News & Updates
How can education shed light on the ‘magic’ of AI? This was the theme of the first NCCE’ Digital Skills Forum which brought together experts from industry and education for a webinar, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education.
23 JUNE 2021
Paul Thornton, Network Education Lead at STEM Learning, discusses why teaching is about meeting standards at various stages of your career and how the NCCE can help.
17 JUNE 2021
James Robinson provides a summary of 'What should every child know about AI?'. In this position paper, researchers explore the increasing importance of AI education for young learners.
08 JUNE 2021
This month, we interviewed Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, Founder of Pride in STEM, an astrophysicist, activist, and science journalist.
07 JUNE 2021
How can education, the economy and employers work together to deliver the computing skills and opportunities for our post-Covid future?
28 MAY 2021
We are excited to bring you Summer of Computing, an exciting programme of CPD events running throughout July and August.
27 MAY 2021
Are you looking to supercharge your computer science knowledge this term? Fire up your computer and join us for a summer of learning.
27 MAY 2021
Dr. Matthew Holt explores the relationship between gender identity and Computing Education in schools, and offers some tips to get teachers thinking about this complex topic.
18 MAY 2021
Rob Wilks, a specialist Computing teacher, explains his motivation for engaging in the Teach secondary computing certificate and the benefits for others.
13 MAY 2021
Are you wrestling with a timetable for next year with more computing lessons than computing teachers available? Find out about available support to help secondary non-specialists to teach computing effectively.
12 MAY 2021
Secondary and sixth form teacher Dominic Beresford tells us why he chose to kick-start 2021 with our Teach secondary computing certificate.
11 MAY 2021
Our first graduate of the Teach secondary computing certificate, Karishma Aubeeluck, tells us about her experience of continuing her professional development with the NCCE.
10 MAY 2021
Neil Crumpton, from the North Midlands Computing Hub, tells us about the inaugural success of the Teach Computing Fest 21.
07 MAY 2021
Support learners to consolidate their programming knowledge by applying it to real-world, tangible projects. This approach to teaching computing focuses on structuring the learning activities around the design, creation and evaluation of a digital artefact.
07 MAY 2021
Many teachers report that they have a less secure view of what students have learned. Routine assessment for learning, as well as more formal testing, have proved challenging in this period.
21 APRIL 2021
How do you teach primary children about cyber security? Courtroom dramas and phishing games are all part of a new set of resources created by Barefoot in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA).
14 APRIL 2021
In our final interview for Games Career Week, we spoke to Rob Hewson about navigating the gaming industry as an indie developer, the game he is most excited to work on, and why being a #RaiseTheGame pledge partner is important to him.
01 APRIL 2021
Code Tracing supports the development of program comprehension by encouraging learners to read, understand and record the behaviour of a program at different stages of it's execution.
31 MARCH 2021
Next up for Games Careers Week, we spoke to Stuart Fraser, who shared the game that inspired him to get into the industry, the pros and cons of being an indie developer, and some advice for getting into the industry.
30 MARCH 2021
We spoke to Andrew Gillett who told us about getting started in the industry when you don’t have a degree, how he went from working at a big gaming company to being an indie developer and tutor, and why his game Partition Sector unlocks photos of cats.
26 MARCH 2021
Back by popular demand, the Computer Science Accelerator support programme is returning for the Summer term.
24 MARCH 2021
Exciting, inspirational training allows trainee teachers to understand the core skills in computing, relevant to the curriculum and learn strategies for helping pupils to achieve their full potential.
10 MARCH 2021
For our final interview to celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to 14-year-old Adonai Chinyama, a young coder who makes YouTube videos about coding, technology, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics).
08 MARCH 2021
Continuing our International Women’s Day celebrations, we spoke to Ruth Amos who has over 15 years of experience as an inventor, business owner, presenter, and professional YouTuber.
08 MARCH 2021
Continuing with our celebration of girls and women who are doing amazing things in computing education, we spoke to 11-year-old Dahlia Poulton-Trask, who started a YouTube channel with her brother Ethan with the purpose of creating short, easy-to-follow tutorials for other learners.
