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Why visitors arrive: You are a teacher, head of sixth form, or school counsellor looking for STEM enrichment, engineering masterclasses, or admissions briefings.

Your question: What workshops and talks does Lucas Rey deliver for schools?

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What topics are covered in the 'Thinking Like an Engineer' masterclass?
Can sessions be delivered virtually or in-person?
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Academic Enrichment & STEM Mentoring for Schools

Lucas Rey · Oxford DPhil · Cambridge MRes · Aerothermal Engineer

Inspiring, rigorous STEM enrichment, engineering problem-solving workshops, and UK university admissions briefings for international schools, sixth forms, and IB world schools.

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ESAT Solutions Hub

Audience: International schools, IB World Schools, British Curriculum sixth forms, and STEM student societies (Years 10–13 / Grades 9–12).
Delivery Formats: 45-minute virtual enrichment masterclasses, half-day intensive problem-solving clinics, evening parent webinars, and teacher/counsellor briefings.
Speaker & Facilitator: Lucas Rey — Oxford DPhil researcher (Rolls-Royce sponsored), Cambridge MRes (Whittle Laboratory), university lecturer, and admissions test specialist.
Open Resources for Students: Free access to the Fluid Mechanics Curriculum, Engineering Calculators, and ESAT Solutions Hub.

Flagship Workshop Outlines

Designed to complement your science and mathematics curriculum with authentic engineering thinking and competitive admissions insights:

Workshop 1: "Thinking Like an Engineer" Masterclass

Ages 15–18 · IB / A-Level

An interactive 45–60 minute masterclass introducing students to first-principles quantitative reasoning and the problem-solving mindset tested in Cambridge and Oxford technical interviews.

Part 1: Dimensional Analysis & Scaling: How to check equations, discover physical relationships, and deduce why animals and machines scale non-linearly.
Part 2: Fermi Order-of-Magnitude Estimation: Tackling seemingly impossible questions by making reasonable physical assumptions (e.g. estimating power outputs or thermal loads).
Part 3: From Classroom to Research: How textbook fluid mechanics and thermodynamics directly power engine-scale turbine research at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute.

Workshop 2: "Mastering the ESAT & Admissions Tests"

Years 12–13 · IB1 & IB2

A tactical strategy session on the Engineering & Science Admissions Test (ESAT) for Cambridge and Imperial, as well as the Oxford Physics Aptitude Test (PAT).

Format & Timing Breakdown: Managing the high-speed 80-seconds-per-question pace of modular multiple-choice testing.
Distractor Trap Analysis: Spotting and eliminating common algebraic and conceptual traps built into test options.
Personal Error Logging: Teaching students how to categorise and systematically eliminate their own problem-solving weaknesses.

Engagement Formats: Free Enrichment vs. Departmental Packages

Option A · Complimentary

Virtual Enrichment Masterclass

A free 45-minute virtual presentation delivered via Zoom or Teams for school science societies, whole year groups, or Sixth Form lecture series.

Interactive presentation and live problem solving
Live student Q&A on engineering careers & admissions
Full access to open-source learning tools for students

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Option B · Tailored Departmental Package

Intensive Clinics & Seminars

Comprehensive half-day in-person workshops, multi-week admissions test bootcamps, or evening parent/student webinars.

Dedicated hands-on problem sets with marking
Full mock admissions test analysis and individual scoring
Faculty consultation on supercurricular STEM pathways

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Safeguarding, Boundaries & Teacher Collaboration

I work in active partnership with school leadership, science teachers, and university guidance counsellors:

Supporting Existing Staff: Sessions are designed to reinforce, enrich, and validate your school's curriculum—never to contradict or override teacher guidance.
Ethical Admissions Guidance: Strict adherence to university guidelines; we focus on genuine academic capability and problem-solving, never formulaic shortcuts.
Child Protection & Online Safety: All virtual sessions are hosted on school-approved platforms with school staff presence welcomed and encouraged.

Schools We Work With

Workshops run with sixth forms and physics departments at UK independent and international schools. Sessions are booked through the autumn term for Upper Sixth candidates sitting the ESAT and PAT in October, with Lower Sixth sessions following in the spring, when there is a full year of runway to build the underlying problem-solving habits rather than to revise under time pressure.

Individual schools are named on this page only where the school has given written permission, in wording it has approved, and any school may ask to be removed at any time without discussion. A listing records that a session took place. It is not an endorsement of any commercial service, and no school is ever charged for a workshop.

Heads of department considering a session are welcome to ask for a reference from a school where one has already run, or to sit in on the session themselves. Staff presence is encouraged rather than merely permitted.

Arrange a Session for Your School

I collaborate with British and International Baccalaureate schools across Europe, the UK, the Middle East, and Asia. Get in touch to check term availability.

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Consultant Partnerships

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