Getting started in year 5 - short course - INVITE ONLY UoG PGCE CN460 / F09

Start date
19 Dec 24
Duration
3 Hours
Location
University of Gloucestershire, View on Google Map

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Summary

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 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 5 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.

Who is it for?

Year 5 classroom teachers

What topics are covered?

  • computer systems and networks finding out how information is transferred between systems and devices
  • using a data base to store and retrieve information
  • creating media by exploring vector drawing
  • programming using selection in scratch to create quizzes

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?

  • Alyson Meredith

    I am currently a lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, where I specialise in teaching trainee teachers in the fields of primary computing...

Outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Recognise the content and structure of the Teach Computing Curriculum in Year 5
  • Gain confidence through hand-on experience of Teach Computing curriculum lesson materials
  • Understand how this content fits into the Teach Computing Curriculum across the whole primary age range
  • Identify how the curriculum may be adapted to the context of own school

Sessions

DateTimeLocation
1 Getting started in year 519 December 202409:15-10:15University of Gloucestershire
2 Getting started in year 5 - Gap Task19 December 202410:15-10:15University of Gloucestershire
3 Getting started in year 519 December 202410:15-11:45University of Gloucestershire

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Fees & Subsidies

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Additional information

Are you a state-funded Special School or PRU unit? You may be eligible for reduced course fees and even subsidies. Get in touch to check your eligibility and book your place directly. You can see our fees and subsidy information here.

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