Our new free CPD programme is designed to support secondary school teachers with the delivery of the new Digital Technology GCSE in Wales. The course is entirely free thanks to funding support from the Welsh Government. The course will run from September 2021 – March 2022, however there is no pressure to attend every session. Sessions dates and topics are provisional. Sessions will run from 4.15pm – 5.45pm on the dates below:
Unit A – Understanding the Digital World
| Block | Topic | Live session dates |
| 1 | Analogue & Digital Data and Digital Devices | 9th September 2021 |
| 2 | The Internet | 23rd September 2021 |
| 3 | Operating Systems | 7th October 2021 |
| 4 | Systems Development Cycle | 21st October 2021 |
Unit B – The Changing Digital World
| Block | Topic | Live session dates |
| 5 | Cloud Services | 11th November 2021 |
| 6 | Cyber Security | 25th November 2021 |
| 7 | Changing Digital Technologies | 9th December 2021 |
| 8 | Digital Communication | 6th January 2022 |
| 9 | Asset Creation and Media Development | 20th January 2022 |
Unit C – Data Analytics, Game Development and Animation
| Block | Topic | Live session dates |
| 10 | Interrogating and Analysing Data | 3rd February 2022 |
| 11 | Game Development | 17th February 2022 |
| 12 | Game Development | 10th March 2022 |
| 13 | Animation | 24th March 2022 |
| 14 | Animation | 7th April 2022 |
| 15 | Website Development | 5th May 2022 |
| 16 | Website Development | 19th May 2022 |