The Barefoot Project supports primary educators with the confidence, knowledge, skills and resources to teach computing science. The Programme includes free high-quality resources, lesson plans and local CPD Workshops, all designed to help teachers gain confidence in bringing computing science to life in the classroom.
There are three main aspects of the Barefoot Computing Project.
• Exemplar teaching activities: Created by a team of practising computing teachers, these high quality, cross-curricular activities help primary teachers to deliver the Computing Science curriculum in engaging and practical ways.
• Teach yourself concepts: These resources help primary teachers on their journey towards becoming excellent computing teachers by improving their subject knowledge and understanding. Giving clear definitions, examples and progression across all primary school age and ability ranges, these resources help teachers deepen their own understanding of computational thinking and computing science topics.
• Barefoot Workshops: The aim is to enable the resources and workshops to be available throughout the UK. These free CPD sessions are run by volunteer experts and introduce teachers to the Barefoot computing resources. Teachers can arrange for a Barefoot Workshop to be help at their school and benefit from great resources and support. The workshops are organised by our delivery partner ‘National Schools Partnership’.
To find out more about the Barefoot Computing project and to access the free resources please visit the Barefoot website http://barefootcas.org.uk/.
