Choosing After-School Care and STEM Clubs
Find after-school provision that fits your child’s interests and your family’s routine. Check activities, collection times, eligibility and care arrangements before booking.
Start With Your Family’s Needs
After-school care offers children time to play, socialise and take part in activities while parents and carers manage their working day. The balance of free play, outdoor time, homework support and organised activities varies between providers.
Tech Tigers combines structured STEM sessions with activities children can choose and explore at their own pace. Children can build, create and experiment with support from trained activity leaders. The programme varies by club.
Check the exact finish time and collection arrangements. An activity club’s session may not cover the whole period of wraparound care your family needs.
At a Glance
What to Check Before You Book
Use these questions to choose a club that suits your child and your routine.
Your Family’s Checklist
- Times and collectionWill the finish time fit your day? Who can collect your child?
- Age and supportIs your child eligible, and can the club meet their needs?
- Activities and careWhat balance of play and structured activities suits your child?
- Booking and costWhat is included, and what are the cancellation arrangements?
Finding the Details at Tech Tigers
- Times and collectionRead your chosen club’s listing and booking information.
- Age and supportCheck eligible year groups and discuss support needs with Tech Tigers.
- Activities and careTeacher-designed STEM activities delivered by trained Tech Tigers leaders.
- Booking and costCurrent prices and the correct booking route are on techtigers.co.uk.
What Does Your Child Actually Do at a STEM Club?
Activities vary by club and programme. Depending on the session, your child might:
- Build and program a robot using LEGO Spike kits, then test it against challenges set by the instructor
- Code a game or animation using block-based programming tools, learning logic and sequencing
- Create digital artwork or music using creative software and hardware, exploring the intersection of art and technology
- Fly a programmable drone by writing code to control its flight path, not a remote control
- Design and build a structure using construction kits, then test it to see how much weight it can hold
- Run a science experiment with proper equipment, not a worksheet. Hands-on, practical science.
Children explore ideas through building, testing and trying again, with support from the activity leaders.
Equipment Your Child Will Use
Tech Tigers uses specialist activity equipment supplied by Hyett Education. Equipment is chosen for the age group and the planned activities.
Depending on the booked activity, children may work with LEGO Spike robotics kits, Tello EDU programmable drones, micro:bit coding boards, 3D design software, stop-motion animation rigs or science experiment kits. Hyett Education provides and maintains the specialist activity equipment specified for that session.
The host venue provides the agreed room, furniture, power, connectivity and site facilities. The booking information confirms anything a child needs to bring.
Safety, Staff, and What to Expect
Tech Tigers sessions are designed by Hyett Education’s qualified teachers and delivered by trained Tech Tigers activity leaders. The leaders support children’s care, creative play and STEM learning.
Sessions run at partner schools or established venues. Check the club’s safeguarding information, collection process and emergency-contact arrangements before booking. Contact Tech Tigers if you need clarification about the arrangements at your chosen venue.
Discuss additional needs, allergies and any support your child requires with Tech Tigers before booking so the team can confirm suitable arrangements.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Further Reading
Related Reading
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