked instructor, a full risk assessment and participation certificates, and we carry £5m public liability insurance. Delivering in your own hall or classroom removes transport costs, consent forms and travel risk assessments, so the whole day is straightforward for staff and reaches up to 240 pupils across up to five sessions, with up to 30 pupils per session.
We have delivered STEM workshops to more than 1,000 schools since 2017 and run over 3,000 workshops, and every verified customer review across Trustpilot and Google is five-star. Our specialist instructors are experienced at managing a hall full of excited pupils and flying drones safely, so teachers can step back and enjoy watching their class succeed.
How to book a drone workshop
Booking a drone day for your school is quick and there is no obligation. 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 the day to achieve.
- Get your tailored quote. We confirm your price using the instant quote tool, based on your workshop, year groups, pupil numbers and location, with travel within your quoted distance band included. Funded routes are available for eligible schools.
- Confirm your day. Once you are happy, we lock in your date and send a confirmation along with the full risk assessment and everything your site team needs to know in advance.
- We deliver in school. Your instructor arrives with all the drones and equipment, sets up, runs the sessions across the school day and hands out participation certificates, leaving nothing for staff to prepare.
Ready to give your pupils a day they will not forget? Browse our full workshop range or get in touch to start planning your drone day.