What is The CREATE Education Project?
The CREATE Education Project was set up in 2014 with one aim - to support educators in bringing 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies to young people, giving them industry skills to succeed in a rapidly expanding high-quality careers market. Additive manufacturing technologies encompass: 3D printers, 3D design, 3D scanning, 3D forming.
We work exclusively within the education sector, supporting schools, colleges and Universities and aim to bridge the gap between industry and education, breaking down barriers to allow young people and educational organisations to gain 3D printing and additive manufacturing skills from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5. We further support Universities with their undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as their ongoing research and development.
How we do this?
Community - We work in partnership with industry and education to ensure the advice and technology we offer are cutting edge.
Reliability - All products have been tested to ensure they are easy to use, simple to maintain, and cost-effective. We are the preferred UK education resellers for Mayku, Meltio, and Ultimaker.
Education - We believe in the power of education to transform, and supply our customers with the best use and best practice technology.
Accessibility - Our mission is to allow everyone a chance to develop the necessary career skills to seed innovation.
Teachability - The tackle the challenge of introducing any new technology into the classroom embed it effectively.
Economy - We do not believe that money should stand in the way of accessibility. We also offer a low cost loan scheme so that educators can try our technology before they buy.
Educational Impact
 Company | Business Name: The CREATE Education Project HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2014 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ |
 Features | Free Lifetime SupportSupport On 3d Printing Lesson Ideas 3d Printing Resources 3d Printing Lesson Ideas 3d Scanning Lesson Ideas 3d Resources Webinars 3d Printing Webinars 3d Software3d Design Software 3d Design WebinarsTechnology Loan3d Printer Loan Low Cost 3d Printer Low Cost 3d Scanner Low Cost Vacuum Former Cpd Teachers Cpd Education Workshops Primary Workshops Secondary 3d Printing Support3d Printing Webinars 3d Printing Secondary 3d Printing Primary3d Printing Further Education 3d Printing T Level 3d Printing University 3d Printing Higher Education |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Few to no features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy |
 Requirements | Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - Linux |
 Set Up | 20 - 30 minutes for the most basic 3D printers and 3D scanners and less for vacuum formers! We offer a 1 hour free Zoom set up with all 3D printer hardware purchases. Our technical expert will help you from unboxing to completing your first print. |
 Training | In PersonWebinarsDocumentationVideos We run four introductory webinars on a rolling 4 week programme. You can register for these here: createeducation.com/webinar/ We also offer CPD for staff and student workshops at a very reasonable price. We offer these for half a day or a full day. Please get in touch for more information. |
 Support | EmailKnowledge BasePhone Support We offer a free lifetime support for any harware purchased at The CREATE Education Project. |
| Home Learning | We supply directly to schools, colleges, universities and education organisations. |
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The CREATE Education Project PricingPricing Plans Free VersionFree TrialOne-Off Fee We aim to make 3D printing accessible to all education organisations. We offer a large range of free resources and webinars as well as free lifetime support for all hardware purchases. We offer every school, college or university who are looking to start out on their 3D printing or additive manufacturing journey a 30 minute free consultation. Our low cost technology loan scheme means that for £50 (p&p), plus a fully refundable deposit, schools, colleges and universities, as well as Higher Education students, can loan a 3D printer, 3D scanner or 3D former for 5 weeks. You can find out more and apply here: createeducation.com/loan-scheme We offer a range of 3D printers, starting from £1,021.62*. exc.VAT. Our cheapest 3D Scanner starts at £869* Exc. VAT and the Mayku FormBox retails on the CREATE Education website for £718.80* Exc. VAT. We offer great value bundle for 3D printing, 3D scanning and 3D forming to get you everything you need to start your additive manufacturing journey for schools and T Level providers in the click of a button. Further we offer excellent value CPD training and student workshops, starting at £300* exc. VAT (+ travel expenses) for half a day. *Prices are subject to change and are correct as of 3rd October 2022.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Tom Petersons
Teaching Assistant
Used The CREATE Education Project weekly for 0–3 months
May 2024
Everything about this scheme is brilliant - the staff were fantastic and delivered the training at a good, understandable pace, and the training facility was interesting as it was their HQ and not just a hired space. I have learned how to use a 3D printer and apply that to a school setting, and the children have subsequently completed a project from the design stage to its conclusion (and loved every second of it). I hope I get to partake in another similar project in the future.
