CAS Primary

Welcome to CAS Primary

Here you will find links to all CAS has to offer for Primary teachers - resources, events, blogs and our discussion forum.

If you haven't yet done so, join our Primary Thematic Community to keep up-to-date with our Primary content and events.

Attend our Events

We have a full programme of Primary focused events that you would be welcome to join.

You can view and book onto our upcoming events on the main community page.

Upcoming events

The Primary Forum

Join the discussion and share experiences with Primary colleagues through our noticeboard and forum:

To share a message with the community, use the community notice board on the main community page.
To discuss Computing in Primary with other teachers, ask a question and explore topics raised within the community by other members, visit our dedicated forum using the buttons below:

EYFS Forum

KS1 Forum

KS2 Forum

Looking for free high-quality resources? Look no further...

CAS is a vibrant community of members supporting one another. One way in which our members like to offer support is by sharing resources. Over time CAS has built up a collection of thousands of member-created resources, which can all be accessed for free.

Resources include lesson plans, teacher-focused subject knowledge enhancers, assemblies, parent workshops... the list goes on, and on!

Download from our resource library

We encourage our members to share their resources within the community. Click the link below to upload and share!

Add your own resources

CAS Resources

We have curated a collection of CAS Primary resources below to help you get started:

Primary Leaders' Toolkit

Computing in the Early Years presentation slides

Safer Internet Day

Introducing Robots

Sphero Chariot Racing

Using Technology to Inspire Storytelling

Blog posts

Barefoot Computing

Barefoot is CAS’ primary-focused partner project. Originally funded in 2014 by the DfE when the ICT curriculum changed to computing, Barefoot provides free resources and CPD workshops for primary teachers across the UK. To date, Barefoot has trained up over 100,000 teachers and reached over 3 million pupils!

Tools to assist in the classroom

CAS has just launched a collections of videos to help you Primary teachers master Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom and SeeSaw in the classroom. From collaboration tips to assignment organisation, these videos have got you covered.

Looking for further support?

Check out the links below for further CAS resources:

Gender & Diversity Toolkit

A collection of resources and webinars focused on creating an inclusive computing classroom

Access Resources

CAS Wellbeing Toolkit

Access mental health and wellbeing support, and useful links to external resources

Access the Toolkit

Home Learning Resources

A collection of resources to support parents with Computing education at home

Access Resources

Looking to chat? Connect with us on social

Check out the links below for further ways you can connect with us...

Another way to connect with our community is via our CAS Primary Facebook group. At the time of writing, the group has over 800 members sharing resources, support and guidance on all things computing related in primary schools, including in the Early Years setting.

Join the CAS Primary Facebook Group

Our YouTube channel has over 350 videos covering a wide range of topics around computing education, including computing in the primary setting. In fact, we’ve got a whole playlist of primary related videos which you can watch here.

CAS TV Primary Playlist

Another way to connect with the CAS community is via our fortnightly Twitter takeover in the form of #CASChat via @CASChat_UK which happens every Tuesday at 8pm.

Each week a set of questions is released with everyone diving into a discussion organised using #CASChat. No invitation necessary so feel free to jump into the chat at any time or just lurk and learn.

Join #CASChat

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