Code, Compute, Connect: Liverpool City Region

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Date: Friday 4th July 2025
Time: 1:00-3:30
Location: The Studio School, 41 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L10BS

Enhance your computing teaching skills at Code, Compute, Connect: Liverpool City Region, hosted by hi-impact Consultancy and CAS at The Studio School, Liverpool on July 4th. This event is designed for teachers of all key stages and provides practical workshops on the latest developments and tools in computing education.    

Keynote from Dr Ellie Overland MMU: Growing demands and shrinking budgets! Computing for the year ahead and beyond. Changes impacting computing education include the surge in the use of AI, updates to online safety, the Ofsted consultation and the curriculum review.  Ellie pulls together some of the challenges and opportunities and shows why high quality computing education is more important than ever.

Select workshops that align with your role, including:

• KS1 Physical Computing: Robotic Toys
• KS2 Physical Computing: micro:bits
• Supercharge Creativity in the Classroom with Canva AI and Canva Code
• KS3 Block-Based Coding: Facial Recognition with Scratch
• GCSE & Post-16 Programming Problem-Solving: Practice and the Real World
• AI for Teachers

Hosted at the Studio School, attendees will also have the opportunity to network, view student projects and tour the facilities to experience a unique learning environment, focused on preparing students for careers in the creative and digital industries. 

Connect with other educators, share best practices, and leave with a wealth of inspiration to implement in your teaching. 

Please click here to book your workshops and secure your place.

Event Programme

1:00: Welcome and Keynote: Dr Ellie Overland MMU: Growing demands and shrinking
budgets!

Computing for the year ahead and beyond. Changes impacting computing education include the
surge in the use of AI, updates to online safety, the Ofsted consultation and the curriculum review.
Ellie pulls together some of the challenges and opportunities and shows why high quality
computing education is more important than ever.

1:30: Workshop Session 1 Options

● KS2 Physical Computing: micro:bits - Sarah Gorman, hi-impact
● KS3 Block-Based Coding: Facial Recognition with Scratch - Becci Peters & Jo Hodge, BCS
● Supercharge Creativity in the Classroom: Canva AI and Canva Code - Jade Parkinson-Hill,
Canva
● Studio School Facilities Tour and Project Showcase

2:15: Break & Networking: Studio School Student Showcase

2:35: Workshop Session 2 Options

● GCSE & Post-16 Programming Problem-Solving: Practice and the Real World - Nicola Hill,
Edge Hill
● KS1 Physical Computing: Robotic Toys - Jo Todd, hi-impact
● Introduction to AI for Teachers: Gemma Sapp & Alan Crist, hi-impact & Ben Davies, BCS
● Studio School Facilities Tour and Project Showcase

3:20: Final Thoughts

Please bring a laptop or other device with you on the day, to allow you to take part in the workshop
activities.
For any enquiries or for further information please contact: jomarsden@hi-impact.co.uk.

Don't miss this opportunity to "Code, Compute, Connect" with the Liverpool City Region computing community!