Case StudyOverview
Name: Design & Technology Department
Company: Tadcaster Grammar School
Location: Tadcaster, England
Industry: Education
Product: CorelDRAW® CTL Education

Learning by design"The Strawberry Patch": a board game designed by TGS students using CorelDRAW
CTL Education

With over 1500 students aged 11 to 18, Tadcaster Grammar
School (TGS) in North Yorkshire is a hive of activity andraw talent – especially when it comes to Design & Technology, an increasingly popular subject area for students.
However, for pupils to fulfil their potential in, for example,
graphic design, they need the right tools. More specifically,
they need software that is easy to use and enables themto produce their best work. Unfortunately, students at TGS
didn't have that luxury – until the school made the decision
to purchase CorelDRAW Graphics Suite CTL Education.

projects for the youngest students at the school involved a lotof reformatting. The result? Unnecessary effort, wasted time,and a lot of frustration all round.

“The situation before we purchased CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
was far from ideal,” remembers James Burkhill, Design &Technology Technician at TGS. “We were using two or threedifferent software packages. It took much longer to get work
done. Teachers had to train the students on different pieces ofsoftware. And the students had to spend more time learning
how to use them, instead of focusing on their project. Inaddition, the old software wasn't compatible with our otherdesign equipment, like the laser cutter and the plotter.” This
last point was particularly important, because even less complex“We realized we needed to do something, especially becauseof the compatibility issues”, notes Burkhill. And the requirements were quite clear. The school needed a single packagethat combined all the functionality needed by the students toproduce top quality design work. The selected product needed
to be compatible with all the necessary design equipment. Andof course, it needed to offer great value for money.
“In the end, it wasn't a difficult decision,” says Burkhill.
“CorelDRAW Graphics Suite enables our students to do
everything within a single package. It's compatible with all
the other design equipment they need to use. And it'saffordable.” So, the school decided to purchase 44 CTLlicenses for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Education.
The perfect package
Jon Bell is the Head of Design and Technology at TGS. He has
seen the difference that CorelDRAW has made at first hand.
“The Corel software is simply much easier for the students touse,” says Bell. “And it's compatible with our laser cutter,
which is central to many of the projects the students workon.” These projects range from the design of confectionary
packaging, to point–of-sale displays and even board games.
Students use CorelDRAW to design and add graphics, logosand images to a net, which can be sent to the laser cutter
without any need for reformatting or switching software.
As Bell notes, this has enabled everyone to work more efficiently. “Our students now only have to learn one piece ofsoftware, and it does everything we need it to do.” Moreover,as Burkhill and Bell agree, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is much
more intuitive than the software they used in the past. “One ofthe key benefits of CorelDRAW is the ease of use,” comments Bell.

A Tadcaster Grammar School student navigates through CorelDraw's easy-to-use menus.

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Take-away anyone? A menu and packaging for Chinese food, designed by TGS students
using CorelDraw

Professional-looking packaging created as part of the Graphic Products GCSE course“For example, when you select a particular tool using the icons
on the left hand side of the screen, all the associated functions
appear along the top. This makes it much easier for students
to navigate their way around the software. They can work more
independently and explore the functionality on their own. Thatsaves time for the teachers, and the students gain confidence
in their ability more quickly.”

Ultimately, CTL-licenses of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Education
has provided TGS with exactly what was needed. An industry
standard design software package, with comprehensive functionality, that's easy to use, and enables students to maximize
their grades. And as for the return on their investment?

Crucially, Bell also believes that CorelDRAW Graphics Suite isenabling students to create higher quality work. “The standardof work the students are producing now is much higher,” hesays. “That means more of them have the potential to accessthe higher grades at either GCSE or A'Level. And because Corelis industry standard software, they will have an advantage when
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Perhaps Burkhill sums it up best when he concludes:“CorelDRAW Graphics Suite offers us great value for money.
My only regret is that this year, we didn't have the budget tobuy more licenses!”

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