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STEM Workshops in Nottingham
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £597/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Nottingham
STEM workshops for schools across Nottingham and the East Midlands with instructors based nearby in Burton upon Trent. Nottingham schools benefit from competitive pricing and flexible scheduling across all workshop themes from EYFS to KS5.
With an instructor based in Burton upon Trent, just 30 minutes away, Nottingham schools benefit from flexible scheduling and our most competitive pricing band.
Pricing for Nottingham
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 Nottingham
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 Nottingham: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Nottingham has a rich STEM heritage rooted in its textile, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. John Boot opened a herbalist shop in Nottingham in 1849, and his son Jesse Boot transformed it into Boots the Chemists, building it into the UK's largest pharmacy chain and establishing a tradition of pharmaceutical science. The Raleigh Bicycle Company, founded in 1885, became the world's largest bicycle manufacturer. The city was also a global centre for lace-making and hosiery, with mechanised textile innovation driving the Industrial Revolution in the East Midlands.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
Stewart Adams, a pharmacologist working at Boots' research department in Nottingham, led the team that discovered ibuprofen in the 1960s. It is now one of the most widely used medicines on the planet. George Green, born in Nottingham in 1793, was a self-taught mathematician whose work on potential theory became foundational to modern physics. Sir Peter Mansfield, Professor of Physics at the University of Nottingham, shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his development of MRI, a technology that has revolutionised medical diagnostics worldwide. Ada Lovelace, widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer, had strong Nottinghamshire connections through her father Lord Byron's ancestral home at Newstead Abbey, and is buried at St Mary Magdalene Church in Hucknall.
Nottingham’s STEM Economy Today
Nottingham today is a thriving STEM city with particular strengths in life sciences, data analytics, and clean technology. BioCity Nottingham, one of the UK's largest bioscience incubators, supports over 100 companies working in drug discovery, medical devices, and diagnostics. Experian, one of the world's largest data analytics companies, has its global headquarters in Nottingham. The University of Nottingham is home to the Centre for Additive Manufacturing and a world-leading pharmacy school, while Nottingham Trent University drives applied research in smart materials.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
Young people in Nottingham can access a diverse range of STEM career pathways. Experian runs graduate schemes and apprenticeships in data analytics, software engineering, and cyber security. BioCity and the wider life sciences cluster provide opportunities in biomedical science, laboratory technology, and pharmaceutical development. The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University offer highly regarded STEM degree programmes with strong industry placement links.
Investing in STEM Education in Nottingham
Nottingham gave the world ibuprofen and MRI scanning. Those aren't obscure historical footnotes; they're among the most widely used medical innovations on the planet, and they both came from research conducted in this city. Today, BioCity Nottingham incubates over 100 life sciences companies, Experian runs its global data analytics operation from here, and the University of Nottingham is advancing additive manufacturing and pharmaceutical science. The demand for STEM talent is tangible. Data analysts, lab technicians, software engineers, biomedical scientists: Nottingham employers need them all, and they need them now. For schools in the East Midlands, the connection between classroom STEM and real-world careers couldn't be more direct. The tradition of innovation that produced Stewart Adams and Peter Mansfield is still going strong. It just needs the next generation to carry it forward.
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