Design CPD – Cheshire West and Wirral (Full day)

A free, in‑person certified CPD for KS1–3 teachers, designed to build confidence in teaching design through key‑stage‑specific approaches, and suitable for both subject specialists and generalist classroom teachers looking to develop their skills.

Date: Wednesday, November 4th 2026

Time: 9.00 - 15:00 (BST)

Location: Ellesmere Port C of E College, 164, Whitby Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA

Please note: booking closes 48 hours before the event. Each teacher attending must register separately.

Limited spaces available!

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About this CPD

This FREE CPD is part of the Royal Ballet & Opera’s award-winning Design programme, a curriculum-led teacher development programme designed for school teachers.

Our team will take you through techniques for teaching stage design to build your students’ research, creative problem-solving sketching, model-making and prototyping skills.    

During this CPD training, you will:

Learn practical, easy-to-implement warm-up and engagement activities to encourage creativity.
Explore the building blocks of design and learn how to use them to meet the Design & Technology curriculum.
Try out practical activities that guide your students from the initial creative brief to final design.
Be introduced to the RBO Schools Design classroom resources.

The day is led by a team of Royal Ballet & Opera designers and is suitable for:

Generalist classroom teachers or subject leads in Key stage 1 – 3 (key‑stage‑specific approaches are applied through the session)
Teachers who are new to teaching design
Teachers who are looking to brush up their skills

Supporting Access for All Schools

RBO Schools events are offered free of charge to support teachers and students in accessing high-quality creative learning experiences. These opportunities are made possible through the generous funding of the Arts Council England, the Mohn Westlake Foundation, and other charitable donors who share our commitment to creative education.

As a charity, each event carries a real cost to deliver. If you or your school is unable to attend an event you’ve booked, we kindly ask that you log in to your account and cancel your booking. Doing so allows us to reallocate places to other schools and ensure that every student has the chance to benefit.

Thank you for helping us make creative learning accessible to as many young people as possible.

““The day was absolutely fabulous. Lots of ideas to take back into class. All pitched fantastically with lots of time to try out ideas and chat with colleagues.””

No prior knowledge of ballet, opera or stage design is required!

If you have any access requirements, please email schools@roh.org.uk.