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STEM Workshops in Chelmsford & Essex
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £647/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Chelmsford & Essex
Hyett Education runs hands-on STEM workshops for primary and secondary schools across Chelmsford and Essex, connecting pupils to the county's pioneering history in radio, electronics and defence technology.
Pricing for Chelmsford & Essex
Workshop Prices for Your Area
All prices are per day, excluding VAT. Based on your school being in the Essex area.
| Workshop | Key Stages | Price per Day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Engineers Express | EYFS – KS1 | £647 | Book |
| Beginner STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS1 – KS2 | £697 | Book |
| Intermediate STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £797 | Book |
| Advanced STEMbotics: Python Robotics | KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £797 | Book |
| Drone Coding Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £797 | Book |
| AI & Machine Learning Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £797 | Book |
| 3D Design & CAD Printing Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £697 | Book |
| Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £697 | Book |
| Electricity & Circuits Workshop | KS2 | £647 | Book |
| Stop-Motion Animation Workshop | KS1 – KS2 | £647 | Book |
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Our Workshops
STEM Workshops Available in Chelmsford & Essex
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 Chelmsford & Essex: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Chelmsford is the birthplace of radio. Guglielmo Marconi established his wireless telegraph factory in the town around 1899, and by the early 1920s the Marconi Research Centre at Great Baddow was pushing the boundaries of radio communication. In February 1922, the 2MT transmitter at Writtle, just outside Chelmsford, began regular entertainment broadcasts, making it one of the earliest radio stations in Britain. This concentration of electronics expertise laid the foundations for a defence and technology sector that has operated in Essex for over a century.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
William Gilbert, born in Colchester in 1544, was the physician and natural philosopher who coined the term "electricus" and published De Magnete in 1600, the first major scientific work on magnetism and electricity. His experiments laid groundwork that would eventually lead to the electrical engineering industry. Guglielmo Marconi, though born in Italy, chose Chelmsford as the home of his wireless company, and the town's identity became inseparable from his achievements in radio technology. Dame Nellie Melba made a pioneering radio broadcast from the Marconi works in Chelmsford in 1920, demonstrating the potential of wireless communication to reach mass audiences.
Chelmsford & Essex’s STEM Economy Today
The Marconi legacy lives on through BAE Systems, which maintains operations in Essex tracing back through GEC-Marconi to Marconi's original company. Teledyne e2v in Chelmsford designs and manufactures imaging sensors and semiconductor components used in space missions, medical scanners and scientific instruments worldwide. The University of Essex in Colchester has strong research programmes in computer science, robotics and artificial intelligence. Anglia Ruskin University's Chelmsford campus offers engineering and computing degrees. The county also hosts a growing cluster of technology companies along the A12 corridor.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
Defence electronics and sensor technology provide high-skill engineering careers at companies including Teledyne e2v and BAE Systems. The University of Essex offers highly regarded programmes in computer science, electronic engineering and data science, with graduate employment rates among the strongest in the region. Anglia Ruskin University provides applied technology and engineering degrees from its Chelmsford campus. Apprenticeships in electronics manufacturing, software development and defence systems are available across the county, while the proximity to London's tech sector opens additional career routes for Essex-based graduates.
Investing in STEM Education in Chelmsford & Essex
The world's first regular radio broadcasts came from a hut in Writtle, just outside Chelmsford. Today, Teledyne e2v builds sensors that fly on space missions, and BAE Systems continues a defence electronics tradition stretching back over a century. Essex schools sit within reach of some of the most advanced electronics and sensor technology companies in the UK. But these companies need engineers, software developers and scientists, and they struggle to recruit enough of them. STEM enrichment connects pupils to a heritage of innovation that started on their doorstep and shows them the career opportunities that are still here.
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