Transform your teaching by developing your pedagogical approach.In the first two weeks of this course, you’ll be introduced to a range of pedagogical approaches suitable for Key Stage 3. You’ll look at a range of pedagogies aimed at developing your students’ computational thinking skills, from...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

During this course you’ll learn what databases are and why we use them, exploring how to use SQL to search and manipulate the data. Along the way, you’ll learn about primary keys and table relationships, as well as how to create joins to search multiple tables. In the final week, you’ll finish by...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

On this course, teachers can discover how to create a computing curriculum for pupils aged 11 to 16, using freely available online resources to complement your existing materials.

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

From self-driving cars to determining someone's age, artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained with machine learning (ML) are being used more and more. But what is AI, and what does machine learning actually involve?

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

Scratch is a powerful, visual programming environment that provides a great introduction to the world of programming. By snapping blocks together, you can create amazing animations and games which can support learning in computing, whilst using meaningful contexts from across the wider curriculum.In this course you’ll...

Location	N/A
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

Discover the history of encryption and learn how it's used in the modern world. On this course, you will learn about what encryption is and understand its use in the past by using the Caesar and Vigenère ciphers. You will also look at the present and future of encryption and investigate both symmetric and...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

On this course, you’ll explore programming in Python. You’ll discover basic programming concepts, learning how to understand the basics of python syntax and interpret error messages.Ultimately, you’ll use your new coding skills to create your first program - which will be able to solve a simple...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

Find out how how to use the Teach Computing Curriculum to teach computing to primary school pupils. In this course you will explore freely available resources, looking at how they support the development of subject knowledge and skills in computing.  This will ensure that you can deliver the curriculum...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

As educators, we should aim to provide every young person with the skills and knowledge to become active participants in a digital world. On this course, you will examine the common barriers faced by students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the computing classroom, and how to address...

Location
Duration	8 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

There is significant overlap between science and mathematics curricula at key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5, but students’ experience of shared topics is often very different in the two subjects. Are applications from science regularly used to explore concepts in maths lessons? Are the mathematical...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Remote Delivered CPD
Duration	6 Hours
Fees	From £390.00 + VAT. Fees can vary, see page for more details

This course will help new primary computing leaders to clarify their role and develop and implement a broad and balanced curriculum. You will learn how best to lead the improvement of computing teaching and learning, and to ensure assessment and monitoring is consistent across your school. Identifying where your...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Southampton
Duration	1 Day
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

This course will support you to develop an understanding of how the micro:bit device can be used within programming across Key Stage 2. You will investigate its full potential and understand how this small device can offer big benefits to learning in the classroom. You will investigate how the key programming...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Warrington
Duration	1 Day
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

Enriching your Computing Curriculum A Remote Conference for Teachers in the West Midlands and South-West EnglandJoin the region’s Computing Hubs to explore ways to enrich your computing curriculum and to support the implementation of computing education in your classrooms. Monday 11th November 2024, 13...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Remote Delivered CPD
Duration	3 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 1 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 1 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that you will...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	3 Hours
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00

This short course will support the needs of schools in ensuring that they keep children safe whilst teaching computing and using technology to access the full primary curriculum.Online safety is a whole-school priority, and can be supported effectively through a high-quality computing curriculum. Using high-quality,...

Start date	11 Nov 2024
Location	Remote delivered CPD
Duration	90 Minutes
Fees	Free
Subsidy	Computing Subsidy up to - £0.00