Interests: Curriculum - Primary KS1 / 2
Week of: 25 April 2022 - 1 May 2022
SEND Conference 2022 – Book your place now!
Thursday 9 June – Sandy Park, Exeter This year we are thrilled to be able to bring back our Annual SEND conference – in person at Sandy Park. This event will bring together key SEND updates, along with inspirational messages from experts, including keynote Speakers, Amar Latif and Malcolm Reeve. Workshops will be focused on Leadership, a strong emphasis on safeguarding Continue reading →
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Join us for the South West Peninsula Music Education Conference
The South West Peninsula Music Education Conference returns to in-person delivery for 2022. Join Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Music Education Hubs for a day of inspiring workshops for all primary music practitioners. Keynote speaker Nate Holder will talk about Decolonising Music Education, and supporting workshops from a range of practitioners will feature topics from Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Preparing to take the Computer Science Accelerator (CSA) Test
This short course will support you prepare for completing the Computer Science Accelerator (CSA) programme, which will lead to you achieving a national certificate in computer science subject knowledge. By attending this course, you’ll gain support from an experienced facilitator, who will be able to support you with difficult topics, revise key concepts, answer any questions about Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD -Getting Started in Year 2
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 2 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 2 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD -Preparing for OFSTED in Primary Computing
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 Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Getting started with Crumble!
During this CPD you’ll 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. You’ll find out how to setup the device, how to make use of input and output terminals and explore how to use the device with children. Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD -Getting Started in Year 4
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 4 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 4 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Free Online Scratch Programming Training
Join this workshop to gain subject knowledge around teaching programming using Scratch; get to know the Scratch environment further including the use of variables, ‘make a block’, vector vs bitmap and all the latest hints and tips. Thursday 12 May – 3:30pm – 5:00pm Free to attend for teachers from state-maintained schools. Book your place on this Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Getting Started in Year 1
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 1 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 1 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Getting Started in Year 5
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 5 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 5 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Assessing Computational Thinking in Primary Schools
A short course providing practical guidance on the assessment of key thinking skills in primary computing Computational thinking lies at the heart of the national curriculum. It includes the key building blocks for success in computing such as using abstraction to simplify problems, or how to decompose problems into smaller chunks. As computational thinking skills Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD – Getting Started in Year 6
This course provides a comprehensive look at how to teach computing in Year 6 using the Teach Computing Curriculum. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught at Year 6 and understand how they fit into the wider Teach Computing Curriculum. You will also have a go at many of the activities that Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD -Online Safety through Primary Computing
This short course will support the needs of schools in ensuring that they keep children safe whilst teaching computing and using technology to access the full primary curriculum. Online safety is a whole-school priority, and can be supported effectively through a high-quality computing curriculum. Using high-quality, evidence-based resources and best practice this CPD supports computing Continue reading →
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Free Computer Science CPD -Introduction to the Teach Computing Curriculum
This course provides an overview of the Teach Computing Curriculum, a freely available whole school computing curriculum designed to ensure progression of subject knowledge and key skills. You will be guided through the topics and skills taught across the primary phase and understand how it may be adapted to your own school setting. Designed for Continue reading →
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