Computing at School Hub Launch
Tuesday 5 October 2010
On 20th October, the Department of Computing will be hosting the launch event of the newest Computing at School Hub. The event is primarily aimed at teachers in and around the Guildford area, and is intended towards forming connections with and amongst local Computing and ICT teachers, as well as elaborating an agenda for future Hub events.
The launch event will feature talks from Simon Humphreys, the British Computer Society's Co-ordinator of Computing at School, Bill Mitchell, Director of the BCS Academy of Computing, Roger Peel, BCS Guildford branch Chair, and a session dedicated to sharing the experiences of teachers.
Download the launch event flier (557Kb).
Teachers interested in attending this event should contact Kathryn Harkup or Lee Gillam
Editors' Notes
The Computing At School group (CAS) is a membership association run by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and supported by Microsoft Research and other industry partners. It was created to support and promote the teaching of computer science and other computing disciplines in UK schools.
CAS aims to assist teachers in responding to the kinds of criticism raised, for example, by Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) report "The Fuse" - that vital computing principles need to be taught, and taught well, in schools. "The Fuse" is a report published by the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) on the 8th September by a Task Force of academics and business leaders co-chaired by the University of Surrey’s Vice Chancellor Professor Chris Snowden.
Part of the challenge for CAS is to try to encourage greater uptake of Computing. The reasons behind falling numbers studying the subject are currently being explored in the Royal Society's study of Computing in Schools, expected to report in Winter 2011.
Useful Links
More information about Computing at School can be found at the website: http://www.computingatschool.org.uk
Read the CIHE report "The Fuse: Igniting High Growth for Creative, Digital and Information Technology Industries in the UK"
See also, the press release for The Fuse.