Professional development in using technology to support learning

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Our Computing and digital learning support package entitles you to:

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Booking teacher professional development

Schools with a curriculum support package are encouraged to book as many CPD sessions as they wish. Package places are limited to two members of staff per school per session and can be booked by contacting James. For schools without a support package each session can be booked on Eventbrite via the course cards below.

Full-day professional conferences

Full-day courses and conferences run from 9.15am to 3.30pm.

Half-day professional courses and forums

Half-day courses run from 9.30am to 11.30am unless otherwise stated.

Case studies

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Our bespoke teacher professional development is tailored to your needs and helps educators put digital at the heart of teaching and learning. Sessions can be delivered in the following areas, either in person or remotely, on a one-to-one basis or with your entire staff (depending on the topic).

Assessment

We can show your teachers how to use technology to evidence learning by helping pupils create their own digital portfolios. Our approach is informed by our involvement in EEF and other research projects investigating metacognition, class blogs as digital portfolios and effective teacher observations.

Computing curriculum

This support can be tailored to the needs of your staff, as well as making use of existing school equipment. We can focus on any combination of the three strands of the English primary computing curriculum: computer science, information technology and digital literacy. In addition, we can point your teachers towards some high-quality, cheap and free resources, including unplugged computing activities to support learning in computer science without the need for a computer or tablet.

Digital citizenship and critical literacy

In this session we will help you consider critical literacy as a component of many curriculum subjects, as well as a key element of computing, and as a skill that can be developed coherently across the curriculum. We will highlight materials to help your pupils develop strategies for discerning the reliability of sources such as news stories, social media posts and websites, with reference to online safety. The Education for a Connected World framework will help schools audit and map their provision across these aspects and consider what they might wish to develop further.

Effective iPad use with Apple Teacher Portfolio

The Apple Teacher Portfolio, curriculum support materials and badges are a systematic foundation of skills and contextual understanding for making creative use of the iPad to support learning. Incorporating some practical hands-on experience and tips, this session led by one of our Apple Regional Training centre tutors will guide your staff in first steps or further progression in the programme.

Film and animation

Our team of experienced teachers can show you how to use film and animation projects to promote literacy or address themes in other curriculum areas. We also offer practical training on making films and animations in the classroom.

Online safety

We can help school staff understand the key aspects of online safety, including issues faced by pupils, parents and teaching staff. We will share ideas and resources for teaching online safety and can also run policy and strategy sessions for senior leaders.

Reading and writing for pleasure

We will help you review a range of ways in which reading and writing for pleasure and purpose can be supported by technology and digital tools. We will consider several practical examples, taking into account the resources available in your school.

Remote learning

The CLC team has supported schools in a range of contexts to develop approaches and solutions for remote and blended learning. Our team of technicians and teaching consultants is experienced in supporting schools to set up online learning platforms such as Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams and Seesaw. We can offer advice on the relative merits of a wide range of tools, as well as exploring the technical, pedagogical and safeguarding considerations that can help you get the best out of them.

Maths and Scratch

The CLC worked with the UCL Knowledge Lab on its ScratchMaths project, a free year 5 and 6 maths curriculum. It teaches mathematical concepts through programming, using a set of innovative and inclusive pedagogical approaches. Since this project we have further developed our approach to maths with Scratch and can offer training to support upper KS2 teachers in making use of the materials, as well as demonstrating how its principles can be adapted for younger pupils.

Technology across the curriculum

Explore how your school’s technology can be used to support learning in different curriculum areas.

"CLC is the best technical and curriculum support team I have worked with in the 15 years I have been involved in education."

Deputy head and computing subject leader,
St Jude’s CofE Primary

"It has given me teaching ideas to explore further and as a Head rather than Computing Lead (though I will be both for a while next year!) it is good it get some insight into the role of Computing Lead."

Headteacher,
London Christian School

"I have had the best morning for ages -really stimulating and useful and it has reminded me how much I don't know and want to learn more about. Thank you so much."

Inclusion advisor (ex computing subject leader),
Croydon Local Authority

"Comfortable open discussion, led by the needs of those attending. Loads of useful resources available."

Computing subject leader,
St Leonard's C of E Primary

"Having the expertise of Sarah Horrocks and Louise Wade and their confident specialist delivery. Their links with schools who are already using online tools and the timely nature of the course during lockdown supported me and inspired me enormously. I immediately shared with my Deputy Headteacher and SLT and with another Senior Leader in Lambeth who has shared with her Manager about the outstanding work that CLC does. "

Class teacher, Selhurst & Crosfield Nursery School Croydon

"CPD offered is always of a high-quality and it always enhances the attendee’s ability to further their understanding or pedagogy of a subject or focus area. "

School Business Manager,
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

"The CLC always ensure the content of their CPD and workshops is current, engaging and robust; challenging the objectives of the National Curriculum and ensuring that we as teachers give children the experiences they deserve and the opportunity to become digital learners "

Computing subject leader,
Telferscot Primary School

"Our staff, across the curriculum, have gained knowledge and expertise which has made their role easier in terms of time and technological strategies to enhance learning in their subject."

Deputy head and computing subject leader,
St Jude’s CofE Primary