Tom Petersons found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Some more capable students were offering to assist those struggling - creating and strengthening bonds.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Before the training, I had little knowledge about practical uses of 3D printing in every day life, and almost no knowledge of how to use a 3D printer.”
- Moderately improves attainment“When there is a physical product at the end of a project, there is always a feeling of achievement - this was certainly seen with the children.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“After discussing how 3D printers would probably become more common in the workplace, more than one child came to me the following day to discuss how they had researched 3D printing food, or ask further questions about other uses (mainly the potential to print human organs).”
Debbie Wilmer
Year 6 Teacher
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 0–3 months
May 2024
This has been an effective programme
Debbie Wilmer found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“They have helped teach each other 3d design”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“To know how to use a 3d printer”
- Moderately improves attainment“The pupils have all succeeded in creating a 3d printed item.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“They have all been able to complete the project”
Danny Campbell
Year 5 teacher
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 0–3 months
Apr 2024
They were brilliant - great training and support
Danny Campbell found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Helping each other use design software”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“during a lesson on 3D compound shapes I was able to quickly print a model to help children count faces. Without the model some children struggled to visualise from a drawing on the screen.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Learning new processes and being able to pass it on to the children. Also new software I had never used before.”
- Moderately improves attainment“children were more engaged”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“A lot of children had never seen a 3D printer before”
Mar 2024
As a free resource for a very small school with a very small budget, this was invaluable. The children were really engaged with the topic and could talk about it with parents and in school assemblies. All children in upper KS2 were able to participate in the project, designing and making a 3D model they could take home.
Ed Gilbertson found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Children have been able to work together to create 3D models using CAD software and then print a 3D model.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Children have a real life example to see and watch when discussing the workings of a 3D printer.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“The CPD gave teachers knowledge and skills on how to use a 3D printer but also knowledge about how the subject can be taught at primary school level.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Children are more engaged with the lessons/topic due to the practical elements and so children's knowledge, understanding and therefore attainment has increased.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“A real life example of a 3D printer in use helps children understand in more detail”
Joanne Ford
Class teacher
Used The CREATE Education Project weekly for 0–3 months
Feb 2024
A fabulous opportunity for our students and staff
Joanne Ford found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Working together to create designs on Tinkercad”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Using the designs in teaching”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Knowledge of how to use Tinkercad and Cura to create 3D prints”
- Significantly improves attainment“More understanding of the 3D design process”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Knowledge of Tinkercad”
Dec 2023
It's the best thing to happen to my teaching career it is such a good project
Karl found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“The students were engaged during our computing sessions and D.T lessons”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I was able to show students the importance of timing in lessons due to the length of time it took for the printing to take.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“I had to do my own research to help my own knowledge to show confidence and encourage student to be confident”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students were engaged and I was able to centre behaviour around rewards of more computing time linked with tinkercad use.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students would research their own shapes to make interesting key rings”
Dec 2023
Over the moon with the entire process.
Rianne Gill found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“We created poppy badges to design and sell for remembrance.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I was able to quickly transfer designs across, without an issue or fuss, the children even asked for more detail about the software and I was able to show and explain.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“I now know how to slice and 3D print”
- Slightly improves attainment“I wish I could answer this stronger, we just didn’t have enough time to measure impact within curriculum!”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The children (particularly year 6) were interested in the entire process as they said it was something they wanted to practise before going to high school. I was even interviewed about the process by some Year 4s who were publishing it as part of their curriculum Work.”
Cindy
Teacher
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 4-6 months
Nov 2023
The children enjoyed learning about 3D printing and creating a project
Cindy found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“engagement”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“children on task”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge“new skill creating a 3D design”
Jul 2023
Very happy
Mr M McAvoy found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Increased use of additive manufacturing and interest in STEM careers.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“More confidence in embedding additive manufacturing into our curriculum”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“as previous answer”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not sure”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Yes, as more confidence for teachers will come through into the teaching and on to pupils.”
