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STEM Workshops in Leicester
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £597/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Leicester
STEM workshops for schools across Leicester and Leicestershire, served by instructors based in both Burton upon Trent and Nuneaton. Leicester schools benefit from excellent availability and competitive pricing across all workshop themes from EYFS to KS5.
Leicester is served by instructors based in both Burton upon Trent and Nuneaton, each around 25 minutes away, giving schools excellent availability and our most competitive pricing.
Pricing for Leicester
Workshop Prices for Your Area
All prices are per day, excluding VAT. Based on your school being in the East Midlands area.
| Workshop | Key Stages | Price per Day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Engineers Express | EYFS – KS1 | £597 | Book |
| Beginner STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS1 – KS2 | £597 | Book |
| Intermediate STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £697 | Book |
| Advanced STEMbotics: Python Robotics | KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £697 | Book |
| Drone Coding Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 – KS5 | £697 | Book |
| AI & Machine Learning Workshop | KS2 – KS3 – KS4 | £697 | Book |
| 3D Design & CAD Printing Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £647 | Book |
| Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop | KS2 – KS3 | £647 | Book |
| Electricity & Circuits Workshop | KS2 | £597 | Book |
| Stop-Motion Animation Workshop | KS1 – KS2 | £597 | Book |
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Our Workshops
STEM Workshops Available in Leicester
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 Leicester: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Leicester has a rich STEM heritage spanning from textiles innovation to the frontiers of space exploration. The city's framework knitting industry drove mechanical innovation from the eighteenth century. The University of Leicester pioneered space science research from the 1960s, building instruments that have flown on space missions since 1967. In 2012, the university made worldwide headlines when a team used ground-penetrating radar, radiocarbon dating, and DNA analysis to identify the remains of King Richard III beneath a Leicester car park.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
Professor Sir Ken Pounds, based at the University of Leicester, was a pioneer of X-ray astronomy and led the development of space-borne instruments, with Leicester-built detectors flying on missions from the Ariel V satellite in 1974 onwards. Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester, invented DNA fingerprinting in 1984, revolutionising forensic science and criminal justice worldwide. It was first used in a criminal case in Leicestershire in 1986. Professor Turi King, who studied and now teaches genetics at the University of Leicester, led the DNA verification of the remains of King Richard III in 2012, using mitochondrial DNA analysis to establish the identity of the skeleton beyond reasonable doubt.
Leicester’s STEM Economy Today
Leicester is now home to Space Park Leicester, a nationally significant facility that brings together the University of Leicester's space research expertise, the National Space Centre, and commercial space technology companies under one roof. The university continues to build instruments for international space missions, including contributions to European Space Agency programmes, maintaining a track record of instruments in orbit continuously since 1967. The city has growing strengths in life sciences, advanced textiles, and digital industries.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
Young people in Leicester have access to genuinely unique career pathways in space science and technology, matched by very few other UK cities. Space Park Leicester offers routes into satellite engineering, Earth observation data analysis, and space instrument development. The University of Leicester provides specialist degrees in physics with space science, engineering, and computer science. The National Space Centre provides education and outreach roles. De Montfort University offers strong applied technology and engineering programmes with industry placements.
Investing in STEM Education in Leicester
Leicester is one of a handful of British cities where you can genuinely say that rocket science happens on a daily basis. Space Park Leicester brings together the university's space research expertise, the National Space Centre, and commercial satellite companies under one roof. Instruments built in this city have been orbiting the Earth continuously since 1967. And it was here that Sir Alec Jeffreys invented DNA fingerprinting, a technology that transformed criminal justice worldwide. The UK space sector is growing rapidly, and Leicester sits right at its centre. But the opportunities extend well beyond space: life sciences, advanced textiles, and digital technology all offer strong career paths. For schools in Leicester, STEM enrichment isn't aspirational. It's practical, local, and increasingly urgent.
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