Design and Technology Association

Inspiring your Students with CAD in Secondary D&T - Full day May

Date and Time

Start Date: 20th May 2025

Time: 09:30 - 16:30

Member Price: £199.00

Your Price: £270.00

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Details

Full-day, face to face course in London

This engaging and practical full-day course is designed to help you confidently introduce and develop 3D CAD skills in your department. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your knowledge, this session will provide you with the tools and strategies to inspire your students and enhance their learning.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Explore free, cloud-based CAD software that’s accessible on any device with an internet connection, making it perfect for Key Stage 3 and 4.
  • Discover how to take students from simple sketches to creating accurate, multi-part assemblies with technical drawings and renders.
  • Learn how to export parts for practical applications like laser cutting and 3D printing, adding real-world value to classroom projects.
  • See how CAD aligns with the English D&T curriculum while gaining skills transferable to other courses and applications requiring CAD.

Course objectives:

  • Understand the difference between 2D and 3D CAD.
  • Appreciate the difference between direct modelling and parametric CAD.
  • Learn about the different software available and make informed choices about which software is right for your needs.
  • Gain hands on skills in two popular cloud-based CAD packages.
  • Learn how 3D CAD can be integrated into your curriculum along with CAM and rapid prototyping.
  • Work through a series of structured tutorials to gain confidence in the use of CAD.

By participating in this course, you will learn how to:

  • Use Tinkercad to create objects and assemblies.
  • Export in 2D and 3D formats for laser cutting and 3D printing.
  • Use simulation to explore physical aspects and link to maths and science.
  • Explore simple options for coding using the built in Micro: Bit simulations.
  • Use Onshape to create parts and assemblies.
  • Create technical drawings and exports parts for 3D printing.
  • Ensure your use of CAD can meet or exceed the expectations of the national curriculum.
  • Consider more advanced software options for FEA, generative design and photo realistic rendering.

What to Bring:

  • We recommend bringing a laptop or portable device for the session.

Software to be installed in advance from these links:

https://www.tinkercad.com/join

https://www.onshape.com/en/education/sign-up

Be sure to choose the educator option if you sign up before the course, but we can go through this on the day.

Meet your Trainer

Paul Woodward – Curriculum Consultant

Paul has been teaching D&T for almost 30 years with most of those years as a Head of Creative Arts Faculties or as Head of D&T. Following a degree in 3D design, Paul initially trained for the Post 16 sector, so he has extensive experience of teaching A Level D&T, but he has taught the subject from KS2 onwards in a wide variety of schools ranging from Pupil Referral Units to Prestigious International Boarding schools. Paul’s MA is in Education specialising in Professional Development in Teaching and Learning which led to him working as a consultant, course designer and presenter for D&TA alongside his industry and teaching roles…

Read more about Paul

Before booking onto this course please read our terms and conditions and our cancellation policy.

 

Address

The Hintze Rooms, 14-15 Lower Grosvenor Place
Westminster
London
SW1W 0EX

Prices include VAT at the appropriate rate where applicable.

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