Teaching GCSE Computer Science: improving student engagementCO240

Effective teaching of Computer Science relies on strong subject knowledge and a solid understanding of effective pedagogy. This evidence-based CPD will help you enhance your classroom practice by broadening and deepening your pedagogical approach, ensuring you get the best from your students.During this course, you...

Assessment of secondary computingCO413

Effective teaching is underpinned by the accurate use of assessment, enabling teachers to check knowledge and understanding of students. The use of accurate assessment allows teaching to be adapted and personalised, improving the learning journey for students.

Encouraging girls into computer scienceCO440

There is a gender imbalance in computing that needs to be addressed, with girls significantly under-represented in GCSE and A-level Computer Science:In 2023, only 21% of GCSE Computer Science entries were girls.At A-level, this dropped to just 15%.Similarly, only 21% of students applying for computing-related degrees...

New leaders of secondary computingCO411A

Moving into curriculum leadership can feel like be a big step. Whether you are new to the role, or looking to progress in the future, this course will build confidence and clarity allowing you to succeed.Written by experienced department leaders, and based in the most recent evidence of 'what works', you'll come away...

Computing Quality Framework – driving change within your secondary schoolCO406

Explore the Computing Quality Framework to identify and support change within your school. You will learn about the framework and how to review your school's progress in developing its computing provision. By exploring the benchmarks within the framework, you will understand how they relate to computing in a school...

Improving your science teachingSL222

As science teachers it can be easy to find it tricky to decide what to focus on to get the most impact for your students in the limited time you have in which to teach. In this course we will look at the evidence base behind the teaching of science as a subject and look at what evidence suggests you should do, and...

Space science in the secondary curriculum: UK Space ConferenceSL301

This one day course will be held in parallel with the UK Space Conference.Participants will take part in activities, led by experienced professional development leaders, and developed in partnership with the European Space Agency.You will learn how to use the exciting topic of space to engage children both within and...

Oracy in secondary scienceSL224

An introduction to the benefits of developing oracy in science, you will investigate the ways of developing different types of classroom talk in secondary science. You will consider practical classroom-based examples and how you might embed these across your science department.

Programming 103: Saving and Structuring DataCO219

Discover how to save data to use it across multiple runs of your programOn this course, you will learn how to save text and binary files, and how to structure data so that programs can interpret it correctly. You will explore various common types of structured files, including CSV and JSON, and also find out how...

Supporting students to access GCSE scienceSL223

Some students struggle to access the content of the GCSE science and lose motivation by not getting the attainment they would like in the subject. We will explore routes to accredit success in the science below level 2 and how to keep motivation and engagement going throughout the course. You will also get chance to...

Equity, diversity and inclusion in the science curriculumSL226

In this introductory session, we will explore how systemic inequities and cultural perspectives shape science education and student engagement, and how to develop strategies to create more inclusive, representative, and equitable learning environments. You will be able to take away some ideas of where to go to get...

Adaptive teaching to meet the needs of SEND students in scienceSL232

This course will explore approaches to adapting science lessons in mainstream settings to meet the needs of pupils with SEND. We will share practices and consider how science learning can be adapted to support access including technology and AI tools.You may also be interested in:Planning lessons for SEND students in...

Adapting assessment for SEND students in scienceSL234

This course will consider how to effectively assess progress of learners with SEND. We will consider how current assessment models may be adapted to support pupils with SEND and thereby inform and help us respond to their next steps in learning. You may also be interested in:Adaptive teaching to meet the needs of...

Planning lessons for SEND students in scienceSL233

This course will explore how we can plan learning sequences to adapt for SEND learners in mainstream science classrooms. We will consider how neuroscience helps us to consider learning and how this might help us to plan learning in science lessons which address pupil learning need. This will include reflecting on how...

Block-based programming for KS3 computingCO237

Aligned with the Key Stage 3 Computing Programme of Study, this course introduces the fundamentals of programming using a block-based programming language.You'll explore the three main programming constructs using the online coding platform EduBlocks, which is similar to Scratch. You'll have the opportunity to...