{"id":158506,"date":"2025-09-15T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/158506\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:34:07","slug":"free-and-adaptable-computing-courses-to-inspire-student-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/158506\/","title":{"rendered":"Free and Adaptable Computing Courses to Inspire Student Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

For 15 years, Apps for Good<\/a> has been championing digital education, empowering young people from all backgrounds \u2013 especially girls and those from underrepresented backgrounds \u2013 to thrive. Its free, introductory computing courses, aimed at KS3 learners, put young people in the driving seat, encouraging them to draw on their lived experiences to tackle real-world challenges that matter to them, whilst building the skills and motivations needed to succeed in an ever-changing digital world.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents\u2019 cultural and lived experiences should be recognised as valuable and important forms of knowledge, and should be proactively brought into the classroom.\u201d\u00a0 Shadow Curriculum Review.<\/p>\n

Its open-source courses are ready to use or adapt, designed for delivery by both computing and non-specialist teachers. They fit easily into curriculum or enrichment time and have been proven to boost confidence and interest in computing.<\/p>\n

Independent Learning is Central<\/p>\n

Research shows that 69% of secondary teachers cite disengagement as a barrier to learning.* The course themes \u2013 Social Action, Climate Change and AI for Good \u2013 address this challenge by linking computing to real-world issues and encouraging independent learning. In teams, students design and develop an app prototype, bringing the subject to life in a way that is both relevant and engaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed delivering this programme because it hasn\u2019t been teacher-led. It\u2019s been about empowering our young people through this idea of a problem and finding a solution [\u2026] and enabling them to really develop as young people.\u201d Somaira Younis, Teacher at Shireland Collegiate Academy.<\/p>\n

*Pearson School Report 2025<\/p>\n

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Industry Engagement Opportunities<\/p>\n

Industry engagement is built into every course. Courses will connect schools with professionals to join classrooms virtually and provide feedback on students\u2019 ideas, and share career insights. This exposure broadens horizons, builds aspirations, and directly supports schools in meeting career readiness targets, including Gatsby Benchmarks 4 and 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is often said that Apps for Good is a good first step to get women into technology. This year, we\u2019ve seen an encouraging increase in the number of girls choosing computing subjects.\u201d Kamona Karim, Teacher of Computing at Putteridge High School.<\/p>\n

Access Courses Today!<\/p>\n

Apps for Good works with schools across the UK to deliver free computing courses. Get in touch to explore how they can support your students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Book a 30 minute introductory call with Kathy, our former teacher and Education Community Manager for more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Access courses here: www.appsforgood.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For 15 years, Apps for Good has been championing digital education, empowering young people from all backgrounds \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-158506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}