Drone Workshops for Schools
Hands-on, instructor-led drone coding workshops delivered in your school for pupils aged 9 to 18.
- Specialist workshop equipment
- Enhanced DBS checked instructors
- Selected curriculum connections
From £697 per day, excluding VATSee your exact price
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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.
Y5–Y13 · ages 9 to 18
STEMdrones: Drone Coding
Up to 30 pupils per session
- 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.
What you can count on
Why schools choose Hyett for drone workshops
We bring the equipment
The quoted day rate includes the drones, 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
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.
How many pupils can take part
We deliver up to five sessions across the school day with up to 30 pupils per session, reaching up to 150 pupils in a single day. Sessions are arranged around your timetable, so a whole year group or several classes can take part on the same day.
What it costs
Drone workshops start from £697 per day, excluding VAT. The exact price uses the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. Get your exact price with Instant Quote.
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.
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Booking
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
The price depends on the workshop and the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. Use the instant quote tool for the exact figure and quoted format. Ask us whether an externally funded route is open at the time of enquiry; eligibility, availability and allocation are not guaranteed.
Confirm your day
Once you are happy, we lock in your date and send the activity risk assessment, preparation details and confirmation of the school’s normal on-site duties.
We deliver in school
Your instructor brings and sets up the specialist drone equipment and runs the agreed sessions. The school provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power, and we confirm the exact setup before the booking.
Ready to give your pupils a day they will not forget?
Common Questions
Drone Workshop FAQs
What age groups and year groups are drone workshops for?
Our STEMdrones: Drone Coding workshop is designed for pupils aged 9 to 18, covering Year 5 through to Year 13. The coding challenges and engineering content are pitched to the year groups taking part, so the day works equally well for a primary class meeting drones for the first time and for sixth formers exploring aerospace.
What equipment do you provide for a drone workshop?
We bring the specialist equipment for the booked format, including DJI Tello EDU programmable education drones, the required devices and consumables. The school provides the agreed indoor space with suitable ceiling height, 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 a drone workshop cost?
Drone workshops start from £697 per day, excluding VAT. The exact price uses the geographic price band selected from the school postcode in the live quote engine. There are no half-day formats. Use the tool for the quoted price and format. Ask us whether an externally funded route is open at the time of enquiry; eligibility, availability and allocation are not guaranteed.
How does a drone workshop link to the curriculum?
The workshop maps to the National Curriculum for computing, with pupils designing, writing and debugging real programs, and it supports design and technology and science through engineering, forces and flight. For schools in Wales it aligns with the Science and Technology Area of Learning and Experience in the Curriculum for Wales.
How many pupils can take part in a drone workshop?
We deliver up to five sessions across the school day with up to 30 pupils per session, reaching up to 150 pupils in a single day. Sessions are arranged around your timetable, so a whole year group or several classes can take part on the same day.
Do you travel to schools across the UK?
Yes. We deliver in-school drone workshops 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.