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
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. The assigned instructor’s vetting status is confirmed in the booking documentation, with evidence available through the school’s verification process. Hyett Education holds public liability insurance, and the current certificate and cover limit are available on request. 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. The quoted five-session format can reach up to 150 pupils, with up to 30 pupils per session.
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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 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? Browse our full workshop range or get in touch to start planning your drone day.