12 ways to prepare for teaching Computing

October 31, 2021

If you're told you'll be teaching Computing from now on, but don't feel competent to do so, what practical steps can you take in order to get up and running? Here are 12 suggestions.

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10 ways to prepare for teaching Computing

October 31, 2017

If you're told you'll be teaching Computing from now on, but don't feel competent to do so, what practical steps can you take in order to get up and running?

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5 reasons there is a shortage of Computing at School Master Teachers, and what we can do about it

January 12, 2016

Over three years since the new Computing curriculum in England was mooted, and more than a year since it came into being, there are still not enough teachers who feel competent and confident to teach it. This is not least in part due an insistence on an elitist approach to training them. In this article I suggest a few possibly more fruitful approaches.

10 ways to prepare for the new Computing curriculum

March 27, 2014

With the new Computing Programme of Study looming on the horizon, schools do not have an enormous amount of time left in which to get ready for it. What practical steps can you take in order to be up and running in September?

9 Computing course providers to explore

March 20, 2014

There are many courses being offered to help you plan for, and implement, the new Computing Programme of Study. Here is a short selection of providers to get you started.

We don’t need no official scheme of work for Computing

October 17, 2013

It is my fervent hope that Computing At School (CAS) does not update its Computing scheme of work, that Naace does not update its own scheme of work, and that the two organisations do not produce a joint scheme of work. This is not to disparage the work they have done so far, including a very useful document giving joint CAS-Naace guidance on dealing with the new Programme of Study. Indeed, it’s my belief that between them they will produce an excellent scheme of work which raises my concerns.