Leading and developing excellence in KS1 primary scienceNY055

Leading and assessing primary computing - residentialCP016

Whether you are new to the role of computing subject leader or have been the leader for a couple of years, you will be supported to bring about change at a whole school level. Day one will focus on raising the profile of computing in your school, though enriching the curriculum and bringing staff on board with the...

Teaching key stage 1 computing - residentialCP001

This two-day residential will support understanding of what computing learning looks like in the first years of primary school. You will explore the breadth of computing, through activities which develop skills and knowledge across the curriculum in Key Stage 1.You will develop your subject knowledge of computing and...

Adapting the Teach Computing Curriculum for mixed-year classes - short courseCP404

A short course providing practical guidance on adapting the Teach Computing Curriculum to suit your own mixed-age setting.The Teach Computing Curriculum is based on a learning progression from Year 1 through to Year 6, with content being organised into year groups. This spiral curriculum approach allows for skills to...

Assessing computational thinking in primary schools - short courseCP457

Careers and enrichment in primary computing with STEM Ambassadors - short courseCP441

Children begin to make decisions about their future at an early age. This means it is crucial that children’s experience includes career-linked learning in computing as well as authentic experiences with a range of job roles. This helps to enable children to see the relevance of computing and may also help to...

Computing Quality Framework – driving change within your primary school - short courseCP403

Explore the Computing Quality Framework to identify and support change within your school. You will find out about the framework and how to review their progress in developing computing provision. You will explore the dimensions within the framework and find out how they relate to computing within a school. Learning...

Getting started in Year 1 - short courseCP462

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...

Getting started in year 2 - short courseCP466

This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 2 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 2 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...

Introduction to primary computing - remoteCP454

Computing in primary schools is a practical, creative, and knowledge-rich subject. This course provides teachers with the knowledge and confidence to get started teaching computing in your school whether you’re an early career teacher, or would like to improve your understanding of how to teach computing.This...

Introduction to the Teach Computing Curriculum - short courseCP461

This course provides an overview of the Teach Computing Curriculum, a freely available whole school computing curriculum designed to ensure progression of subject knowledge and key skills. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught across the primary phase and understand how it may be adapted to your own...

Leading primary computing - module 2 - remoteCP456

This course will help computing subject leaders to lead the improvement of computing teaching and learning, and to provide professional support and development to others. Following on from module 1 this course will enable you to identify and plan for improvement in your school.  This will involve developing a...

Literacy via primary computing – building vocabulary and embedding literacy skillsCP407

The national curriculum states that teachers should develop pupils’ spoken language, reading, writing and vocabulary as integral aspects of the teaching of every subject. This CPD will support you to do just this in computing. You will learn how to embed the teaching of vocabulary effectively throughout your...

Online safety through primary computing - short courseCP469

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,...

Preparing for Ofsted in primary computing - short courseCP486

Find out what to expect from an Ofsted visit to your school and how you can prepare for it as a computing subject lead.This short course will explore the expectations outlined in the Ofsted framework and what this means for computing teaching and learning in your school. Drawing on the evidence of recent inspections...