News

To support secondary computer science teachers’ professional development needs, we have put together lists of our quality assured courses under specific themes.

28 April 2023

Launching electronic versions of the KS2 summative assessments from the Teach Computing Curriculum - now available as both Google and Microsoft Form templates.

19 April 2023

Designed to help teachers track student progress, these quality assured question banks can be used with key stage 3 and GCSE Computer Science students across 10 topic areas.

12 April 2023

It's the start of a new chapter for the National Centre, and to mark this exciting milestone, we are sharing the latest developments from the programme and what you can expect next.

03 April 2023

We are excited to announce that bookings are now available for online courses starting from 3 April 2023, following the transition to where these are hosted and delivered.

13 March 2023

International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the achievements of women and call for gender parity. In this blog, we discuss key women in computing over the years and resources to help encourage more girls to choose computer science at GCSE and A level.

08 March 2023

An interview with Allen Tsui who has completed all three of the Teach Computing certificates. In this blog, he discusses his background and how he got into teaching computing, along with his experience on the NCCE CPD.

03 March 2023

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chat bot which was first developed in late 2022. There is a debate around whether it is beneficial or harmful to learning. In this blog, Adam Little (professional development lead at Stem Learning) discusses the use and effectiveness.

02 March 2023

We are currently transitioning our online CPD programme to the MyLearning platform, where courses will be hosted from 1 April 2023.

24 February 2023

Support SEND pupils in their learning of computer science – join our SEND Computing Conference on Friday 17 March 2023 (9.30am – 4pm) at the National STEM Learning Centre in York.

17 February 2023