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CAS Blackpool Primary Community is led by Tom Sale from Mereside Primary School.

Meetings are held every term where possible, and are intended to provide support, free CPD, resource sharing and networking opportunities for Primary teachers from the surrounding area and further afield.

CAS Bolton SEND Community is run by Ruth Smith from Westmorland School. She is looking forward to welcoming new members and offering sessions on computing for SEN.

The CAS Bootle SEND Community has been set up by Jennifer Talbot, a specialist SEN Computer Teacher at Rowan High School, to offer SEN teachers in other schools the chance to discuss computing resources for students with SEND needs.

Hub meetings will consist of: Discussions around ICT/Computing qualifications suitable for SEND students; Moderation of coursework; Developing subject knowledge around the new computational-thinking element of the curriculum (including Python programming); Embedding the use of technology in the classroom to aid the progress of SEND students; Sharing lesson resources and Schemes of Work; Discussing best practice around measuring progress and behaviour management in ICT suites for SEND students.

A growing community based in North Cumbria! Please do get in touch if you can help or want any support.

The CAS Cockermouth Secondary Community is run by Wendy Bowe from Cockermouth School. The intention is to run termly CAS meetings at different venues around the West Cumbria area. She looks forward to welcoming new members to the meetings.

Helen Baron leads the CAS Kendal Primary Community, which hopes to welcome new members from the Primary community in the South Lakes area to discuss ways of introducing computing activities into the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curriculum.

The CAS Lancashire East Secondary Community is led by Phil Hackett, CAS Master Teacher, who welcomes new members.

The Community is intended to be a forum for sharing best practice, resources and ideas. It will be a place to network with other colleagues, to up-skill where needed and to carry out research in to different teaching approaches to support the teaching of Computer Science.

KS1, KS2, KS3, GCSE & A-Level teachers of Computer Science are welcome, whatever degree of experience. Refreshments are provided - please book through CAS Online’s Events listings.

This is a Primary CAS Community where we provide support and training in a friendly environment. Our aim is to equip teachers with the skills needed to deliver a creative Computing curriculum that will prepare children for an increasingly technically-advanced world.

We are the Preston Secondary CS Community, led by Alan O’Donohoe, Helen Catterall and Kasim Qadir.

We welcome all attendees for discussion, training and refreshments and look forward to seeing you there.

If you have a particular need for support, please contact either alan@exa.foundation or h.catterall@archbishoptemple.com

The CAS Kendal Secondary Community is run from the Queen Katherine School in Kendal. We look forward to welcoming you to our meetings. Please get in touch if you have an idea for an activity or wish to get some computing CPD.

A Secondary school Community which encourages Computing teachers across KS3 to KS5, to meet and share good practice.

The CAS Wigan Mixed Community is led by Maureen Anderson, CAS Master Teacher at Hawkley Hall High School. Maureen is enthusiastic about the developments within computer science and believes it is an exciting time for the subject.

She is an experienced teacher who has made the transition from teaching ICT to teaching Computing. She is passionate about making computing accessible for all, and welcomes everyone interested in local networking opportunities.

Community meetings are held at different schools around the area. If you would like to host one, please get in touch.