Getting started in Year 1 - short course CK462 / C08

Start date

5 Jun 25

Duration

3 Hours

Learning Method

Remote Delivered CPD

Summary

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 you will teach your class and discuss the practicalities of running them in your setting. Designed for any teacher who would like the confidence to teach Year 1 computing effectively in their own classroom. You’ll take-away a full computing curriculum package ready-to-teach and will learn how to further develop your capability in this exciting and vital subject.

What topics are covered?

Technology Around Us
Digital painting
Using a robot
Grouping data
Digital writing
Programming animations

How will you learn?

Remotely delivered sessions online and a short gap task

How long is this course?

This course is approximately three hours in duration, split across 2 sessions with a short gap task.

Who is the course leader?

Lois Beshiri

Outcomes

Recognise the content and structure of the Teach Computing Curriculum in Year 1
Gain confidence through hands-on experience of the Teach Computing Curriculum lesson materials.
Identify how the curriculum may be adapted to the context of your own school

Sessions

	Date	Time	Location
1 Getting started in Year 1	05 June 2025	15:00-16:00	Virtual
2 Getting started in Year 1 - Gap Task	05 June 2025	16:00-16:30	Virtual
3 Getting started in Year 1	05 June 2025	16:30-18:00	Virtual

Actions

Our remote CPD courses for teachers are delivered across a series of sessions run at specific times and dates. Information on all course sessions can be found under the description of each course. To complete a course, all sessions are mandatory.

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Getting started in Year 1 - short course