Course: Teaching Computing

The BBC micro:bit landed in schools in Summer 2016, and received a rapturous reception from teachers and students alike. Created during a ground-breaking collaboration between BBC, ARM, Lancaster University, Bluetooth …

In this short screen cast (with audio), the idea of computational thinking is explained in terms of both primary and secondary pupils. The aim is just to introduce you to …

Since the computing computing curriculum began in September 2014, educational publishers have rushed to develop solutions for the new Computing curriculum, especially for primary schools, and companies like Espresso, 2Simple …

In this screencast (with no audio), read about some of the elements of a computing lesson. You might not have all of the elements in every lesson, but look out …

Teachers know that they are preparing the workforce of the future, but in this rapidly evolving technological world, how do they know they are preparing pupils effectively? In this interview …

In this video, Helena introduces this week’s content. Please contribute to the discussion below, sharing how you have made an impact since week 1, and how you might increase that …

Many teachers have asked for resources that are aimed at children with special needs or younger pupils. There are some significant challenges in teaching computing to children who find the …

In this short film, Simon talks about how Computing at School (CAS) evolved as a grass roots organisation to help teachers improve the quality and quantity of computing taught in …

This is a glossary of terms in the computer science context – the words may sometimes (but not always) have different meanings in other contexts. • Abstraction Reducing complexity by …

It would be worth looking at the BBC Bitesize homepage for computing. There are lots of classroom resources and activities here, suitable from Key Stage 1 through into secondary school. …

Below are some of the elements of a computing lesson. You might not have all of the elements in every lesson, but look out for each of these elements in …

Though we have only just started this course, we’d like to make you aware of two further opportunities to continue your development as a teacher of computing after this course …

The question and answer (Q&A) session is your opportunity to ask Dave specific questions about Teaching Computing. Dave will record responses to a selection of your questions posted below. Take …