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Great stuff Kate!We so need a national CPD prragomme for Computing teachers so much has changed and as a profession we need training on both pedagogy and content! More on how to successfully teach software development would be a great help!In my school, Cults Academy, computing classes in the junior school are still in twenties but after pupil options the classes can go up to 30. We have had 26 in a room with 20 computers in the last few years but since moving to the new school we have 2 classrooms of 30 computers. Next year we have 2 higher computing classes and both are over 20 pupils.Time allocations for next years CfE plans for S2 are (all 54 minute periods):Science (discreet sciences on rota): 4 periodsTechnologies: 3 periods a week split between Computing, Business Education, Home Economics and Design Technology. English: 4 periodsSocial Subjects: 4 periodsPE: 3 periodsModern Languages: 3 periodsMathematics: 4 periodsExpressive Arts (Art, Drama, Music): 3 periodsMost of these are delivered on a rota. To me a significant issue is this blending of the Computing Science outcomes in schools with the Business Education ones. Due to staffing and timetable pressures in school the Computing experience is often delivered by a non-computing specialist as part of an ICT course in the junior phase. This is the case with our current S1 provision which is delivered by both Business Education and Computing Staff. Clearly each will have a different emphasis but I have never felt that this arrangement best meets the needs of learners or allows the most able to fully achieve level 3 (or move on to level 4) Computing Science outcomes. I also forgot to say that we have gone from three teachers in 2009 to a forecasted 1.5 for next session. A lot of this has been due to changes in school structures, reduction in computing options (i.e. cutting Information Systems, Advanced Higher, NPA Web Design, Games Design units) and the use of other staff to deliver Computing/ICT in S1/S2). There is also a small reduction in the overall school roll too!
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