Helping you teach computing

We offer teachers, schools and trusts:

• courses for all experience levels free for state-funded educators
• nationally recognised certification
• free curriculum teaching resources
• expert guidance to progress through the Computing Quality Framework (CQF)

Recommended to help you teach computing effectively

Leading and assessing primary computing

Whether you are new to the role of computing subject leader or have been the leader for a couple of years, you will be supported to bring about change at a whole school level.

Developing secondary leadership

Explore successful leadership in computer science, during this two-day residential.

Browse our courses

Chose from a range of online and face-to-face courses, design to help you develop professional and teach computing from key stage 1 to post-16.

Computing Quality Framework

A free, easy-to-use online tool to help primary and secondary schools review, develop and implement effective change to drive high-quality computing education.

• identify strengths and areas for improvement in your computing curriculum

• gain feedback and suggested actions, including relevant resources

• track progress towards achieving our accredited Computing Quality Mark
• receive support from our Subject Matter Experts

The National Computer Science Competition is returning!

Isaac Computer Science is challenging students to imagine, design, and pitch a ground-breaking new product for the Internet of Everything.

Discover the competition

Imagine a world where everything around you is connected to the internet. Not just your phone or computer, but your watch, your shoes, your fridge, even your toothbrush! This is what we call the Internet of Everything.

This competition is a fantastic opportunity for students in Year 9, 10, or 11 to apply their knowledge to real-world ideas.

I Belong programme

We are committed to ensuring that each learner is able to thrive in computing education.

Our I Belong programme supports teachers in inspiring more girls to pursue computer science. We champion approaches for addressing the needs of each pupil, through adaptive teaching, targeted interventions, and high-quality professional development. Discover our initiatives, including SEND & neurodiversity resources and the Computing Quality Framework to address the needs of each pupil.

Reach your professional development goals

Develop your subject knowledge, improve your teaching confidence and enrich your students’ experience of the computing curriculum with a National Centre for Computing Education certificate.

Primary teacher certificate

Gain the confidence to teach computing effectively across the curriculum at key stages 1 and 2.

Secondary teacher certification

Advance your computer science subject knowledge, pedagogy or leadership skills with our nationally recognised certificates.

News and Updates

12 November 2026

The National Computer Science Competition is back!

Isaac Computer Science is back with another year of the National Computer Science Competition where students are invited to imagine, design, and pitch a groundbreaking new product for the Internet of Everything.

12 October 2026

Upcoming residentials for 2026/27

1 October 2026

Ada Lovelace Day 2026: helping girls see they belong in computing

28 September 2026

Surveying the gender divide: further insights from the I Belong student attitude survey

23 September 2026

New primary computing courses for autumn