About Us
We live and breathe water at Severn Trent. Not a day passes without us exploring new ways to source it, look after it and ensure all our customers can enjoy it every day of the year. Our passionate team of Education Officers are determined to visit every primary school in our region to share this knowledge, offering a FREE range of activities as well as site visits for primary schools and community groups.
We offer both assembly sessions and workshops although we find most schools choose both options as they work well together and help inspire the children.
From learning about good water use, why and how we need to keep hydrated, to looking after your waste water, the team are experts in making our assemblies both interactive and informative.
Our hands-on workshops are the perfect follow-on from our assemblies for a key stage 2 year group of your choice and you can choose from two options: our standard classroom-based workshop or a workshop in our amazing interactive buses. Both options contain a host of fun group activities with cross curricular links to geography, science and maths. Our buses park up at the school and are a great space for children to have fun and explore the world of water; you can find out more about our buses below.
Best of all, our assemblies and workshops are completely free and can even help your school achieve Eco-School status.
We’ve got two amazing interactive buses that we can bring to your school, community centre or local events to bring the wonders of water to life for children aged 7-11.
The Digibus: This vehicle provides an immersive digital experience. You’ll be able to pop on some virtual reality glasses and enter a world where you can track a raindrop from the sky, through the water treatment process, to the home, back through the sewers and the waste treatment process to the river. You’ll also be able to play in a virtual Severn Trent world that we’ve created in Minecraft and earn points for demonstrating the correct water and waste water behaviour.
The Experibus: Step into the role of a water worker! You can imagine yourself as a scientist, an engineer, a call centre operative and much more to learn what it’s like to work in the water industry. Here you will be able to play games like ‘flush it or bin it’, ‘leakage twister’ and ‘pipe buzzer’ to learn why we need to value water as a precious resource.
If you’re interested in having a visit from our buses then please fillout the 'register your interest form above and we’ll be in touch.
Naturally we’re happy to tailor our workshops and provide talks and presentations geared towards a more adult audience. These workshops can be used to highlight simple day-to-day changes that will help reduce bills, lower waste and have a positive impact on the environment.
Ever wondered how a sewage treatment really works? Or how we turn waste into clean water? Thanks to our education centre in Derby, you’ll soon have more answers than questions. We offer free site tours to primary schools and adult community groups within our region, providing a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of a treatment works. If you’re a primary school then our only requirement is that you allow us to deliver an assembly to your whole school.
Due to their popularity, availability is strictly limited and pre-booking is absolutely essential. All site tours are run by our education team who’ll discuss the unique requirements of your group prior to confirming the booking.
| County | Call us | Advisor | Contact form |
| Birmingham & The Black Country | 07970 304 098 |
Justin Crilly |
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| Derbyshire | 07789 904 118 |
Richard Clough |
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| Gloucestershire |
07790 820 150 | Maxine Smith | Link |
| Leicestershire | 07703 718 340 |
Phil Pearce |
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| Nottinghamshire |
07703 718 340 |
Phil Pearce |
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| Shropshire |
07971 069 554 |
Claire Dare |
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| Staffordshire |
07789 904 118 |
Richard Clough | Link |
| Warwickshire |
07790 820 150 |
Maxine Smith |
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| Worcestershire |
07971 069 554 |
Claire Dare |
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| Senior Education Officer | 07500 974 754 | David Cork |
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