Ewden WWTW Education Centre - Yorkshire Water

We're delighted to offer visits to our Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works in Sheffield.

Run by our experienced Education team, we offer a programme of free sessions for primary schools (KS2 students), secondary schools, colleges, universities and community groups.

For KS2 students, we offer half day or full day visits, as follows:-

Half day visit to Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works

A half day visit includes:

- Brief presentation about how we treat wastewater - (approx. 10 minutes)

- Guided tour of the site with PPE provided (approx. 40 minutes)

- Activities - 'What causes blockages in our sewers?', The 'Roly Sewer' Challenge and 'Can we flush it?' simple experiments (approx 50/60 minutes)

- Plenary session. What have we learnt? (approx. 10 minutes)

Full day visit to Ewden Clean and Wastewater Treatment Works

A full day visit includes the half day activities listed below in the morning, followed by a visit to Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works in the afternoon, as detailed above:

- Introduction to the water cycle and where our water comes from

- The 'Baddies in the Works' presentation - how we remove the 'baddies' from the water we treat. (approx. 10 minutes)

- Guided tour of the site with headsets (approx. 40 minutes)

- Activities - group work around six interactive sessions (approx. 40 minutes)

- Water savers and wasters. Which one are you? (approx. 10 minutes)

- Plenary session. What have we learnt? (approx. 10 minutes)

Please note, You will eat your packed lunch at our clean water site, then move across to the wastewater centre via your own coach or minibus. Please note there is no outside play area.

Full day visit to Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works, including our Lego blockages activity

A full day visit to Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works, including our Lego activity will include:

- Introduction to the water cycle and where our water comes from

- Brief presentation about how we treat wastewater - (approx. 10 minutes)

- Guided tour of the site with PPE provided (approx. 40 minutes)

- Activities - 'What causes blockages in our sewers?', The 'Roly Sewer' Challenge and 'Can we flush it?' simple experiments (approx 50 minutes)

- Plenary session. What have we learnt? (approx. 10 minutes)

Followed by our LEGO® blockages activity in the afternoon (approx. 2 hours max):

The afternoon Lego session focuses on how 'Fat, Oils and Grease' (FOG) can block waste water pipes and our sewers. We're offering an engaging STEM learning experience for your Year 5 or Year 6 students, aimed at sparking creativity, collaboration and critical thinking through the power of purposeful play. Based on the theme of sewer blockages, the curriculum aligned sessions will involve your students using coding and robotics design to complete a real-world challenge using LEGO®. At the end of the sessions, your students will enjoy bringing their creations to life using simple hardware. This activity raises awareness of the items we should, and should not, dispose of down the sink and toilet. Students will learn to translate this knowledge into positive action to improve their local communities, their country and the planet.

You will eat your packed lunch in the classroom. Please note there is no outside play area.

You can check availability for each of our centres at yorkshirewater.com/education/teachers/availability-booking/. Please note that we can only take one class per session.

The education guides are well prepared to adapt language and activities depending on the reading age and educational needs of the children in your group.

To find out more about visiting our Ewden Wastewater Treatment Works, including risk assessments, accessibility, and visits for KS3 students and beyond, visit www.yorkshirewater.com/education/teachers/ewden-wastewater/