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Computing Quality Framework – driving change within your secondary school

CO406 Online course

Find out how to use the Computing Quality Framework to support your secondary school’s needs and drive a high-quality computing education.

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Leadership Key stage 3 Key stage 4 Teach secondary computing certificate
Free online course 2 hours

Explore the Computing Quality Framework to identify and support change within your school. You will learn about the framework and how to review your school's progress in developing its computing provision. By exploring the benchmarks within the framework, you will understand how they relate to computing in a school setting. 

You will also learn how to use the framework to identify strengths and weaknesses in your school's computing provision, determine next steps for implementing change, and monitor progress.

Who is it for?

This course is for current and aspiring subject leaders of computing.

Topics covered

01 | Introduction to the Computing Quality Framework – during this session, you’ll explore how to use the free-to-access online platform. You’ll learn how to review each benchmark and submit evidence. You’ll also receive guidance on using the framework to identify strengths and weaknesses in your school’s computing provision.

How long is this course?

This course is approximately 2 hours of self directed learning.

How will you learn?

This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date, and keep access for a year after booking.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Know how to use the Computing Quality Framework to identify next steps to drive improvement in computing
  • Understand how the benchmarks relate to effective computing at secondary school
  • Know how to achieve the Computing Quality Mark for your school

This course is part of Teach secondary computing

Teach secondary computing

Our nationally recognised qualification will give you confidence to take your computing teaching to the next level and to apply those skills in the classroom.

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