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What is Compute & Connect?
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Formally a series of termly courses hosted by Partners for Excellence (Brent Schools Partnership) for schools in the London borough of Brent, Compute & Connect is a series of 3 termly computing subject leader events aimed at enhancing teaching and learning skills and developing an understanding of the primary computing curriculum.
These events will:
Since 2022, these courses have been run by Computing Specialist and Consultants, James Fraser and Nic Hughes. Previous to this, the course was run by 3BM Education on behalf of BSP with Nic Hughes being a core member of the delivery team. |
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"I found the introduction on chat GPT extremely useful for helping to plan creative resources and managing my workload. Looking at the robotics was really useful for my subject knowledge, as was the green screen training."
Primary Computing Leader -Summer 2023
"I enjoyed the audit documents, discussion of how to engage with the Computing National Curriculum when planning and finally how to use the micro:bit as a practical activity."
Primary Computing Leader - Autumn 2022
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What services do we offer?
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Since 2022, James Fraser and Nic Hughes have run termly full day Computing CPD and Network courses. The courses run at Elsley Primary School in Wembley and are attended by Computing Leaders who have worked at Brent Schools. Now under the banner, Compute and Connect, the courses are open for anyone from anywhere to attend.
The course runs in the Autumn, Spring and Summer term and usually features:
Sessions are either seminar or hands-on workshop based and on occasion we invite representatives from EdTech companies to present to the delegates. Sessions and Circle Time themes have included topics such as curriculum, assessment, online safety, AI, networks, robotics, cyber-security, digital leaders, classroom management, vocabulary, and programming. Below are the details of the next dates, prices and a link to book onto the courses. |
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Course Dates
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