Blyth STEM Hub

26/11/2021

We were so pleased to receive such amazing feedback from a brilliant group of year 4 students from Bishops Primary School, who were the latest to visit Blyth STEM Hub as part of their careers week.

They enjoyed a tour of the historic LV50 Lightship and the Port of Blyth, learning about heavy plant, and the available within the North East!

14/09/2021

A fantastic opportunity to gain skills and qualifications that will cover a range of industries. Port Training Services are providing fully funded accredited on:

👉Counterbalanced Forklift
👉Overhead Crane
👉MEWP Scissor
👉MEWP Boom
👉Port Safety Passport

Please get in touch on 01670 357030 to register your interest.

We are delighted to be able to offer a fully funded training programme here at Port Training Services. We are happy to receive enquiries and support eligible candidates to access this opportunity. Please see below for contact details and eligibility criteria.

09/09/2021

Wow what a great opportunity for students aged 14 - 18!

Join this 5 day experience led by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts, scientists and engineers with the chance to send your experiment into space!🚀

This would be fantastic for UCAS applications or experience!

Enquire with your school to reserve your place on

For more information click here: https://www.starlight-education.com/mission-discovery

31/08/2021

It was brilliant to have had future Year 7 Bede Academy students with us last week for part of their transition week.

They enjoyed tours of the Port of Blyth, workshops with CAS North East where they programmed wind turbines and also took part in engaging experiments!

The students had presentations from fantastic companies Tharsus and Draeger, and from Ian Levy - Blyth Valley MP who gave an interesting presentation on the future developments in .

We hope the students enjoyed the experience and would like to wish them good luck for the new academic year!

24/08/2021

We will be welcoming the new Year 7 intake for Bede Academy to Blyth STEM Hub today for a great week of STEM events. We are very pleased to have TEXO, Dräger, Tharsus, Port of Blyth, Computing at School, Blyth Tall Ship and our local MP Ian Levy - Blyth Valley MP supporting the programme with some fantastic activities and experiences for the children. What a great way to start the new academic year!

16/07/2021

It's fantastic to see the engineering students enjoyed their day with us earlier this month!

“A fantastic day for our Level 3 engineers at the Port of Blyth today, learning about the engineering opportunities in the North East. Thank you for such an interesting day!”

16/07/2021

Earlier this week Blyth STEM Hub, supported by the Reece Foundation, welcomed a group of year 12 students from St Benet Biscop.

The students were given an engaging presentation at Port Training Services on the Port of Blyth's position as a major offshore support base and the growing opportunities within the port. This followed by an introduction to the TEXO group by Alan Conway, Managing Director of TEXO Port Services.

Alan then led the group on a fantastic tour of TEXO's facilities and the port, where they enjoyed learning about the sea plough and other offshore machinery. We'd like to say thank you to Alan for making this possible!

Would you like to get involved with Blyth STEM Hub? Please contact Rebecca at [email protected] to enquire.

08/07/2021

A year 12 group from Excelsior Academy in Newcastle were the latest students to visit the STEM Hub and discover the exciting renewable energy developments happening right on their proverbial doorstep.

The group toured the Port, visiting some of the fantastic Engineering companies based there and followed that up with a visit to the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel the research centre developed by Newcastle University to test the effectiveness of propeller design. They had a great presentation from the centre Lead Lecturer - Dr Simon Benson - and his colleagues.

The event finished with a session with Advanced Blade Repair Services and a climb of the fantastic training wind turbine that the Port of Blyth has erected at the Bates Terminal - part of a series of interventions designed by the STEM Hub to help young people better understand the opportunities for them in the renewable energy, engineering and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Kathleen Perry, Post-16 Progress Leader at Excelsior said "Excelsior students were delighted to be outside of the classroom and considering the huge range of opportunities available for engineers in our region. This was a fantastic visit which gave students the opportunity to learn more about renewable energy and ask questions about different job roles; they have certainly started to think more about how their engineering qualification can lead them into specific career paths in the future."

01/07/2021

It was great to host year 11 and 13 Bede Academy students at Blyth STEM Hub, hosted by the Port of Blyth and supported by the Reece Foundation.

The students were all keen STEM learners and took part in a fantastic Engineering and Renewables week, where they experienced 4 days of workshops, presentations and tours from some of the biggest engineering and renewable energy companies in the North East.

We are grateful for the amazing support of the event from Britishvolt, Equinor, TEXO, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Tharsus, Newcastle University, Port of Blyth, Port Training Services, Advanced Blade Repair Services, Blyth Tall Ship, Northumberland College and Newcastle College

Andrew Thelwell - Principal at Bede Academy said "The students were really impressed by the quality and range of opportunities that the businesses were creating and were excited by the possibilities that they held for them. Thanks so much for the inspirational message you all gave!"

If you would like to work with Blyth STEM Hub, please contact Rebecca Howard at [email protected] to arrange a follow-up.