The Big Computing Leadership Conference
Book now for The Big Computing Leadership Conference. Everything a computing subject leader needs is here. Find out how to improve your computing provision at primary or secondary.
We have four strands, over twenty sessions and an exhibition area full of top-class vendors. There's something for every computing lead at The Big Computing Leadership Conference.
The conference is kindly sponsored by Craig'n'Dave - you can find their website here.
Our speakers...
Confirmed speakers include:
Phil Wickins, national specialist in Primary Computing Leadership and Senior Professional Development Leader for the NCCE
Alan Harrison, national specialist in Secondary Computing Leadership for the NCCE, author of How to Teach Computer Science, content creator for Craig'n'Dave, Lecturer for Ada College and CAS Master Teacher.
Tig Williams, Senior Professional Development Leader for the NCCE, Chair of CAS assessment working group, Director of the ICT for Education conference.
Jane Waite, Computing Education Researcher, previous primary school Computing Lead working with Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Beverly Clarke, Education Consultant, Author, Coach and Mentor, 2023 UN Women UK Delegate, 2022 Tech Women100 Winner, author of the “Ava and Chip” books.
Catherine Elliott, Gender and Inclusion Specialist at the York, East & South Yorkshire Computing Hub. Co-chair of the CAS Include Working Party. Passionate about making computing accessible to all.
Pete Marshman, CEO of Digit<all> and Secondary Sector Lead for BCS, The Institute for IT, UK Code Ambassador, CAS Community Leader, serial author & editor, senior learning coach and Fellow for the Chartered College of Teaching.
Anjali Dayton, Secondary teacher and previous primary teacher. STEM specialist Professional Development Leader.
Matthew Wimpenny-Smith, Senior Lecturer of Initial Teacher Education and Computing at Oxford Brookes University, Bucks, Berks and Oxon Computing Hub Lead, NCCE Professional Development Leader, CAS Community Leader and Master Teacher and Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.
Shiulee Begum, Secondary Computing Teacher and STEM Professional Development Leader with a passion for increasing the particiption of girls in computing.
Miles Berry, Professor of Computing Education at the University of Roehampton, chair of NCCE's academic board and a member of Computing At School's board.
Alan O'Donohoe, specialist leader in education for exa.foundation providing training, resources and support to Computing teachers, founder of the Raspberry Jam community coding network.
Phil Bagge, Computing science education pioneer. Hampshire computing inspector. Primary school teacher. Author of code-it resources and many books. Kayaker and Sea Scout.
Ben Margetts, Secondary Computing teacher and STEM Professional Development Leader.
Allen Tsui, Primary teacher and Computing Specialist in both Primary and Secondary Computing.
Becky Franks, Flip Computing Co-Founder with over 20 years experience in computing education. Co-chair of the CAS Include Working Party. Inclusion focused mindset with a mission to improve the experiences of underestimated groups in computing and technology education.
Anna and Harry Wake, The creators of Mission Encodeable. Two students passionate about coding, engineering and design.
Our Talks...
With a choice of what sessions to attend throughout the day, there really is something for everyone.
Talks include:
The NCCE Computing Quality Framework
Girls into Computer Science
The Role of the Subject Leader
Curriculum Design
Assessment and Evidence
All Things Pedagogy
Successful Transition from Primary to Secondary
AI for Secondary Subject Leaders
Introducing AI in the Primary classroom
Physical Computing in Primary
Preparing for Ofsted
Supporting Learners with SEND in Primary Computing
and more...!
Our Marketplace...
We have a great variety of exhibitors attending that you will be able to talk to and find new resources in the break times.
Exhibitors include:
STEM
Craig'n'Dave
Digit:all
How to Teach Computer Science
Data-Harvest
Crumble
The Code Show
Oxford Brookes University
OCR
Edexcel
Code Club
Mission Encodeable
Flip Computing
Ava Chip Books
CAS
Eat Sleep ICT Repeat
More to be confirmed...
Practical details and booking...
Date: 14th December
Time: 9.00-16.00
Location: Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford OX2 9AT, for location and travel links click here.
To exhibit at The Big Computing Leadership Conference, please get in touch with Alan Harrison: alan@stemlondon.org or Phil Wickins, p.wickins@stem.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
All the team at the Computing Leadership Specialist Hub.