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STEM Workshops in Sheffield
Hands-on STEM workshops delivered directly to your school. From £647/day ex VAT.
STEM Workshops for Schools in Sheffield
Hands-on STEM workshops for schools across Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Experienced, DBS-checked instructors bring robotics, drone technology, AI, cybersecurity, and coding workshops directly to your school with all equipment and materials included.
Pricing for Sheffield
Workshop Prices for Your Area
All prices are per day, excluding VAT. Based on your school being in the South Yorkshire 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 Sheffield
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 Sheffield: Why It Matters for Your Students
A History of Innovation
Sheffield is synonymous with steel and metalworking, a heritage stretching back to the fourteenth century. Henry Bessemer demonstrated his revolutionary steelmaking process at the city's St Pancras Works in 1856, enabling mass production of steel for the first time. In 1913, Harry Brearley, working at Sheffield's Firth Brown Laboratories, discovered stainless steel while searching for a corrosion-resistant alloy, a material that now underpins industries from healthcare to construction. Sheffield's reputation as the Steel City was built on centuries of continuous metallurgical advancement.
Inspiring STEM Role Models
Harry Brearley, born in Sheffield in 1871, discovered stainless steel in 1913, now one of the most widely used materials on Earth. Henry Bessemer developed and commercialised his revolutionary steelmaking process in Sheffield, transforming the city into the world capital of steel production. Sir Harry Kroto, educated at the University of Sheffield, shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of buckminsterfullerene (C60), opening up the field of nanotechnology. Helen Sharman, born in Sheffield in 1963 and a chemistry graduate of the University of Sheffield, became the first Briton in space when she visited the Mir space station in 1991 as part of Project Juno. The AMRC, founded in 2001 through a partnership between the University of Sheffield and Boeing, has attracted world-leading engineers to the city.
Sheffield’s STEM Economy Today
Sheffield's advanced manufacturing sector is among the most sophisticated in the world, centred on the University of Sheffield's AMRC, which partners with Boeing, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and BAE Systems. The AMRC campus houses Factory 2050, the UK's first fully reconfigurable digital factory, and the Nuclear AMRC, developing manufacturing technologies for the civil nuclear sector. Sheffield also has a growing digital technology sector, with companies such as WANdisco and Sumo Digital. The city's two universities produce a steady pipeline of STEM graduates.
STEM Career Pathways for Young People
Sheffield offers some of the most exciting STEM career pathways in the UK. The AMRC Training Centre provides industry-leading apprenticeships in partnership with Boeing, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens. The University of Sheffield's engineering faculty is consistently ranked among the best in the UK, with close AMRC integration giving students hands-on experience. The Nuclear AMRC is creating roles in nuclear engineering, while the digital sector offers growing opportunities in software development, games design, and data science.
Investing in STEM Education in Sheffield
Sheffield isn't just the Steel City anymore, though steel still runs through its veins. The AMRC is where some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technology in the world is being developed, in partnership with Boeing, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and BAE Systems. Factory 2050 is the UK's first fully reconfigurable digital factory. And the AMRC Training Centre runs apprenticeship programmes that are the envy of the sector. The problem? Demand for apprentices and graduates with strong STEM foundations consistently outstrips supply. Sheffield's young people have access to manufacturing and engineering careers that most cities can only dream of. Schools that put STEM at the centre of what they do are giving their students a front-row seat to the future of British industry.
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