Jul 2023
Excellent help, training and feedback given. A great help.
Matthew Smith found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Pupils use 3D printing technology as focused exercise in Year 9 and Year 10”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Resources provided have been used”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Good traing on 3D Printing technology”
- Slightly improves attainment“Some GCSE projects incorporate 3D printing.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Look at possible uses of technology”
Rachel Moore
Head of Department
Used The CREATE Education Project daily for 3-4 years
Jul 2023
Rachel Moore found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Working together in groups to solve problems and develop desing solutions”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Thomas Cousins
Classroom teacher
Used The CREATE Education Project weekly for 0–3 months
Jul 2023
Thomas Cousins found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Engagement with the content of the lesson.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Access to resources and training documents.”
- Slightly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Supporting documents”
Jul 2023
Lisa Gornall found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge
- Does not significantly improve attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Jan 2023
I have already recommended them to anyone who would listen! They have influenced our computing and DT already - so much that we have invested in 2x 3D printers because of it, and rewritten our curriculum to ensure all children and teachers from EYFS to Year 6 can learn about 3D modelling and 3D printing. The loan of the printer is just the start - the follow up resources, and the clear and personal guidance, were incredible.
Gareth Dyer found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“The children worked collaboratively to create products using 3D modelling, on lessons provided by CREATE education, which they then built with the 3D printer loaned to us by CREATE Education”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Firstly, the lesson plans provided were detailed yet easy to follow, as were the resources. More than this, however, the guidance on how to set up the 3D printer, especially to a novice like myself, was invaluable and saved time.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“The guidance provided on how to set up and run a 3D printer efficiently was absolutely invaluable, and the personal support that I received, either over the phone, or Whatsapp etc, was incredible. I went from having no idea about 3D printing to teaching 3D modelling with confidence.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Not only in computing, but also in DT, the CREATE Education materials helped us to reach curriculum objectives which previously have been hard to hit for a Primary School.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“A student voice survey showed that 100% (over 120 pupils) that took part in learning through the CREATE Education materials learned a lot about 3D printing, and could specify areas of knowledge that had developed (modelling, understanding limitations of 3D printing etc).”
Leanne Smyth
Cognitive and Technology Specialist
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 0–3 months
Jan 2023
The provision of online training was excellent, Sonya took time at the end to answer questions which I had and there was a follow up email shortly after the session.
Leanne Smyth found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Pupils will work collaboratively on ICT projects and it has been great to see how they debug when using code.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“From the session yesterday, it's great find out about the number of resources which are available and ready to use in the class. This definitely saves time creating lessons and thinking about progression throughout the school.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“The 3D printing course was excellent, it was delivered using a good pace, it has provided me with a starting board to develop the use of the 3D printer throughout the school from using suitable programs for age level to the suggested progression.”
- Slightly improves attainment“I now have to develop the use of the 3D printer in school, from the information provided during the training, I know this will definitely impact attainment and provide pupils with the skills, knowledge and understanding in the focused area.”
- Slightly builds student knowledge“This is the first time I have accessed create education, the materials shared will have a significant impact on student's knowledge.”
Dec 2022
The brief and the content really allowed me as a teacher to explore clear skills and work collaboratively to allow students to access a project . The design of the project and the adaptability of how it can be taught and delivered
Nasim found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Students have been collaborating with the guides and the projects that have been given, there has been more real work base style working and communication”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“The projects really established core outcomes that are needed for project based learning and work at GCSE”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“The guides that were provided for the CAD programmes and the communication that was made”
- Moderately improves attainment“Students wanted to be in the lessons to complete the project work and meet the project demands”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students have understood project work and what requirements are needed as part of meeting a brief demand. They have learnt have to work to a set criteria and elements of workplace standards to analyse, differentiate and explain.”
