Holiday week
VEX Bootcamp
ClosedFive days of robotics in the school holidays. A great first taste.
- Format
- 5 days · 9am to 4:30pm
- When
- School holidays
VEX Robotics Build it.Code it.Compete.
VEX Robotics is a hands-on engineering programme built to stretch how students think. They design, build and code real robots, then test and improve them.
Why it matters
AI is changing
what’s worth learning.
The skills that last are the ones engineers use every day: working out the problem, building something real and improving it when it fails. That is what the VEX Robotics programme teaches.
What is VEX Robotics?
A real robot.
A world stage.
VEX IQ is a hands-on robotics system that turns a box of parts into a robot your child designs. Motors, sensors and various other parts enable the machines to drive, adapt to their environment and interact with the physical world. Students explore how each part works, then combine them to solve challenges on a game field.
Bulldozer
Catapult
Humanoid
Your child learns on the same kit the world’s keenest young roboticists compete on.
Example components
Beams
Give the robot its shape and strength.
Gears
Trade speed for turning force.
Wheels
Turn motor power into movement.
Grippers
Pick up, hold and move objects.
What they do
Think. Build. Test.
Improve.
Coding is one part. Most of each session is design and engineering, the way real engineers work.
Think it through
What’s the problem?
Build and code it
Make the idea real.
Test it
Does it work?
Make it better
Fix it. Go again.
Then move on to the next problem.
Why parents choose it
What your child
takes home.
Problem-solving
Big challenges, broken into steps they can test.
Resilience
When the robot fails, they find out why and go again.
Teamwork
They share ideas, split the work and build it together.
A chance to compete
Students who thrive can be invited to compete, from local events to the world stage.
Local events
Where every team starts
Nationals
For teams that qualify
World Championship
Teams from dozens of countries
The VEX Pathway
Start here.
Go all the way.
For experienced teams
VEX Competition Club
ClosedInvite onlyTeams compete at regional events. The best go on to nationals and beyond.
- Season
- September 2026 to May 2027
- When
- Sundays · 2pm to 4pm
Every week
VEX Robotics Academy
Open now · No experience requiredThe perfect starting point. Each week, students design, build and code real competition-grade robots, developing engineering, creativity and teamwork.
- When
- Sundays · 12pm to 2pm
- Starts
- Sunday 1st November 2026
- Fees
- £250 for 6 week half term
£495 for the full spring term
VEX Robotics Academy
Reserve your child’s place.
- 12pm to 2pm
- Starts Sunday 1st November 2026
- Ages 9 to 15
- Haberdashers Elstree Schools
- £250 for 6 week half term
- £495 for the full spring term
Coached by the team behind our Competition Club.