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3D Design and Printing

What to have ready before we arrive.

Risk assessment
Recommended venue
Classroom
Year groups
Y3–Y7
Maximum students
Up to 32 per session
Sessions per day
2–3

On the day

  1. About 7.45amWe arrive

    We typically arrive at around 7.45am to be ready for a 9am start.

  2. 60 minutesSetup

    We need 60 minutes to set up at the start of the day.

  3. 5 minutesBetween sessions

    At least 5 minutes between sessions so we can reset the room for the next group.

Lunch: Please also allow 20 to 25 minutes before the first afternoon session if we have had to vacate the room during lunch.

Your checklist

Please have the room set up ready for our arrival.

  • SpaceA standard classroom, with students working in pairs at your usual desks. We bring laptops and run 3D printers live during the session.
  • VentilationOne side of the room becomes the printer zone, so please keep that area accessible, and open a window or have some airflow running while we print.
  • Power socketsPlease make sure there are power sockets for our instructor station and dedicated sockets for the 3D printers.
  • Tables and chairsThe room set up ready for our arrival, with your standard classroom tables and a chair for each student. Students work in pairs, sharing a table between them.For example: A typical session is 30 students working in 15 pairs, with a chair for each student.
  • InternetOur design software (Tinkercad) runs in the cloud, so please make sure the room has a working internet connection.
  • Screen or projectorA screen or projector for us to work from. We can bring our own on request.
  • ParkingA reserved parking space as close as possible to the workshop space. Level access is strongly preferred for wheeling in the 3D printers.

We bring

Our instructor brings the specialist equipment and resources agreed for the booking; the school provides the setup in the checklist.

  • Laptops and 3D printers for the session
  • All printed pupil resources
  • The written risk assessment for the workshop
  • A screen or projector if you cannot provide one

Documents for the day

Risk assessment: 3D Design & CAD Printing Workshop

10 hazards: 9 rated Low, 1 rated Medium. Assessed 29/05/2026, next review May 2027.

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This setup guide

Print or share it with your site team.

Room layout examples

How other schools have set up

Real setups from previous deliveries. Yours does not need to match exactly.

Classroom set up for a laptop-based workshop, with laptops and worksheets on grouped desks and a screen at the front (photo from our Cybersecurity and Cryptography workshop)
This photo is from one of our Cybersecurity and Cryptography workshops. 3D Design and Printing uses the same classroom set-up, with laptops in pairs, plus a printer zone along one side of the room.

Our policies

Documentation and safeguarding

  • All Hyett Education staff have clear Enhanced DBS checks. It is our policy to carry our certificate and ID on every visit to a school.
  • If you need any further documentation from us before the visit, please make the request at least 5 business days before the day of delivery.
  • For any questions or support preparing for your workshop, contact Antony Hyett at antony@hyetteducation.com.
Risk assessment
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