Computing at Schools
UK schools are reintroducing programming, with new curricula in Computing (c.f. ICT). This change, which should help school leaver make more informed choices at University, has led to lots of activity to help teachers learn more about programming.
Data Analysis Workshop
Download the following files:
- Data file: as zipped CSV
- Two notebooks for google colab: the simple example and the data analysis notebook
- Worksheet
CAS London CPD Days
Materials are available here for 2020
and previous years: 2018, 2017
and 2016 CPD Courses
For information about upcoming courses, please see our project web page.
Schools Talks
Some recent schools talks are outlined below. All include a brief overview of University Computer Science and careers in IT.
- Computing and Careers. A general introduction to computing at University and as a career.
- Should we Trust Computers? Our lives depend on computers and software in train, planes and medical devices. Should we trust them? Suitable for all, in or approaching 6th form.
- Games with Trees. An overview of game playing algorithms, comparing the use of logic-based and learning approaches. Most suitable for those with an interest in programming or algorithms (however basic); in or approaching 6th form.
- How Computers Learn An introduction to how computers learn and whether they are really intelligent. Most suitable for those with some confidence in mathematics.