Implementing the Teach Computing curriculum in your primary school CO255
Plan to implement the Teach Computing curriculum in your school. Understand the structure of the Teach Computing curriculum and consider any adaptations you will need to make based on the technology available to you.
Summary
This course aims to support you in providing the best computing experience for your pupils using the Teach Computing Curriculum.
You will be guided through the Teach Computing Curriculum’s design and structure, exploring how you can implement it within your school’s setting. You will focus on the content children need to learn, the skills they need to access this, and how these are progressed within the curriculum.
You will consider your school's starting point and how best you can include the Teach Computing Curriculum resources to teach computing effectively, troubleshooting any issues you may encounter
You will also get to grips with content, software, and hardware used in the curriculum and how you can adapt this to enable you to effectively deliver the curriculum within your own school.
Who is it for?
Subject leaders of primary computing
What topics are covered?
- Design and structure of the Teach Computing Curriculum- explore the design and structure of Teach Computing Curriculum and the research behind this. Unpick how this fulfils the National Curriculum objectives for computing.
- Making it work in your school: software and hardware requirements- Identify the software and hardware requirements of the Teach Computing Curriculum and how this may differ in your school. Explore alternative software to deliver the content based on the technology within your school.
- Making it work in your school: Teaching and learning- Identify potential barriers and how you can overcome them. Explore strategies for ensuring the curriculum meet the needs of pupils in your school, including how to provide support and challenge.
- Planning to implement the Teach Computing Curriculum in your school- Develop an action plan for your school, considering where you are now, your identified issues to using the curriculum and strategies for overcoming them
- Teaching excellent computing lessons – This practical session supports you to adapt Teach Computing units to effectively support your autistic learners. You’ll learn about the range of support available to you as a teacher of computing, and a number of take-away resources and activities that can be easily implemented in the classroom.
How will you learn?
This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date, and keep access for a year after booking.
How long is this course?
This course is approximately 6 hours of self-directed learning
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the aims and design of the Teach Computing curriculum
- Identify issues with implementing the TCC in your school and strategies for overcoming them
- Know how to implement the Teach Computing curriculum within your own setting, ensuring that it meets the needs of pupils in your school