Teach teens computing: Developing your programming pedagogy

Sign-ups for this course on edX are closing on the 16 February 2026 and it will be removed from edX on 31 March 2026. A free, updated version of the course is available now on our new Training Hub. You can access the updated course there today . We hope to see you on the Training Hub soon. --- In the first two weeks of the course, you'll be introduced to a range of pedagogical approaches suitable for Key Stage 3. You'll look at a range of pedagogies aimed at developing your students' computational thinking skills, from unplugged approaches to PRIMM, and more. You'll also investigate worked examples and targeted tasks such as Parson's Problems. In the final week of the course, you'll see several of these pedagogies in action as you work on a rock-paper-scissors game, and you'll think about how the teaching could be adapted for use with your students.

• Describe a range of pedagogical approaches suitable for use with 11- to 14-year-olds
• Demonstrate an understanding of how these approaches can be used in the classroom
• Evaluate the suitability of each approach for a particular audience and teaching objective
• Produce a lesson plan using one of the pedagogical techniques addressed in the course