Computing Hub

Primary courses are delivered remotely or face to face. Each course costs £65 per participant from state-maintained schools. The £220 bursary is available for one teacher per school, in an academic year. 

For more information about these courses and how to book on, take a look at the teachcomputing website.

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Our secondary courses are a mixture of face-to-face and remote courses. There are a range of courses available for secondary teachers, click on the booking link(s) for course fees.  

Subsidies are available for your school when participant(s) complete a course, they are also available for participant(s) who sign up to the Computer Science Accelerator programme. 

For more information about these courses and how to book on, take a look at the teachcomputing website.

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The NCCE offer provides pathways for non-specialist teachers so that they can teach computing as their second subject. The offer has been developed within the CSA programme to ensure that teachers feel confident in attending courses aimed at and with their peers. This programme is also supported by the CS Champions who will supply an extra layer of support for participants.

If you are looking into teaching computing as a second subject, there a range of pathways available. The pathways have been specifically designed to support your journey to confidently teach computing.

Step one
Second Subject webinar - Optional

Attend a short 45 minute webinar on the benefits of teaching computer science. This webinar will explain how this scheme will enable you to teach computing as a second subject.

Step two
Pathway documents

Participant to read the pathway document for their subject. Then to book onto a package of courses linked to their main subject.

Step three
CSA courses

Attend at least two Computer Science Accelerator courses, ideally those scheduled for their main subject. These courses can be delivered remotely or face to face.

Step four
Beyond completion of CSA

Before taking the Computer Science Accelerator assessment which also provides a bursary to your school, you will engage with the CS champion support as well as online courses to prepare.

Pathways for second subject teachers 

ScienceBusiness StudiesHumanities and PSHE PEMusic, Art and MediaModern Foreign LanguagesEnglish

Design and technology 

There is a slightly different route for teachers of D&T which focuses on exploring programming within a D&T context. This includes basic programming techniques and effective teaching methods of programming. Participants will then engage with content from the ‘An introduction to algorithms, programming and data’ course.

'Introduction to algorithms, programming and data for D&T teachers' will be running in September. Click here to find out more.

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Maths 

There is a slightly different route for teachers of Maths. This route focuses on Maths in Computer Science. A specific course has been designed to focus on the two subject working together, this course will support the subject knowledge of both Maths and Computing teachers. 

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We offer fully-funded consultancy from a network of subject matter experts, to support primary and secondary schools and colleges to improve their computing offer. Bursary funding is also available, payable to schools and colleges who meet the criteria below, upon completion of an action plan.

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If you would like your school to receive SME support, please complete the form and your local SME lead will contact you.

Complete the SME form

If your school does not satisfy the eligibility requirements for SME support, we can still support you. Schools within Local Authority District 1-4 can still receive support from their local Computing Hub. There will be no charge for these support sessions that we offer.

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