Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/01/2025
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Categories
There is a gender imbalance in computing that needs to be addressed.
Girls are under-represented in GCSE / A Level Computer Science:
- 21% of GCSE CS entries in 2022 were girls.212156+
- 15% of A level CS entries in 2022 were girls
- 20% of students applying for computing-related degrees were girls
Yet, girls outperformed boys in GCSE computer science, with 40.6% of girls achieving a 7/A grade compared with 32.3% of boys. Strategies need to be adopted inside and outside of the classroom to support girls into computer science. This course provides an overview of the current challenges in computing with a specific focus on gender balance, covering current research and existing barriers. Participants will explore curriculum design and specific in-class strategies schools can implement and embed in raising the engagement and uptake of computer science for all.
This course is part of the NCCE’s ‘I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science’ programme. For more information visit the website.
What topics are covered?
- Encouraging girls into GCSE CS – Explore the big picture of the current gap in uptake at GCSE between girls and boys.
- Be part of discussions around reasonsfor this gap, including, lack of role models, unconscious bias, and a non-inclusive curriculum amongst others.
- Consider different strategies inside and outside of the classroom to support the narrowing of the gap before finally planning effective interventions in KS3 to improve the uptake in your own school.
Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- discuss the issues and national trends affecting recruitment of girls into GCSE computer science
- evaluate a range of strategies to make computer science more inclusive
- plan effective intervention to increase recruitment at KS4
We will share names, organisation and email addresses with the computing hub, and the colleague TSHs (for the relevant county)
Anjali Dayton- Bio to follow
Accessing the online event
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Participation in online events
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Our online events aim to be interactive and at times you may be expected to have your camera and microphone on during the session, although usually your microphone should be muted.
We may use ‘Raised Hands’, ‘Reactions’, ‘Chat’, ‘Polls’, shared whiteboards and shared screens during the session. We may also use ‘Breakout Rooms’ to allow you to work in a smaller group.
This event will not be recorded for copyright and privacy reasons.
Payment
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Refunds
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In the event of a refund request, please note that the Eventbrite booking fee of 6.95% plus 0.59p per ticket is not refundable.
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Technical Difficulties Should an online session encounter any technical difficulties we will do our best to continue with the session, this may be on a different online platform. In the event that we are unable to do this we will rearrange the session, if you are unable to attend the new date a full refund will be given.