Computer systems: input, output and storage - remoteCM421E01

Start Date	26 Jan 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Computers take many forms, from the smart watch on your wrist to the powerful machines used to predict the weather. They all share some key features and GCSE computer science students need to have a solid understanding of what makes a computer.Take your first steps to opening up the computer, exploring the main...

Representing algorithms using flowcharts and pseudocode - remoteCM420E02

Start Date	26 Jan 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

An understanding of algorithms is vital for success in GCSE computer science. Students need to know how algorithms are designed to solve a problem, and how these designs are represented to other humans.Improve your knowledge of algorithms to the level appropriate for GCSE teaching. Become confident in using the key...

Introduction to algorithms, programming and data for D&T teachers - remoteCM429H01

Start Date	10 Feb 2021
Duration	10 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Take your first steps towards teaching programming within Design and Technology, during this course you’ll explore different programming techniques and how to apply them to popular platforms such as VEX, Crumble and Micro:Bit. You’ll consider how use-modify-create can be used in the classroom to support students with...

The internet and cyber security - remoteCM432E01

Start Date	15 Feb 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

The internet has transformed modern life bringing rich capability to networked computers. Find out how the internet works and how it has produced many new threats, resulting in the rapidly growing cybersecurity industry.You will build on knowledge of local computer networks to cover the globally connected systems...

Computer processors and instruction sets - remoteCM431E06

Start Date	19 Feb 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £220.00

Computer programs are written in a language that humans understand, but what about the computer itself? Every piece of software, and the instructions and data it contains, is made up of 1’s and 0’s, handled by the central processing unit or CPU.Explore the core of a modern computer - the processor. Learn...

Search and sort algorithms - remoteCM430E01

Start Date	23 Feb 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £220.00

An understanding of algorithms is fundamental to success in GCSE computer science. To reach their full potential, students of GCSE computer science need to be confident in using decomposition and abstraction to solve problems.Explore how each of the core search and sort algorithms function; exploring how they...

Python programming constructs: sequencing, selection & iteration - remoteCM423E08

Start Date	23 Feb 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Take your first steps to becoming a competent teacher of Python programming; this CPD will develop your foundational knowledge around the Python language. Learn how to write code to input, process and output data, and how to manipulate data stored in variables. Using the building blocks of sequence, selection and...

Computer processors and instruction sets - remoteCM431G01

Start Date	24 Feb 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £220.00

Computer programs are written in a language that humans understand, but what about the computer itself? Every piece of software, and the instructions and data it contains, is made up of 1’s and 0’s, handled by the central processing unit or CPU.Explore the core of a modern computer - the processor. Learn...

Python programming constructs: sequencing, selection & iteration - remoteCM423E09

Start Date	02 Mar 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £220.00

Take your first steps to becoming a competent teacher of Python programming; this CPD will develop your foundational knowledge around the Python language. Learn how to write code to input, process and output data, and how to manipulate data stored in variables. Using the building blocks of sequence, selection and...

An introduction to computer systems, networking and security in GCSE computer science - remoteCM438E02

Start Date	02 Mar 2021
Duration	5 Hours
Venue	Remote delivered CPD
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Take your first steps towards teaching GCSE computer science and establish a foundational knowledge of concepts, terminology and classroom practice. Find out how the components of computer systems interlink and how these can then be connected together to form a network.Learn about the different components of computer...