Getting started in year 5 - short course (INVITATION ONLY Sefton Primaries) CA460 / E03
Summary
** PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE INSTANCE IS INVITATION ONLY FOR SEFTON PRIMARIES ONLY**
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?
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
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Getting started in year 5 | 13 June 2025 | 13:30-14:30 | Virtual |
| 2 Getting started in year 5 - Gap Task | 13 June 2025 | 14:30-15:00 | Virtual |
| 3 Getting started in year 5 | 13 June 2025 | 15:00-16:30 | Virtual |
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Additional information
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.
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.
Alternative dates
The Education Space, Boardman House (3rd Floor), 64 Broadway, Stratford E15 1NT
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