Teach Computing South: Primary Overview

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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.

Bohunt School
West Sussex & Hampshire
E: TeachComputing@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
T: 01428 724324

Dartford Grammar School
Dartford & East Sussex
E: TeachComputing@dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
T: 01322 223039

Exeter Maths School
Devon & East Dorset
E: TeachComputing@exeterms.ac.uk
T: 01392 429020

Langley Grammar School
London & Home Counties
E: TeachComputing@lgs.slough.sch.uk
T: 01753 598300

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone & Kent
E: TeachComputing@mggs.org
T: 01622 752103

Newstead Wood School
London, Surrey & West Sussex
E: TeachComputing@newsteadwood.co.uk
T: 01689 853626

Park House School
West Berkshire & Hampshire
E: TeachComputing@parkhouseschool.org
T: 01635 280585

Pate's Grammar School
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & N Somerset
E: TeachComputing@odysseyts.org
T: 01242 220684

Sandringham School
London & Hertfordshire
E: TeachComputing@albantsa.co.uk
T: 01727 799560

St Clement Danes School
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire
E: TeachComputing@stclementdanes.herts.sch.uk
T: 01923 284169

The Castle School
Somerset & West Dorset
E: TeachComputing@castle.somerset.sch.uk
T: 01823 274073

Truro & Penwith College
Cornwall, Plymouth & Torridge
E: TeachComputing@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Woking High School
Surrey
E: TeachComputing@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk
T: 01483 888447

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

Barefoot
Barefoot provides local computational thinking workshops and classroom-ready resources to help you teach primary computing.
Read more about Barefoot

Code Club
Code Club is an extracurricular club for young people aged 9-13. Clubs are organised by teachers and volunteers, and supported by free projects and resources from Code Club. Young people can progress through projects to create games, animations and web pages using Scratch, Python or HTML/CSS.
Find out how to start your own Code Club

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

PRIMARY CERTIFICATION

Certificate awarded by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

This is a professional development programme designed to support teachers from all backgrounds who want to improve their knowledge of computing. Certification can help you cover new areas while also reinforcing the skills you already have. Think of it as a refresher course that can help you identify and overcome your problem areas.

The programme is suitable for those already teaching or planning to teach computing and will help teachers to fill potential gaps in their knowledge.

Benefits for you:
1. update your skills and be recognised for your subject knowledge
2. feel more confident to teach this high demand subject across the curriculum
3. choose from face-to-face and online modules to suit your learning needs
4. save time on lesson planning and gain inspirational teaching ideas
5. meet teachers in your area to share ideas

We hope you find the programme supportive and that it helps to give you the confidence to teach computing in your school.

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BURSARIES & FEES

We offer financial support to state-funded schools and colleges across England, including bursaries to support continuing professional development and curriculum delivery.

Funding and fees
Our online courses for key stages 1-4 are free to all teachers.

Face-to-face and remote courses are fully-funded or subsidised for teachers in state-funded education.

Teachers from state-funded schools or colleges

Trainee, supply and returning computer science teachers
Courses which are part of the Computer Science Accelerator are free to trainee teachers, supply teachers and returning computer science teachers.

Teachers from independent schools
£50 per hour on a short course or a fee of £220 per full day course is payable for independent schools for any of our face-to-face or remote courses.

Bursaries for schools and colleges
We offer bursaries to state-funded schools to enable teachers to participate in remote and face-to-face courses during the school day. Bursaries are not available for sessions starting after 1430.

One bursary per state-funded school can be claimed in a given academic year.

* For primary courses, the fee is covered by the bursary and will be deducted from the funding your school receives. The bursary is available for one teacher per school in an academic year.

EXPLORE OUR COURSES

Teaching and Leading KS1 Computing
Module 1 (CP450) - Course Overview

This course is designed to give you confidence in teaching the key stage 1 computing curriculum, including foundational knowledge of computer science; the applications of information technology and the implications for digital literacy in the modern world.

Who is it for?
Primary computing coordinators looking to develop their own teaching and that of their colleagues. Any primary teacher or senior leader interested in teaching computing.

Course Code Dates/Times with Booking Link:
If you are completely new to the computing curriculum you may benefit from our: Introduction to Primary Computing course.

Course Code Dates/times:
CN450E05: 06 APRIL, 0830
CD450G04: 27 APRIL, 1030
CE450F02: 20 MAY, 1000
CD450G05: 14 JUNE, 1400
CN450F04: 5 JULY, 1600
CD450G06: 27 JULY, 1030

Teaching and Leading KS1 Computing
Module 2 (CP451) - Course Overview

The second module of this course covers digital literacy and information technology, covering the whole computing curriculum. Find out how to use software creatively, safely and responsibly for inspiring projects, and plan a rigorous and inclusive curriculum .

Who is it for?
Primary computing coordinators looking to develop their own teaching and that of their colleagues. Any primary teacher or senior leader interested in teaching computing.

Prior knowledge:
We strongly recommend that you first participate in: Teaching and Leading KS1 computing – Module 1.

Course Code Dates/Times with Booking Link:
CN451E05: 22 APRIL, 0830
CD451G04: 11 MAY, 1400
CE451F02: 10 JUNE, 1000
CD451G05: 29 JUNE, 1400
CN451F05: 19 JULY, 1400