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STEM Workshops in Plymouth
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school, in Plymouth and across South West, with the relevant specialist equipment provided.
Plymouth area: £697 to £847 per day, excluding VATSee your exact price
RAF STEM Education PartnerNamed on the RAF STEM Services Framework, 2023 to 2028STEM Workshops Across the Plymouth Travel Catchment
Hyett Education delivers hands-on STEM workshops to schools in Plymouth and across South West. Each selected workshop identifies product-specific curriculum links, and the specialist equipment specified for the quoted format is provided. The school provides the agreed space and retains its normal on-site duties.
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Every Hyett Education instructor holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is registered on the DBS Update Service. Your instructor's DBS details are shared in your secure booking portal once your booking is made.
Our Workshops
Workshops available across the Plymouth catchment
Each workshop identifies relevant curriculum links, and the specialist equipment for the quoted format is 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 KS3. 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.
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AI Workshop for Schools (KS2-KS4): Train Robots with Machine Learning
Hands-on AI and machine learning for pupils aged 8 to 16, with image-recognition models controlling LEGO robots.
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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 for Years 2 to 6. Simple series circuits support statutory Year 4 and Year 6 science; Year 2 conductivity is an enrichment application. The in-depth format includes eBook creation.
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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop for Schools
Create LEGO stop-motion animations using professional techniques. Perfect for KS1 and KS2 creative computing.
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What Schools Across the Plymouth Page Catchment Say
Direct feedback from schools that have hosted our workshops and are mapped to this page's travel catchment.
Fantastic to see a real-life application of AI on a scale 'do-able' by students but still with a hi-tech feel, and a hands-on engineering feel in a fun activity.
AI & Machine Learning
They loved it – any further opportunities we’d love to be part of them!
Beginner STEMbotics
100% of students took part in the activities. They were motivated from the start to complete the tasks and were given clear instructions to follow.
Cryptography
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Students said “look at this miss, we can get to the end of the track, it’s brilliant”.
Cybersecurity
Students were engaged from the start and maintained a good level of enthusiasm throughout the session.
Intermediate STEMbotics
Really fantastic workshop and amazing engagement from all children.
RAF Drone Coding
Our students were engaged throughout and found the sessions very enjoyable.
Intermediate STEMbotics
Pete, our facilitator, was excellent: engaging, patient and supported the children well.
Intermediate STEMbotics
Proven Track Record
Schools We've Worked With Across the Plymouth Page Catchment
A selection of schools mapped to this page's travel catchment that have hosted our hands-on STEM workshops. This catchment can extend beyond Plymouth across South West; each entry shows the school's recorded locality.
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STEM in Plymouth: Why It Matters for Your Students
Why is STEM education important in Plymouth?
Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe and the UK's sole facility for refitting nuclear submarines. The Marine Biological Association and Plymouth Marine Laboratory anchor the UK's largest cluster of marine science researchers. Babcock employs thousands of engineers. These are not small operations. They require a continuous pipeline of young engineers, scientists and technicians. For schools in Plymouth, STEM enrichment doesn't connect students to some distant career prospect. It connects them to some of Europe's largest defence and marine science industries, operating in their own city.
What is Plymouth’s STEM heritage?
Plymouth has been at the heart of British naval power for over four centuries, with Devonport Royal Dockyard established in 1691 and serving as the principal base for warship construction and maintenance ever since. The city's Hoe was the legendary departure point for Sir Francis Drake and the Pilgrim Fathers. Plymouth's Marine Biological Association, founded in 1884, pioneered the scientific study of ocean ecosystems and remains globally influential today.
Which STEM role models are linked to Plymouth?
Sir Francis Drake, born nearby in Tavistock, is Plymouth's most famous mariner and one of the great navigators of the Elizabethan age. Robert Falcon Scott, the Antarctic explorer, was born in Plymouth and trained aboard the naval training ship HMS Britannia before leading expeditions that expanded scientific knowledge of polar regions. Marie Lebour, a marine biologist who worked at the Marine Biological Association laboratory in Plymouth from 1915, published extensively on marine plankton and became one of the foremost marine scientists of her generation.
What STEM industries are in Plymouth?
Devonport Naval Base, where Babcock International operates the Royal Dockyard, is the largest naval base in Western Europe and the UK's sole facility for refitting nuclear submarines. Plymouth's marine science cluster includes the Marine Biological Association, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth's Marine Institute, collectively forming the UK's largest cluster of marine science researchers and one of Europe's most prestigious centres for marine research. The Oceansgate enterprise zone on Plymouth's waterfront is attracting a growing number of marine technology companies.
What STEM career opportunities are available for young people in Plymouth?
Careers in Plymouth range from nuclear submarine engineering and naval architecture at Babcock to marine biology, oceanography and environmental monitoring at the city's research institutions. The University of Plymouth offers highly regarded degrees in marine engineering, navigation and ocean science. Babcock's apprenticeship programmes at Devonport offer routes into mechanical, electrical and nuclear engineering.
Also near Plymouth
Our instructors deliver workshops across South West and beyond, including Tavistock, Torquay, Saltash, Ivybridge, Plympton, Plymstock, Totnes, Kingsbridge, Liskeard and Newton Abbot.
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