MGL is one of only ten National Delivery Partners for the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) and its national programme of Teacher Training in Computing Skills at all levels. The NCCE is funded by the Department for Education and works with partners such as STEM Learning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and the Chartered Institute for IT, with the vision of promoting better IT Skills training in all schools in the UK.
MGL can provide FREE resources, training and support for teaching Computing in any state primary and secondary schools and colleges from Key Stage 1 through to A Level.
What can MGL’s training partnership with the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) do for schools?
The NCCE is not a physical training centre, but a collection of organisations managing a Department for Education grant of £84 million for English schools. The NCCE is committed to “providing a world-leading computing education,” through providing “resources, training and support for teaching Computing in primary and secondary schools and colleges from Key Stage 1 through to A Level.”
In the North West, MGL has teamed up with a range of HEI partners across the region to deliver nationally designed and researched training for primary and secondary teachers. This provision will be available between January and October 2019.
Schools are welcome to send as many teachers as they want. If your school is in a category 5 or 6 area the first teacher you send will attend free of charge and will be eligible for a bursary. For additional teachers, in category 5 or 6 areas or teachers in category 1-4 areas, an activity fee will apply. The training is made possible through DfE sponsorship. For secondary school teachers who are interested in attending the GCSE Accelerator programme, each school can claim a bursery of £1,400 to support the costs of releasing staff. See teachcomputing.org for more information.
You can see what category your school area is in by clicking here
Book your place now
Please complete the registration form below to register your interest in these courses. As soon as we have live booking details, we will contact you by email with further information. Free places are strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment.
Our first courses have now been uploaded onto the STEM Learning website via the links below:
17 January, 9.00am–3.00pm
MGL Fairfield House, Liverpool
24 February, 9.00am–3.00pm
Kings Meadow Primary, Southport PR8 3RS
11 October, 9.00am–3.00pm – 22 November 2019, 9.00am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – MGL, Liverpool
14 November, 9.15am–3.00pm – 05 December 2019, 9.15am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – Acacias Primary, Manchester
06 March, 9.15am–3.00pm – 20 March 2019, 9.15am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – MGL Fairfield House, Liverpool
27 January, 9.15am–3.00pm – 02 March, 9.15am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – Maricourt High School, Sefton
20 January, 9.15am–3.00pm – 24 February, 9.15am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – MGL Fairfield House, Liverpool
09 March, 9.15am–3.00pm – 23 March, 9.15am–3.00pm
2 Day Sessions – MGL Fairfield House, Liverpool
09 October, 9.00am–3.00pm – 27 November 2019, 9.00am–3.00pm – 22 January 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm – 04 March 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm
4 Day Sessions – Oldham Hulme Grammar School, Oldham
09 October, 9.00am–3.00pm – 27 November 2019, 9.00am–3.00pm – 22 January 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm – 04 March 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm
4 Day Sessions – Oldham Hulme Grammar School, Oldham
06 November, 9.00am–3.00pm – 15 January 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm – 12 February 2020, 9.00am–3.00pm
3 Day Sessions – De La Salle School, St Helens
In the coming months there will be courses released for KS3 and for A-Level teaching.
The training courses will commence this half term and will be delivered in a range of venues across the region. The training will initially target support at Computing lead teachers in each school, with participating schools eligible to receive financial support to enable staff to participate on the training programme. The benefits of this national training programme include:
To register your interest for NCCE teacher training please complete the registration form and as soon as course details are announced we will contact you. Please note, the information we collect is to assist us with the delivery of NCCE Teacher Training in Computing Skills only. We will not use your information for any other purpose or share it with any third parties.