Previously known as Teaching ICT, this second edition has been carefully revised to meet the new demands of computer science as a curriculum subject.
With a clear focus on the theory and practice that supports high quality teaching, this textbook provides pragmatic guidance on how to plan, teach, manage and assess computer science teaching.
Key coverage includes:

• An awareness of the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum for England
• Developing computational thinking and digital literacy in your classroom
• Pedagogy for teaching computer programming
• Computer science in primary schools and the transition to secondary

This is essential reading for secondary computer science student teachers and for those on primary initial teacher education courses seeking a greater understanding of the subject, including school-based (SCITT, School Direct, Teach First), university-based (PGCE, PGDE, Bed, BA QTS) and employment-based routes into teaching, and current teachers updating their practice.

This book is essentially practical in its nature. We aim to give you pointers to relevant research, but we do not intend to become over-involved in exploring this (there are many books and journals that will allow you to explore relevant research in more detail). The ‘What the research says’ sections explore an aspect of education and some of the associated research in more depth – you can use these as starting points for your own research. The approaches we explore are based on our own experience, that of our colleagues, our students and from research. This book can be used by those who are studying on undergraduate, PGCE or school-based routes into teaching who want practical support, or by those who have just completed their studies, or it can provide a framework for those supporting beginning teachers. There is a companion website which offers additional materials (weblinks, video clips exemplifying issues explored in the book, additional commentary, pro formas and so on), but this book can be used as a stand-alone resource too.