Get Started Teaching Computing in Primary Schools: Preparing to teach 5 - 11 year olds

During this course, you will investigate the rationale for teaching computing to primary school pupils, looking at how computing has shaped the world we live in and how computers influence all of our lives. You will examine the breadth of computing using activities from The Computing Curriculum, and in doing so, you will develop your subject knowledge in the main strands of The Computing Curriculum. As you progress through this course, you will reflect on your own teaching experience to ensure that your computing teaching includes effective differentiation and assessment, and is inclusive.

Week 1

• What is a computer?
• Why teach computing?
• Computing in the curriculum

Week 2

• Computing systems and networks
• Programming
• Data and information

Week 3

• Creating media
• Safety and security
• Effective use of tools
• Impact of technology
• Cross-curricular computing

Week 4

• Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)
• Differentiation
• Inclusion
• Assessment
• Personal reflection