Computing

Welcome to our community

This group is led by highly regarded Computing expert, Dave Robinson.

Who is this suitable for?

• Computing leaders and coordinators (Primary & Secondary)

How does it work?

In conjunction with Schools Computing - our local computing expert Dave Robinson, this group aims to support three aspects of subject-specific teaching:

• Ensuring that subject leaders understand how to support their teachers with the subject-specific leadership

• Ensuring that subject leaders know how to plan and sequence a rich and engaging curriculum

• Developing teachers’ subject knowledge and subject-specific pedagogy

What does it involve?

• Members of this group will be able to attend three subject leader network meetings, one per term.

• Members of this community can access a range of materials to support this group, including access to training videos, articles and other resources 

To sign up for this Community and receive updates, please visit: https://forms.gle/CmwrD5sgqhfET64u6

Please note: that this does not sign you up to meetings - to do that, you will need to visit the link in the network section below

• The National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Computing (DfE, 2013)

• Curriculum Research Review - Computing (Ofsted, 2022)

(coming soon)

Social Media

Join in for Computing chat on 'X' by following the hashtag #CASChat, led by #CASChat via Computing at School. This takes place weekly on Tuesday evenings at 8:00pm. This is suitable for primary and secondary computing practitioners and leaders.

Subject Associations

Computing at School is a grass-roots subject association. You can visit the website at https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/. This is supported by the Chartered Institute for IT and you can visit their website at https://www.bcs.org/

Guidance Documents

• Putting Evidence to Work (Implementation Guidance) (EEF, 2024)

Videos

• A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)

• Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

Templates

• Action plan template (pdf)

• Action plan template (docx)

• Case study template (pdf)

• Case study template (pptx)

• Gemma Williams Star Primary

(coming soon)