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Teach Computing Maidstone & Kent: Secondary Overview

by Mrs N Gall

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Teach Computing
Maidstone & Kent
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Secondary Overview
Autumn 2021
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CONTENTS
03 I WELCOME & OVERVIEW
04 I YOUR LOCAL COMPUTING HUB
05 I COMPUTING COMMUNITY
06 I CURRICULUM & PEDAGOGY
07 I SECONDARY CERTIFICATION
08 I CSA PATHWAYS FOR ALL
09 I EXPLORE OUR CSA COURSES
16 I CORE & SHORT COURSES
22 I ONLINE COURSES
23 I NEEDS ANALYSIS AND BESPOKE CPD
24 I WIDER NETWORK
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WELCOME & OVERVIEW
The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is funded by the Department for Education and marks a significant investment in improving the provision of computing education in England.

Run by a consortium made up of STEM Learning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, our vision is to achieve a world-leading computing education for every child in England.

What the NCCE aims to achieve
The NCCE aims to improve the expertise of computing teachers from primary to KS5 – so they are able to teach the new knowledge-based computing curriculum, and the new computer science content including at GCSE and A level.
Simon Peyton Jones explains why a computing education is so important for all children. Discover how the NCCE is supporting teachers by providing the tools and confidence to inspire the next generation of young learners.
CONTACT US
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road
Maidstone
Kent ME16 0SF
E: TeachComputing@mggs.org
T: 01622 752103

Hub Lead:
Neil Walker

Hub Co-ordinator:
Nicola Gall

Secondary Subject Matter Expert:
Julie Price
j.price@stem.org.uk
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COMPUTING COMMUNITY
Subject Matter Experts
We offer fully-funded consultancy and guidance to primary schools located in Local Authority Districts 5 or 6 through a network of computing education specialists, called Subject Matter Experts. Your local expert can help you to complete a three year action plan to improve your computing offer, and identify the most appropriate CPD to upskill your staff. 
Contact your local Subject Matter Expert

CAS Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice - run by Computing at School (CAS) - are local networks of computing teachers that share expertise, resources and best practice to encourage strong and effective teaching. 
Find your local community

Isaac Computer Science
At A level, there is a a free online platform for students and teachers to use: 
·      in the classroom
·      for homework
·      for revision
There are also free teacher CPD events and student workshops that can be attended. To stay up-to-date visit the website.
CURRICULUM & PEDAGOGY
Teach Computing Curriculum
A complete curriculum containing everything needed to teach computing at key stages 1 to 4, including lesson plans, slides, worksheets, homework and assessment.
All of the content is completely free to access, and has been created by subject experts, based on the latest pedagogical research and teacher feedback. Choose your resources by key stage. 

Key Stage 1 I Key Stage 2 I Key Stage 3 I Key Stage 4

How we teach computing
The work of the NCCE is underpinned by our 12 principles of Computing Pedagogy. You can read more about our principles in this article and also download our handy classroom poster.

As well as embedding current best practice across our training and resources, the NCCE promotes effective pedagogy in a number of ways:

Research Bytes newsletter
Pedagogy Quick Reads
Teach Computing podcast
Computing classroom action research
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