Education and training services

Tender description

The purpose of The national centre of computing education and associated programmes is to support and improve the provision of computing education in England’s state-funded schools and colleges, improve teachers’ confidence in teaching the computing curriculum, and drive up participation and attainment in computer science at GCSE, AS and A level. 4.39 The Lot 1 Supplier will establish a National Centre of Computing Education (“NCCE” or “National Centre”), to promote evidence and knowledge-based teaching practice and act as a central point of contact for computing education support for teaching staff from all state funded schools and colleges in England, and actively promote the opportunities offered by all 3 lots. The Lot 2 Supplier will deliver a training programme to eligible teachers, which shall comprise at least 40 hours’ teaching or study time per eligible teacher. The focus of this programme will be to upskill participating eligible teachers to teach the new knowledge-rich GCSE computer science more effectively. The Lot 2 Supplier will be required to train at least 7 200 and up to 8 000 eligible teachers by July 2022. The Lot 3 Supplier will deliver a specialised programme of no cost support to students and teachers of AS and A level computer science in England. The objective of this support programme will be to improve the quality of teaching, and increase students’ knowledge, skills and understanding, to better prepare students for further study and employment in digital and technology roles.