News
Today's evaluation report shares the results of the Pair Programming intervention. It explores whether using a teaching approach called pair programming has a positive impact on girls' attitudes towards computing.
07 JULY 2022
Today we have published the first of a series of evaluation reports for the Gender Balance in Computing programme. This first evaluation report concerns the feasibility of our pilot study of a teaching approach based on storytelling in key stage 1.
10 MAY 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have cast our net further afield than usual (much further!) to speak to Asawari Shiposkar, an inspirational educator based in Mumbai, India. Asawari has over 25 years of experience as a teacher, academic, trainer, author, researcher, and consultant.
08 MARCH 2021
Applications are now open for schools to gain recognition for their work to encourage young people to engage with computer science and develop cyber security skills.
22 FEBRUARY 2021
To celebrate two years of the NCCE, we are running a fantastic competition to give away a class set of 10 Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kits to one lucky teacher!
16 NOVEMBER 2020
It is with some excitement that we can announce that, after several months of working behind the scenes, our Gender Balance in Computing (GBIC) programme is reopening today!
03 NOVEMBER 2020
Katharine Childs shares a simple way that teachers can find out what their learners think about computing, and provides suggested resources to address misconceptions and inspire more girls about computing.
16 SEPTEMBER 2020
Hello! It's the last week of our home teaching programme and we are SO PROUD to have supported over 80,000 of you to keep learning about computing over the last three months.
13 JULY 2020
Hello! It's the penultimate week of our home teaching programme and, as always, we are here to support students of all age groups and abilities to learn about computing.
06 JULY 2020
It's week 10 of our home teaching programme. This week's activities include chatbots, bedroom battleships, and tracking the international space station!
29 JUNE 2020
It's week 9 of our home teaching programme and, as always, we are here to support all student age groups and abilities to learn about computing.
22 JUNE 2020
It's week 8 of our home teaching programme and, honestly, we can't believe how quickly the time has gone.
15 JUNE 2020
Hello and welcome to week 7 of our home teaching programme! This week is a re-boot of sorts because we run our schemes of work in six week blocks.
08 JUNE 2020
Hello! We're back for another action-packed week of home teaching lessons to support you and your students.
01 JUNE 2020
Hello and welcome! We're up early and ready for week 5 of our Home teaching programme.
25 MAY 2020
Our latest lessons and activities for students of all ages: dungeon design, cybercriminals, and building blocks!
18 MAY 2020
Find out what's new in our latest round of lessons and activities for students of all ages...
11 MAY 2020
Today, we are opening general recruitment for the programme. This means that all primary and secondary schools in England can now take part in the upcoming trials in this landmark programme.
11 NOVEMBER 2019
Gender Balance in Computing - register your interest for our first project!
11 JUNE 2019