Equipment loaning

No budget? No barrier.

Borrow robotics kits, micro:bits, tablets and more — free for schools, charities, not-for-profits, CICs and youth organisations anywhere in the UK. You only pay the postage there and back; local hubs can hand-deliver.

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How loaning works

Three steps to a room full of coders

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Browse the kit

Every kit shows live availability below, so you can see what is free and when.

02

>Book online

Pick your dates, enter the school postcode and pay the postage. That is the only cost.

03

>We post it, you post it back

Charged, updated and ready to teach. A prepaid return label is in the box.

The catalogue

What you can borrow

Free to borrow

Sphero indi class set

Screen-free coding robots for early years — colour tiles teach sequencing, logic and cause and effect.

Free to borrow

BBC micro:bit class set

Class packs of BBC micro:bits with sensors, battery packs and crocodile leads.

Free to borrow

Sphero BOLT+ class set

Programmable robot balls with LED matrix and sensors — block or text coding, ideal for KS2.

Free to borrow

intelino Smart Train class set

Colour-tag and app-based coding trains that make sequencing and logic hands-on for younger coders.

Free to borrow

Tablet sets

Tablets loaded with block-coding apps for younger coders and family sessions.

Free to borrow

3D printers

Classroom-safe 3D printers with filament and starter models — turn code and design into real objects.

Free to borrow

Photography studio set

Backdrops, lighting and cameras to bring photography and digital-media units to life.

Free to borrow

Crumble kit class set

Physical-computing kits with motors, LEDs and sensors — perfect for wiring up and inventing.

Postage calculator & booking

Work out the postage and book your dates

The loan is free and open to schools, charities, not-for-profits, community interest companies and youth organisations. You pay only the postage, there and back, at Royal Mail's published prices. Tell us who you are, choose a kit and enter your postcode to see the exact figure before you decide.

Fully insured & PAT-tested
Cleaned & charged before delivery
Lesson plans included

Ready to borrow?

Pick a kit and your dates above — or ask us anything first.

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