Primary CPD and events
Breaking News:
Primary teachers now welcome to undertake free subject knowledge certificate (CSA programme) courses and gain the BCS accredited certificate - bursaries are available to cover supply up to £880 (one teacher attending 4 F2f or remote courses) per school. See our upcoming CSA hub courses under Secondary.
Teaching Key Stage 2 Computing Module 1 & 2
face to face at Kingsfield Primary
Topics:
- What is computing?
- programming & algorithms
- Understanding data
- Digital literacy
- Presenting information
- Creative computing
Date: 10th & 17th June
Time: 10am-4pm
Fee: £130
Bursary: attendance bursary available
PRIMARY CORE
Teaching Key Stage 2 Computing Module 1
remote
Topics:
- What is computing?
- programming & algorithms
- Understanding data
- Digital literacy
- Presenting information
- Creative computing
Date: 13th & 20th June
Time: 2pm-5pm
Fee: £65
Bursary: attendance bursary available
PRIMARY CORE
Getting started in Year 4
Topics:
- The Internet
- Audio editing
- Programming: repetition in shapes
- Data logging
- Photo editing
- Programming in scratch: repetition in games
Date: 23rd June
Time: 3.30pm 90 mins
Fee: free
Bursary: n/a
PRIMARY CORE
* bursary for one primary maintained sector school per year, resets September.
More primary courses from your hub now booking for the summer term, see TeachComputing.org
Secondary CPD and events
Breaking News:
Arm and the NCCE/STEM Computing Curriculum Hub for Cambs & E.Northants would like to invite you to book a spot for your school’s team on Arm/NCCE Innovation Day to be held on July 8th 2022.
The innovation day is a whole day STEM project where learners are presented with challenges based on the Global Goals that they will build and program a solution for using micro:bits. The innovation day is competitive with prizes for the best projects and where learners demonstrate 21st century skills.
You will find out all about the competition, the supporting resources and the objectives for your students in Year 8. On July 8th four competitors from your school will be invited to a secret cybersecurity data centre just outside Cambridge to engage in a day of extraordinary cyber adventures.
The only criteria is that the Year 8 groups are formed with two girls and two boys, from a maintained school in one of the local area districts supported by the hub and that they can be accompanied by a teacher on the day.
We look forward to sharing more about this with you. Please don’t hesitate to contact if you would like any further information.
Computer Science Accelerator Programme
* CSA programme is free for state maintained sector in England. Secondary core courses are free for CSA graduates.
** Detailed bursary information and criteria can be found here
More secondary courses from your hub now booking for the summer term, see TeachComputing.org
Representing algorithms using flowcharts & pseudocode
Topics:
- core concepts
- implementing them
- flowcharts
- creating your own
- pseudocode
Date: 14th June
Time: 9.30am-3.15pm
Fee: free
Bursary: attendance bursary and CSA bursary available
CSA Programme
An Introduction to algorithms, programming and data in GCSE computer science
Topics:
- Introduction to algorithms
- Creating algorithms
- Essentials of computer programming
- Creating Programs
- What is data?
- Using data.
Date: 27th June
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm
Fee: free
Bursary: attendance bursary and CSA bursary available
CSA Programme
Introduction to algorithms, programming and data for D&T teachers
Topics:
- Programming using VEX/Crumble/Microbit
- Creating solutions using physical computing
- Going further with physical computing
- Introduction to algorithms
- Creating algorithms
- Essentials of computer programming
- Creating Programs
- What is data?
- Using data.
Date: 28th June / 5th July
Time: 9am-3.15 both days
Fee: free
Bursary: attendance bursaries and CSA bursary available
CSA Programme
CSA Revision sessions
Simon Howe, the CS Champion working closely with our hub, is running monthly CSA revision sessions to support your efforts in gaining this terrific professional subject knowledge certification accredited by BCS. Sign up here.
Simon Howe is Head of Computing at Ashton on Mersey school, where he leads and delivers the Computer science curriculum form Key Stage 3 to Key stage 5. In addition, Simon is a Google Qualified trainer, Raspberry Pi Educator, CAS Master Teacher and SLE, who prides himself on developed innovating ways to deliver the Computers Science curriculum across all key stages. Simon firmly believes the best way to educate pupils and build resilience is through real world experiences and physical computing to motivate and engage pupils in both the classroom and at home.
Core programmes are free if you have passed your subject knowledge certificate (CSA):
New subject leaders of secondary computing
- Computational thinking
- Helping young people to become scholars of computing
- Inclusive curriculum
- Supporting other teachers of KS3 computing
Date: 15th / 22nd June
Time: 9.30am-15.10pm
Fee: free* or £130
Bursary: n/a
Secondary core
Physical Computing kits and courses
Ensure confidence using these kits in the classroom by attending one of our short face to face sessions,
held every holiday at The Museum for Computing History and at other locations during term time.
- Understand the impact physical computing has on engaging students in computing
- Create simple programs to control the kit and their additional components
- Teach effectively using free, high-quality physical computing activities
