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STEM Workshops in Oxford

Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £647/day ex VAT.

STEM Workshops for Schools in Oxford

Curriculum-aligned STEM workshops for schools across Oxford and Oxfordshire covering robotics, drone technology, AI, and cybersecurity. DBS-checked educators deliver every session with all equipment, downloadable certificates, and curriculum mapping included.

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STEM Workshops Available in Oxford

Every workshop is curriculum-aligned, delivered by DBS-checked educators, with all equipment provided.

Instructor and child playing with LEGO Duplo trains during an Early Engineers Express workshop
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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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Students building LEGO robotics during a Beginner STEMbotics workshop
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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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Students programming intermediate robots during a STEMbotics workshop
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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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Secondary students writing Python code to control robots
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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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Students programming drones during a Hyett Education workshop
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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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Students learning about artificial intelligence in a workshop
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AI & Machine Learning Workshop

Explore artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts with practical robotics applications.

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Students using 3D design software and 3D printers
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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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Students learning cybersecurity and cryptography
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Cybersecurity & Cryptography Workshop

Cryptography, codebreaking, and online safety through engaging, hands-on challenges.

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Students building circuits during an Electricity & Circuits workshop
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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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Students creating stop-motion animations with LEGO
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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop

Create LEGO stop-motion animations using professional techniques. Perfect for KS1 and KS2 creative computing.

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STEM in Oxford: Why It Matters for Your Students

A History of Innovation

Oxford's contribution to science, technology, and engineering is arguably without parallel. Robert Boyle conducted his pioneering experiments on gas properties in Oxford in the 1650s and 1660s, working with Robert Hooke to build the vacuum pump that enabled Boyle's Law. In the modern era, Oxford Instruments, the university's first spin-out company founded in 1959, built the first whole-body MRI scanner in 1980, transforming medical diagnostics worldwide. William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) began building cars in Oxford in 1913, establishing the Morris Motors works at Cowley.

Inspiring STEM Role Models

Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke laid foundations of modern chemistry and physics in seventeenth-century Oxford. Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain carried out the crucial work at Oxford's Sir William Dunn School of Pathology that turned penicillin into a usable drug, earning the 1945 Nobel Prize. That breakthrough has saved hundreds of millions of lives. Dorothy Hodgkin, who studied and spent her entire career at the University of Oxford, won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the structures of penicillin and vitamin B12 using X-ray crystallography, and remains the only British woman to have won a Nobel Prize in science. Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Jenner Institute, deployed to over 180 countries. Peter Higgs studied at Oxford before his Nobel Prize-winning work.

Oxford’s STEM Economy Today

Oxford today is one of the world's most dynamic science and technology ecosystems. Oxford Nanopore Technologies has developed revolutionary portable DNA sequencing technology used in genomics and healthcare worldwide. The BMW MINI plant at Cowley continues the city's automotive manufacturing tradition. The Harwell Science and Innovation Campus nearby hosts the Diamond Light Source synchrotron and the UK Space Agency headquarters. The Oxford Science Park houses hundreds of technology and life sciences companies.

STEM Career Pathways for Young People

Oxford and its surrounding area offer an exceptional range of STEM career pathways. The university's spin-out ecosystem creates opportunities in life sciences, AI, quantum computing, and medical technology, with companies like Oxford Nanopore, Exscientia, and Immunocore offering graduate roles. The BMW MINI plant provides apprenticeships in automotive engineering. The Harwell Campus offers pathways into space science, particle physics, and energy research. Oxford Brookes University provides excellent applied science, engineering, and computing courses with industry connections.

Investing in STEM Education in Oxford

Oxford's science and technology ecosystem generates spin-out companies at a rate that few places on earth can match. Oxford Nanopore has revolutionised DNA sequencing. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was deployed to over 180 countries. Harwell Science Campus hosts the Diamond Light Source synchrotron and the UK Space Agency. BMW builds MINIs at Cowley. The concentration of cutting-edge science and technology here is extraordinary, and the demand for talented people is enormous. The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership has repeatedly flagged STEM skills shortages as one of the biggest constraints on the region's growth. For schools in and around Oxford, this is a clear signal. Students with strong foundations in science, computing, and engineering will find no shortage of remarkable career opportunities. The challenge is making sure they're ready.

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