Teacher CPD
Opportunities for Teachers with WMG Outreach Continuing Professional Development
Who are we?
WMG Outreach sit within the WMG department at the University of Warwick. We run events throughout the year in almost any venue and with a wide range of audiences. Our activities focus on engaging and fun experiences of engineering concepts.
Our CPD sessions are linked to our activities and balance the real world and labour market of engineering with national curriculum content.
Why do we offer CPD?
We aim to provide inspiring experiences of engineering to as many students as possible. For every teacher that we support we are potentially supporting 30 or more students.
We believe that combining this approach with our school workshops and public events we can give young people the best possible understanding of the E in STEM.
Our monthly programme
The CPD sessions on offer are shown below with roughly one per month. We will host these online through Microsoft Teams. Dates for sessions more than a month in the future will be confirmed closer to the time.
A rough guide of appropriate year groups is given, but we welcome any teachers who feel that the content could be useful to them.
Find the session that interests you and click the link in the description box to register your interest.
| Date | Session | Description | For teachers of: |
| Tue 1st Oct 2024 | Turtlestitch | Use maths, code, and design to create a digital pattern that can be stitched using a programmatic embroidery machine. A link for Teacher CPD can be found on the Turtlestitch Resources page. |
Years 5-9 |
| Thu 7th Nov 2024 | TinkerCAD | An introductory computer aided design package that runs entirely from a browser. Work through a simple design task to teach students the principles of CAD. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 5-6 |
| Dec 2024 | - | Christmas break | - |
| Tue 21st Jan 2025 | Turtlestitch | Use maths, code, and design to create a digital pattern that can be stitched using a programmatic embroidery machine. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 5-9 |
| Wed 5th Feb 2025 | CAD with Onshape (new) | A comprehensive CAD package that is browser based and has access to a lot of industrial standard tools. Explore the package and how it can be used in the classroom to design products for 3D printing, laser cutting, or other manufacturing. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 8-11 |
| Wed 5th Mar 2025 | Turtlestitch |
Use maths, code, and design to create a digital pattern that can be stitched using a programmatic embroidery machine. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 5-9 |
| Wed 2nd Apr 2025 | Materials Science | Hear from researchers and lecturers in materials science, ask them your questions about how the curriculum links to active, cutting-edge research, and find new examples to use in your teaching. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 9-11 |
| Wed 14th May 2025 | Turtlestitch |
Use maths, code, and design to create a digital pattern that can be stitched using a programmatic embroidery machine. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 5-9 |
| Wed 4th Jun 2025 | Batteries and Electrification | Hear from researchers and lecturers in battery chemistry, manufacture, and implementation. Ask them your questions about how the curriculum links to active, cutting-edge research, and find new examples to use in your teaching. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 10-13 |
| Wed 2nd Jul 2025 | Engineering IAG | Join WMG to explore the routes into engineering for students from traditional higher education to apprenticeships, technical routes, winding career paths, and everything in between. Register your interest with this form. |
Years 9-11 |