Short courses are free to state-funded schools and do not have a subsidy attached.

Preparing for Ofsted 

Find out what to expect from an Ofsted visit to your school and how you can prepare for it as a computing subject lead.

This short course will explore the expectations outlined in the Ofsted framework and what this means for computing teaching and learning in your school. Drawing on the evidence of recent inspections the course will also help you to identify key concerns around a subject inspection and how you can best prepare for it.

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Tuesday 10th September 3:45 - 5:15pm	Online - MS Teams	Link
Wednesday 18th September 3:45 - 5:15pm	Online - MS Teams	Link

 

 

 

Literacy via primary computing – building vocabulary and embedding literacy skills

The national curriculum states that teachers should develop pupils’ spoken language, reading, writing and vocabulary as integral aspects of the teaching of every subject. This CPD will support you to do just this in computing.

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Wednesday 25th September 3:45 - 5:15pm	Online - MS Teams	Link
Tuesday 10th December 3:45 - 5:15pm	Online - MS Teams	Link

 

 

 

Micro:bit Kit Afternoon - Tuesday 1st October

Session 1 - Learn how to get started with micro:bit, exploring the in-built buttons, LEDs and sensors for detecting movement, sound, light and heat.

Session 2 - Find out how to use micro:bits in your school to collect data through curriculum-linked activities including: comparing surface temperatures, investigating biodiversity, measuring areas, and tracking physical activity.

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Tuesday 1st October 12:15-1:45pm	Central Services, Clayton Road, Lincoln LN5 8RE	Session 1 Link
Tuesday 1st October 2:00-3:30pm		Session 2 Link

 

 

 

Getting Started in Year 2 - split over 2 sessions

You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 2 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum.

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Tuesday 15th October 4:00-5:00pm Part 1	Online - MS Teams	Link
Tuesday 29th October 3:45-5:15pm Part 2

 

 

 

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Tuesday 3rd December 4:00-5:00pm Part 1	Online - MS Teams	Link
Tuesday 17th December 3:45-5:15pm Part 2

 

 

 

Computing Kit Day - Choice of courses - Tuesday 11th February

Session 1 - Explore how Bee-Bots can be used in the classroom to teach simple algorithms and programming.

Session 2 - Learn how the data loggers and their related software work, gain hands-on experience of using them to collect a range of data and how to use them with pupils to collect, analyse, evaluate and present a range of data.

Session 3 - Explore how Crumble can be used in the classroom, with blocks of code ‘snapping’ together in an easy-to-use, Scratch-like environment suitable for key stage 2.

Session 4 -  Learn how to get started with micro:bit, exploring the in-built buttons, LEDs and sensors for detecting movement, sound, light and heat.

Date and Time	Venue	Booking
Tuesday 11th Feb 9:00-10:30am	Central Services, Clayton Road, Lincoln LN5 8RE	Session 1 Link
Tuesday 11th Feb 10:45-11:15am		Session 2 Link
Tuesday 11th Feb 12:45-2:15pm		Session 3 Link
Tuesday 11th Feb 2:30-4:00pm		Session 4 Link