UPGRADE OFFER: Teaching biology: inspiring students with plant scienceNE206A20

Available from	28 Sep 2020
Duration	3 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	From £20.00 . Fees can vary, see page for more details

Online course to develop the way you use plants to teach across the secondary biology curriculum.The use of plants can provide novel contexts, challenge students’ preconceptions and enrich the curriculum. You will develop your confidence in using plants to teach key biological principles, explore a range of...

UPGRADE OFFER: Planning for learning: formative assessment in science and mathematicsNE710A20

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	5 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	From £30.00 . Fees can vary, see page for more details

Online course. Guided by experts in assessment for learning, on this course you’ll plan to identify your learners’ thinking, clarify learning goals, and fine tune your teaching, so you are better able to progress your students’ understanding, both in and between lessons.Plan based on learners’...

UPGRADE OFFER: Maths subject knowledge: proportional reasoningNE204A20

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	4 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	From £30.00 . Fees can vary, see page for more details

Online course. Proportional reasoning, and the use of ratios, is required across different areas of the mathematics curriculum. It is essential to many areas of science and technology and is used in a range of real-world situations in both life and work.On this self-paced, online subject knowledge course, we explore a...

UPGRADE OFFER: Maths subject knowledge: fractions, decimals and percentagesNE205A20

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	6 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	From £30.00 . Fees can vary, see page for more details

Online course. When asked which topic in maths do students find difficult, and which topic is most difficult to teach, often teachers will reply “fractions”.Fractions, decimals and percentages are introduced to students early in the curriculum, and remain a major focus until the end of secondary school.The...

How Computers Work: Demystifying ComputationCO206A07

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	4 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free

On this course, you’ll gain an understanding of how computers work at a fundamental level. You’ll explore system architecture, along with how computers use binary and logic. Once you’ve examined the von Neumann model of computer architecture and the Fetch-Execute cycle, you’ll learn to...

Introduction to Cybersecurity for TeachersCO216A05

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	4 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free

Teaching cybersecurity in schools is an important way to help students stay safe while using technology. On this course, teachers will be introduced to the core ideas of cybersecurity that should be taught in the classroom. You will learn the different attacks that individuals and devices are vulnerable to and how to...

Introduction to Web DevelopmentCO221A04

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	3 Hours
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Learn the basics of web development.On this course, you will first build a website using HTML and then style it with CSS and make it interactive using JavaScript.Along the way you'll learn about the box model, which describes how websites are laid out by browsers, and about the Document Object Model, which your...

Object-oriented Programming in Python: Create Your Own Adventure GameCO210A07

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	10 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free

Object-oriented programming is a programming paradigm based on objects and data rather than actions and logic. This online course will introduce you to the principles of object-oriented programming in Python, showing you how to create objects, functions, methods, and classes. You’ll use what you learn...

Programming 103: Saving and Structuring DataCO219A05

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	3 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

Discover how to save data to use it across multiple runs of your programOn this course, you will learn how to save text and binary files, and how to structure data so that programs can interpret it correctly. You will explore various common types of structured files, including CSV and JSON, and also find out how...

Robotics With Raspberry Pi: Build and Program Your First Robot BuggyCO224A03

Available from	05 Oct 2020
Duration	6 Weeks
Venue	Online Course
Fees	Free
Bursary	Computing Bursary up to - £0.00

On this course from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, you’ll build a robot buggy controlled by a Raspberry Pi.You’ll start by learning how to connect motors to your Raspberry Pi, and how to write a Python program to control them to move your buggy.You’ll move on to adding sensors to your robot and writing...