Get started with the Teach Computing Curriculum in your primary schoolCO040

Find out how to use the Teach Computing Curriculum to teach computing to primary school pupils. In this course you will explore freely available resources, looking at how they support the development of subject knowledge and skills in computing.  This will ensure that you can deliver the curriculum effectively in...

Introduction to Encryption and CryptographyCO220

Discover the history of encryption and learn how it's used in the modern world. On this course, you will learn about what encryption is and understand its use in the past by using the Caesar and Vigenère ciphers. You will also look at the present and future of encryption and investigate both symmetric and...

Programming 101: An Introduction to Python for EducatorsCO207

On this course, you’ll explore programming in Python. You’ll discover basic programming concepts, learning how to understand the basics of python syntax and interpret error messages.Ultimately, you’ll use your new coding skills to create your first program - which will be able to solve a simple...

Teaching Computing Systems and Networks to 5- to 11-year-oldsCO042

Whether stand-alone, connected in a local network or plugged into the internet, computers are central to many everyday tasks and routines. It's important for young people to develop their knowledge of how these devices work, so that they can appreciate the impacts that computers and networks have on the world around...

Adapted teaching and effective learning interventions in secondary computingCP448

Getting computing education back on track, for all students, is an urgent priority requiring informed planning and implementation. Teaching and learning in computing has been challenging, with some aspects of subject knowledge and skills put under real pressure.This CPD takes the best evidence and practice for...

An Introduction to A Level Computer Science - residentialCP268

Begin your journey into the world of teaching A level Computer Science. This two-day residential will help you with the pre-learning required to allow you to teach A level Computer Science. You’ll explore the foundational knowledge needed so that you can help support students develop their programming skills....

Diagnostic assessment for GCSE computer science - short courseCP412

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...

KS3 creative computing curriculum - residentialCP295

Curriculum design is centre stage once more, and nowhere is an effective computing curriculum more vital than in KS3. During this two day residential, you will develop your curriculum design and implementation capability from the ground up, modelling effective practice and supporting you to develop a sequenced...

Pathfinding algorithms in A Level computer scienceCP504

Pathfinding algorithms are used to find solutions to a given problem, using the shortest path between a set of points. These problems are commonplace, from satellite navigation systems to internet packet routing. During this course you’ll learn how the Dijkstra’s and A* search algorithms function.You...

Python programming: working with data - remoteCP433

As you progress beyond the basics of Python programming, this course will help you develop the level of programming skill required for upto GCSE computer science. You’ll go further through the fundamentals of programming, with lots of hands-on experience under the guidance of highly successful teachers of...

UK CanSat competition teacher workshopCP601

This workshop is aimed at teachers who have entered a team into the UK CanSat competition.The first day of the workshop will be made up of the Python programming constructs: sequencing, selection and iteration course (you may be eligible for a subsidy for this course) and the Raspberry Pi Pico course. Following a day...

KS3 computing (module 1): Creative curriculum design principlesCO247

Curriculum design is centre stage once more, and nowhere is an effective computing curriculum more vital than in KS3.As the first of three linked courses, this CPD builds your curriculum design and implementation capability from the ground up, meaning anyone can produce a sequenced curriculum that builds conceptual...

Let's play @ computer scienceNS010

Makey makey maker spaceNS008

This course will provide the opportunity and resources for hands on practical exploration to build confidence in using the Makey Makey. We will look at simple code and design projects, then will look at how the Makey Makey can be used to design and develop creative approaches to interdisciplinary projects. We will...