I recently started to teach DS2 coding as his school haven't even touched on it and he is in yr 5. He is quite techie though and only really needed pointing in the right direction and given the odd bit of help when he goes wrong. I didn't want him to get to secondary and be left behind. We have started with Scratch but will also cover Python and then plan to move on to Raspberry Pi.
I work in IT, mainly through agencies, and my speciality is dying out so I wondered about the possibility of teaching coding in the same way that children have private music lessons etc. There does seem to be a gap in the market in my area as the schools aren't really prepared.
I already have the CRB checks as I do some other unrelated work for a local school sometimes. There are lots of study guides on the net and guidance for teachers so I could draft teaching schedules and study materials quite easily. Has anyone heard of people teaching this sort of thing? I'm not a teacher but I have done a fair bit of IT training in my time. Any opinions would be most welcome. Thanks.
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SymphonyofShadows · 06/06/2016 10:47
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