Love your CPD this half term
24 January 2022
If you're looking for CPD you can engage in over half term, we have the 🎀perfect present🎀 for you!
Our Computing Hubs have a wide range of live remote and face to face courses on offer during the weeks commencing 14 and 21 February as part of our primary, secondary and subject knowledge certificates, all available to book now.
Whether you are new to the subject or building on the skills you already have, prioritise your development and 💝fall in love💝 with computing this February.
Primary
Face to face courses
- Assessment of primary computing – 14/15/17 February
- Introduction to primary computing – 16 and 27 February
Remote courses
- Authentic contexts for primary computing – 23 February
- Introduction to primary computing – 15 February
- Leading primary computing – 17, 21 and 23 February
- Primary programming and algorithms – 14/15/16 and 24 February
- Teaching key stage 1 computing - module 1 – 20 and 23 February
- Teaching key stage 2 computing - module 2 – 18 and 25 February
Short courses
- Getting started in year 2 (16 February); year 3 (14 and 15 February); year 4 (15 February), year 5 (15/16/17 and 21 February) and year 6 (15 and 17 February)
- Physical computing kit (face to face) 15,17 and 22/23/24 February
Secondary - Computer Science Accelerator
Face to face courses
- An introduction to algorithms, programming and data in GCSE computer science – 21 February
- Higher attainment in GCSE computer science – 18 February
- New to computing pathway for science teachers – 23 February
- Python programming constructs – 22 February
Remote courses
- An introduction to algorithms, programming and data in computer science -14/15/16, 23 and 24 February
- An introduction to computer systems, networking and security in computer science – 14, 15, 23 and 28 February
- Computer processors and instruction sets – 22 February
- Computer systems: input, output and storage – 17 and 23 February
- Foundation knowledge of computer science for KS3 and GCSE – 14,15, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 26 February
- Fundamentals of computer networks – 14, 15, 22 and 23 February
- Higher attainment in computer science - 16, 21 and 24 February
- Maths in computer science – 15 February
- New to computing pathway for: Business teachers, English teachers, humanities and PSHE teachers, modern foreign languages teachers, PE teachers and science teachers - 23 February
- Python programming constructs: sequencing, selection and iteration – 16, 18 and 21 February
- Python programming: advanced subject knowledge, implementation and testing – 16,17 and 24 February
- Python programming: analysis, design and evaluation – 18 February
- Python programming: working with data – 14, 23 and 24 February
- Representing algorithms using flowcharts and pseudocode – 15, 23 and 24 February
- Search and sort algorithms – 16 and 22 February
- The internet and cyber security – 14, 17, 22 and 24 February
Short course
- Preparing to take the CSA test – 24 February
Secondary - Secondary certificate
Face to face course
- Teaching GCSE computer science pedagogy for programming – 15 February
Remote courses
- Collaboration in KS3 programming – 17 and 22 February
- New subject leaders of secondary computing – 14, 15 and 17 February
- Solving computational problems in KS3 computing – 24 February
- Teaching GCSE computer science: improving student engagement – 15 February
Short courses
- Assessment in secondary computing – 15 February
- Diagnostic assessment for GCSE computer science – 22 February
- Encouraging girls into GCSE computer science – 14 February
- Mentoring support for computing leads – 17 February
- Physical computing kit - KS3 micro:bit – 15 and 18 February
- Physical computing kit - KS4 Raspberry Pi Pico – 16 February