KS3.4 Programming Competition - Workshop on Feasibility of a National Event

[royce]

The School of Computing, University of Leeds, are part of a working
group on the feasibility of a KS3/4 National Programming Competition.

School of Computing are hosting a workshop on Thursday April 30th
11-3pm @ University House, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT to establish
the merits of a competition, determine what is possible within schools
and decide the feasibility. This event is aimed at anyone (school-
based, university-based, industry, professional bodies) actively
interested in the idea, willing to share experience and (subject to
discussion) taking actions forward.

We understand that teachers time is limited and if you can only attend
a part of the event or have further questions, please do not hesitate
to contact me at R.J.N...@leeds.ac.uk.

Further information on the Programming Competition and workshop are
available at
- http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/programming-competition/
- http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/programming-competition/workshop.html

Online Registration: http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/programming-competition/workshop-registration.html


Provisional Agenda:
11:00 Arrival and coffee
11:15 Welcome, Introduction and Background
Roger Boyle, University of Leeds
11:30 What is being and can be done at KS3
Jonathan Aylward, Royds High School Leeds;
Simon Humphreys, Hills Road College, Cambridge. TBC.
12:15 Questions, discussion
12:45 Buffet Lunch
13:15 Existing competitions and structures
Toby Howard & Graham Gough, University of
Manchester;
Greg Michaelson, Heriot Watt University
14:00 Brainstorm possibilitites: costs, structure, etc. (All)
15:00 Close


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Dr Royce Neagle
Development Officer for Teaching Projects,
School of Computing,
University of Leeds,
Leeds LS2 9JT

Phone: 0113 3435478
Fax: 0113 3435468
Mail: R.J.N...@leeds.ac.uk

[R. J. Neagle]

The KS3/4 Programming Competition Workshop is next Thursday 30 April.
Further information is available at http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/programming-competition/workshop.html.
If you have not already registered, please register at
http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/programming-competition/workshop-registration.html.

We have a number of institutions attending and contributions to the
discussion by school teachers is extremely important. A KS3/4
Programming Competition will not be possible without the teachers
being involved in the process.

Current registered institutions include:
* Hills Road College, Cambridge.
* Royds High School Leeds
* University of Leeds
* University of Manchester
* Heriot-Watt University
* Sussex University
* e-Skills, UK
* University of Hertfordshire
* Sheffield Hallam University
* London South Bank University
* Newcastle University
* Informatics Edinburgh University
* Edinburgh Napier University
* Google
* Education Leeds
* Robert Gordon University
* The Open University
* University of Exeter
* Raspberry Pi Foundation

If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to
contact me.