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 3 - short courseCP459

Getting started in Year 4 - short courseCP465

Getting started in year 5 - short courseCP460

Getting started in Year 6 - short courseCP467

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...

Teaching programming using Scratch and Scratch Jr - remoteCP455

Programming is a key element of the primary computing curriculum. During this one-day professional development, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to teach programming using Scratch and Scratch Jr. You will be introduced to and use the fundamental concepts of sequence, repetition, selection,...

AI in primary computingCP408

Explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be linked to aspects of the primary computing curriculum, supporting creativity, digital literacy, and the use of information technology.This course will support you in developing a basic understanding of what AI is and how it is used in everyday life. It will help ensure...

Empowering girls in key stage 2 computingCP409

If we want to address the gender gap in computing, we need to start during the primary years. Discover research-backed teaching methods and pedagogies which resonate with girls so that computing can be more equitable and inclusive. This course will explore the current gender balance in computing education and delve...

Effective computing transition from KS2-3CP415

Transition between primary and secondary schools is a superb opportunity to promote continuity in subjects, there are many opportunities to explore computing as a subject, whilst bridging the gap and fostering relationships with local schools.During this course, you will explore recent evidence on transition and its...