KS3: what does it cost?
Right now, get our first 8 Key Stage 3 units for £299 + VAT with 12-months access to our new Key Stage 3 Resource Centre. Most schools are able to reclaim the VAT from HMRC. Currently this includes:
- Unit 01. Computer specifications – I’m a hardware sales specialist (year 7)
- Unit 02. Block-based programming 1 – I’m a visual programmer (year 7)
- Unit 03. The information web – I’m a blogger (year 7)
- Unit 04. Fake news – I’m an investigative journalist (year 8)
- Unit 05. Image recognition – I’m a computer vision engineer (year 9)
- Unit 06. Cybersecurity – I’m a cyber security consultant (year 9)
- Unit 07. Graphics – I’m a graphic designer (year 8)
- Unit 08. Safety and wellbeing – I’m a digital safety educator (year 7)
A typical Key Stage 3 curriculum would require 18 units in total (6 units per year), but we plan to create more than this to give schools greater flexibility when designing their curriculum. Although we have nominally selected some units to be taught in year 7, 8 and 9, the scheme is completely modular. You can teach any unit to any year group. So if you want a complete scheme for year 7 today, then just pick 6 of the 8 units to teach after evaluating all of them.
Please note we are not able to accommodate bespoke plans. We do not sell the units individually and we cannot offer a reduced price for a reduced number of units. Our website infrastructure just doesn't make this possible. The Resource Centre is not a subscription and does not automatically renew. No cancellation is ever required. The model is simple, your purchase provides access to protected areas of our website where you can download any Key Stage 3 resources available during your 12-month access period.
When will more units be available?
We anticipate releasing new units throughout 2027 and 2028. We're not committing to a release schedule, but we do plan to have delivered 18 units by the end of July 2028 in time for first teaching of the new National Curriculum in September 2028.
This is the same approach we adopted for our GCSE and A Level resources. We don't have the capacity to create every unit right now. Instead, we develop resources over time, allowing us to build a comprehensive and sustainable curriculum offer with the support of schools.
What does this mean for schools?
Schools have different approaches depending on when they wish to begin planning their curriculum. You only pay £299 when you want 12-months access to download all the currently available resources. There are no payment plans or contracts. It is simply buy, download and buy again in the future if you choose to. These are some popular models for schools:
Option 1: Purchase 12-months access now and decide if you want to continue later
One year access.
Access to our first 8 units.
Total cost: £299 + VAT.
For those schools who want to fully evaluate our resources now before deciding whether to purchase more later.
Option 2: Purchase 12-months access in 2026, 2027 and 2028
Three years of access.
Access to resources as they are released.
Total overall cost: £897 + VAT (paid over 3-years: pay £299 this year, buy again next year, buy again the year after).
For those schools who want to support us from the beginning and gain early access.
Option 3: Purchase 12-months access in 2026 and again in 2028
Two years of access, missing in the middle year.
Total overall cost: £598 + VAT (paid in two years: pay £299 this year, buy again in 2028).
For those schools who want to get a feel for the scheme now and build their full programme of study later.
Option 4: Purchase 12-months access in 2028
One year of access.
Access to the complete scheme available at that time.
Total cost: £299 + VAT.
For those schools on a tighter budget that are happy to wait until the scheme of learning is complete.
How to purchase
We accept purchase orders and credit/debit card payments.
Why would a school purchase early?
A fair question is: "Why purchase access now when more units will be available in 2028?" Many schools want to start planning their new curriculum now and build new units into their scheme as they are released. This enables a gentle parallel introduction alongside your existing scheme of learning, replacing units over time and not all at once. Other schools just want to support Craig'n'Dave.
We operate with very modest margins and do not receive funding from government or industry. The continued support of schools allows us to keep producing high-quality resources and CPD at a price that remains affordable for the education sector. Many schools continue to renew their access each year because they value having new material immediately. We are incredibly grateful to the schools who support us in this way as it helps make Craig'n'Dave sustainable in the long term.
Why not just sell units individually?
Craig'n'Dave are known for having a Resource Centre approach, so we want to keep this consistent with our Key Stage 4 and 5 offer. We did consider selling individual units but it makes it difficult to manage when different teachers in a school buy different units at different times, especially if they move schools. Our approach keeps administrative overheads to a minimum enabling us to offer you the best price.
Key Stages 4 and 5
We also offer a separate Resource Centre for Key Stages 4 and 5. Please note that Key Stage 3 and Key Stages 4/5 Resource Centres are different products. Access codes are not interchangeable.
When purchasing access, you can choose the key stages you require, with pricing based on your selected access.
If you already have access to the Key Stage 4 or 5 Resource Centre and upgrade to include Key Stage 3, we'll reset the renewal date on your existing access for free.
Multi-Academy Trusts
Our pricing model assumes that each secondary school has its own access and licence key, even when a Multi-Academy Trust chooses to purchase access centrally on behalf of its schools.
This is because access to the Resource Centre is intended for use by the staff within a single school. It would not be sustainable for a Trust to purchase a single licence and then distribute downloaded resources across multiple schools. If a Trust wishes several schools to benefit from the Resource Centre, each school should have its own access licence. Many Trusts choose to manage this centrally for convenience, but the number of licences purchased should reflect the number of schools requiring access.
Discounts
Craig'n'Dave Key Stage 3 is already the most competitively priced of the schemes available, so we do not offer discounts on our Resource Centre.