The Computing at School North East Conference is back!
The CAS North East Regional Conference is a day of high quality CPD delivered by experienced teacher trainers and practitioners with a focus on lessons to take back to school and opportunities to share practice and ideas with colleagues across the region.
Overview
Join us on the 30 June 2025 for a range of hands-on practical sessions on how to deliver various aspects of the computing curriculum in all stages of education. Topics covered include:
- approaches to computational thinking
- computing without computers
- curriculum planning
- data representation
- physical computing
- primary and secondary programming
- networks
- computing in Early Years
The Conference will be hosting in the Urban Sciences Building, the home to the School of Computing at Newcastle University. This year the conference will be free and open to all. Bookings will be on a first come first serve basis and capped at 150 attendees. If you have booked a place and can no longer attend, please let us know so we can offer your ticket to another person.
Programme
Please note that this programme will be updated as we get confirmation from workshop speakers. If you would like to be involved in the conference, please see the section below.
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 08:15 - 09:15 | Registration and refreshments | USB.G.Atrium |
| 09:15 - 09:25 | Welcome | USB.1.006 |
| 09:25 - 10:10 | Opening key note talk | USB.1.006 |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Workshop group 1 | |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Break and refreshments | USB.G.Atrium |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Workshop group 2 | |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch | USB.G.Atrium |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Key note talk | USB.1.006 |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Workshop group 3 | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Workshop group 4 | |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Closing and prize draw - Chris Napier, Newcastle University & Sarah Zaman, Computing at School | USB.1.006 |
Get involved
We are still looking for people to get involved in the Conference. If you are interested, please see the options below for how you can get involved:
Host a workshop
We are still looking for people to facilitate workshops during the conference. The workshops should address an element of the computing curriculum or support teachers.
Showcase your work at the conference
At the Conference this year, we are interested in teachers showcasing the work they have done. This could be a project you have set for your students or a unique way you have taught. During the lunch and breaks we will use a poster to showcase your work.
Contact us
Still have questions or need more information? Let us know by contacting: cs.outreach@newcastle.ac.uk.