Everything you need to know about our offer from 1 April
You may have heard that our offer from 1 April is changing slightly, however our commitment to supporting teachers, school leaders, and students across the country remains unwavering. Even with these changes, we’ll still be providing a wide range of high-quality support, including both online and residential CPD opportunities, as well as progression pathways tailored to meet your needs.
As we move into this new phase, here’s a quick overview of what the National Centre for Computing Education will continue to offer, ensuring that you’ll have all the tools and resources you need to succeed in the world of computing education.
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Computing Quality Framework (CQF)
We know that teachers strive for excellence in every aspect of the curriculum. That is why we offer the CQF, a powerful tool designed to support in reviewing and enhancing your computing curriculum.
The CQF guides schools through each facet of the computing curriculum with its comprehensive approach. It offers access to invaluable reporting functions and facilitates connections with the NCCE for further support and resources, including tailored support from subject matter experts from those schools that need it most.
Upon completion, you'll be awarded the prestigious Computing Quality Mark to further highlight your commitment to delivering an excellent computing provision.
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CPD opportunities
Our vision is for every child in every school in England to have a high-quality computing education. That’s why we know how important is for you, our teachers, to continuously keep up with your professional development.
In six years, the NCCE has impacted the lives of over 6.5 million young people and delivered over 12,650 CPD courses to educators. With online and intensive residential courses to choose from, you’ll still be able to access training suited to your professional development goals and join the teachers we've already helped to make a real difference.
Even better, our CPD is expertly designed to develop your understanding of the curriculum and provide quality-assured, easy-to-implement teaching and learning strategies to meet your needs.
Teacher certification
We offer a variety of professional development certificates, allowing you to learn while earning a nationally recognised certification. Better yet, all our certificates are awarded by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Teach primary computing certificate
This primary level certificate is a free professional development programme open to all teachers and awarded to those who demonstrate how they’ll embed computing in school and the community.
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Key stage 3 and GCSE Computer Science subject knowledge certificate
Designed for educators at all experience levels — whether you're new to teaching computer science or an experienced teacher looking to deepen your subject knowledge — this programme will help you develop or refresh your understanding of this in-demand field of study.
Teach secondary computing certificate
After completing our key stage 3 and GCSE certificate, you can continue to develop your pedagogy and classroom practice, taking your career and teaching to the next level.
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Resources for you and your students
I Belong
Encourage more students to engage in computer science with our evidence based I Belong programme. This evidence-informed initiative helps educators and school leaders identify the barriers that limit girls' participation in computer science and provides strategies to overcome them.
By signing up, you'll gain access to a number of resources to help you along the way, while also gaining the chance to complete a school certificate to showcase your dedication to closing the gender gap in computer science.
Encourage more girls into computer science
Isaac Computer Science
Isaac Computer Science is a free online platform designed to support A level and GCSE students and teachers with high-quality computer science resources. It offers comprehensive, exam-board-aligned content and can save teachers up to three hours per week on workload!
The platform will continue offering a range of GCSE and A level student booster events to help learners improve their subject knowledge, as well as Isaac discovery events to inspire students about the career possibilities that computer science opens up for them.
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The Teach Computing Curriculum
Encompassing everything you need to teach computing at key stages 1 to 4, the Teach Computing Curriculum is a subject-expert led resource that includes lesson plans, slides, activity sheets, homework, and assessments.
Our free to download digital maps will help you track your progress through the curriculum, allowing you to adapt flexibly to meet your learners' needs while saving time on delivering high-quality lessons.
We’re proud of the impact we've made and excited to keep supporting teachers as we inspire the next generation of computer scientists!