08 MARCH 2021
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
James Robinson provides a summary of Tsan, J. et al. In this experience report, researchers explore the practice of paired programming with primary school-aged learners.
25 FEBRUARY 2021
Through this report, we seek to better define digital literacy, highlight its presence and importance in the computing curriculum, and outline a progression for digital literacy modelled by the Teach Computing Curriculum.
23 FEBRUARY 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
Are you looking to grow your computer science knowledge this Spring? Jump in, grab your computer and get cracking on your professional learning this term with the CS Accelerator.
22 FEBRUARY 2021
Dr Kathryn Atherton writes about why girls are under-represented in certain STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) A level subjects, and how we can address it.
18 FEBRUARY 2021
One tool that can help learners develop program comprehension is Parson’s Problems, which are exercises that require learners to rearrange lines of code into the correct sequence.
12 FEBRUARY 2021
Computer science is on the rise. It is the fastest-growing subject at GCSE, and more teachers are needed to meet the demand.
11 FEBRUARY 2021
A rich experience of computer science in school plays a vital role in encouraging young people to pursue the subject at higher education, says Julia Adamson, Director of Education at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
04 FEBRUARY 2021
A recent Ofsted report sought to summarise research into what works well in remote learning. In addition to signposting the NCCE offer, we asked our Subject Matter Experts what works well in their virtual classroom.
26 JANUARY 2021
In this article, we look at how we have worked with the Transition to Teach programme to support professionals retraining as teachers to enhance their computing subject knowledge through the programme.
19 JANUARY 2021
We have launched an exciting new initiative to formally recognise your contribution to computing education in England.
12 JANUARY 2021
At the National Centre for Computing Education, we know that computing matters. It can help us develop a new generation of digitally-literate citizens able to actively participate in society. And it builds skills which will help pupils move forward into the roles which we will need for success in our future economy. We know the crucial role which teachers play in achieving these goals. And all of us here at the NCCE – as the home of computing education – stand ready to help you improve how you
05 JANUARY 2021
In this paper, the two researchers (Ethel Tshukudu & Quintin Cutts) explore the process of knowledge transfer when novice programmers switch between programming languages, in order to learn how programming language transfer impacts code comprehension.
17 DECEMBER 2020
This year's conference season has been continuing at a pace online, and November saw the Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE) led from the original location of Essen, Germany, but attended online.
17 DECEMBER 2020
This month, the National Centre for Computing Education is sharing its 12 pedagogy principles for computing. Download your own handy classroom poster featuring all 12 pedagogical principles, to act as a quick reminder for busy teachers.
17 DECEMBER 2020
Congratulations to NCCE Computer Hub, Dartford Grammar, on winning the ICT Innovation Award for its work to support schools across the region
14 DECEMBER 2020
Hayley Leonard explores the role that emotions play during problem solving in programming.
14 DECEMBER 2020
In this final episode of 2020, Sue Sentence and James Robinson sit down to discuss the PRIMM approach to teaching programming and the importance of talk in the computing classroom.
10 DECEMBER 2020
We are launching a new support programme next term to meet the needs of Computer Science Accelerator participants who are new to computing.
07 DECEMBER 2020
The NCCE has reached the milestone of engaging with over 1,000 schools through its school engagement programme.
03 DECEMBER 2020
At the National Centre for Computing Education, we know that computing matters. It can help us develop a new generation of digitally-literate citizens able to actively participate in society. And it builds skills which will help pupils move forward into the roles which we will need for success in our future economy. We know the crucial role which teachers play in achieving these goals. And all of us here at the NCCE – as the home of computing education – stand ready to help you improve how you
02 DECEMBER 2020
From teachers to organisations who work with us - we've been grateful for the positive feedback we've received.
30 NOVEMBER 2020
The NCCE has published its Impact Report today looking at its work over the last two years, including 29,500 teachers engaged, representing 8,500 primary schools and 3,000 secondaries.
25 NOVEMBER 2020
Our second anniversary is a good point in time to reflect on the NCCE’s journey so far, so today we’ve published our NCCE Impact Report looking at our work since November 2018.
25 NOVEMBER 2020