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Preparing for Ofsted in primary computing

CO486 Online course

Find out what to expect from an Ofsted visit to your school and how you can prepare for it as a computing subject lead.

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Leadership Key stage 1 Key stage 2 Teach primary computing certificate
Free online course 2 hours

Find out what to expect from an Ofsted visit to your school and how you can prepare for it as a computing subject lead.
This self-paced course will explore the expectations outlined in the Ofsted framework and what this means for computing teaching and learning in your school. Drawing on the evidence of recent inspections, it will also help you to identify key concerns around a subject inspection and how you can best prepare for it.
You will be supported in identifying where you are now in computing and exploring key strategies to ensure that the intent, implementation and impact of your computing curriculum is evident throughout school.
Enrol now to help you feel prepared for Ofsted!

Who is it for?

Subject leaders of primary computing wanting to ensure assessment of computing is strong across their school

Topics covered

This course will cover:
  • outline of key Ofsted expectations
  • supporting you to find out where your school is now in relation to Ofsted expectations for computing provision, and signposting support for your school’s computing needs
  • identifying questions that may be asked during a subject inspection

How long is this course?

This course is approximately 90 minutes 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 be able to:
  • understand the process of an Ofsted deep dive
  • identify strengths and areas for development in the delivery of their computing curriculum
  • know what is needed to prepare for an Ofsted deep dive into computing

This course is part of Teach primary computing

Teach primary computing

Our nationally recognised qualification will support you to demonstrate your commitment to developing your own practice and to computing as a school subject.

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