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The Computing At School Working Group (CAS) is a grass roots organisation that aims to promote the teaching of Computing at school. CAS is a collaborative partner with the BCS through the BCS Academy of Computing, and has formal support from other industry partners. Read more ... |
We are delighted that the DfE has extended the funding for the Network of Excellence. This will allow us to expand the successful pilot programme to recruit 400 CAS Master Teachers over the next two years. More details about the new programme will be published here (and on the CAS community site) shortly.
The Network of Excellence was launched last September to provide training opportunities for both
existing teachers and those training for the profession. Read more ...
The CAS Online website has now opened its doors. This website has been developed over some time with discussion and input from many people. It’s purpose, in a single sentence, is to support community activity of CAS members. The site offers different bits of functionality for different activities. It is a true community site.
CAS are hosting and organising over 70 different events this term! These include hub meetings, conferences, raspberry Jams, CPD courses.
All details are posted to CAS Online View all Events
CAS has over 30 regional hubs. There should be one in your area! The hubs are informal meetings organised by teachers for teachers. Meeting once a term, after school, to share ideas, resources and best practice for engaging with Computer Science in your classroom.
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BCS and the Royal Academy of Engineering have coordinated the development of a draft ICT Programme of Study on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). This draft is not in any way endorsed by DfE, and represents the expert advice of a working party that coordinated input from a range of stakeholders. Further details of the process and who was involved can be found here.
Keep up to date with all the latest news from CAS. Click the image above for the latest issue of Switched On! Follow the links below to download copies of previous issues of the newsletter.
This curriculum, produced by a working party within CAS, describes in concrete terms what a Computing curriculum at school might look like. It uses the same structure as the National Curriculum Programmes of Study: importance of the discipline; key concepts; key processes; range and content; and level descriptors. It is not cast in stone, so please send feedback.
Free to download and use in your classroom!