Lucy Watkins
Creative Arts & Technology Technician
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 7–12 months
Dec 2022
The project itself is exciting and makes you wonder the potential of 3D printing and it's future in education. Pupils enjoy getting stuck into projects like this and can be fascinating and rewarding watching their designs get 3D printed. However, I'd say the projects take a huge commitment from the teachers and allocating the time can be difficult. Although, with the right amount of time allocated, it's a great extension to the curriculum.
Lucy Watkins found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Working in teams to design a 3D model or learning from each other when using the OnShape software.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“The project is broken down into sections so it can be easily translated across to the pupils, the teachers guide with the Inspiring Lancashire project aids with understanding.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“In person training on 3D printing and software use on OnShape and workshops taken place within the school provides more understanding.”
- Moderately improves attainment“I think bringing their design to life through 3D printing, brings them a sense of achievement that they created that!”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“In the workshops and through implementing it into parts of our technology classes, they are understanding that 3D printing is an avenue they can take to bring a design into a physical form oppose to other materials like wood or acrylic.”
Nov 2022
The training, by Sonya Horton, was superb. easy to understand and delivered at the right level for a mixture of year 11, novice staff and year 13. Some amazing, useful tips shown. The whole process from drawing to creation on the printers was shown in very easy steps. We have had out machines non-stop running since the training
Nichola Hallas found The CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Training was delivered to a mixed group of staff, year 13 and year 11”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“We have been able to get two 3D printers up and running in lessons in 24 hours, due to excellent training by Create Sonya Horton”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“We have been able to teach the training straight away”
- Significantly improves attainment“The techniques we have been shown hit the higher GCSE and A'leve bands”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Pupils could easily set up the printing equipment themselves after the training”
Richard Tinston
Teacher
Used CREATE Education Project occasionally for 0–3 months
Jul 2022
Engaging project and very applicable to different subjects
Richard Tinston found CREATE Education Project:
- Slightly improves school processes
- Moderately builds student knowledge“CAD and CAM”
Stephen Hughes
Teacher of IT
Used CREATE Education Project monthly for 4-6 months
Jul 2022
Support given has been helpful
Stephen Hughes found CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately improves school processes“Development of CAD curriculum”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Teaching CAD”
Matthew Smith
Teacher
Used CREATE Education Project occasionally for 5 years+
Jul 2022
One educator was more impactful
Matthew Smith found CREATE Education Project:
- Slightly improves school processes“Year 8 have a better awareness of Industry”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Year 8 have a better awareness of Industry”
Mr J Patel
Teacher of DT
Used CREATE Education Project weekly for 0–3 months
Jul 2022
Very informative, structured and approachable
Mr J Patel found CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately improves school processes“better understanding of the 3D print environment”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“In the use of software”
Stephen Hughes
Teacher of IT
Used CREATE Education Project occasionally for 0–3 months
Feb 2022
Excellent support and materials
Stephen Hughes found CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately improves school processes“Forming part of the curriculum”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Education around 3D printing”
Neil Hodgson
CL for Design Technology & Engineering
Used CREATE Education Project monthly for 3-4 years
Dec 2021
This programme has had a substantial commitment by industry to enable schools across Lancashire to include 3D additive manufacturing in the curriculum with a hands on approach and 3D printer to complement the learning of CAD/CAM. The Create team are producing excellent resources with first class support to assist teachers in the delivery of these future digital skills.
Neil Hodgson found CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly improves school processes“Create education have helped me to deliver the Engineering Systems syllabus at KS4 since I started the course 3 years ago. The 3D printer and the tools available to support the delivery of the learning of CAD CAM are so relevant to the modern engineering factory model.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The knowledge unlocked by the additive manufacturing process enables me to deliver the curriculum in full and this additional programme gives the capacity to include KS3 which both prepares and educates the pupils as part of my 5 year plan for technology.”
Sarah Zaman
Outreach manager
Used CREATE Education Project month for 5 years+
Jul 2021
I find Create Education supportive in terms of up skilling colleagues on the use of 3D printing and associated software
Sarah Zaman found CREATE Education Project:
- Significantly improves school processes
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Knowledge of Computer Aided Design for cross curricular projects”
