Education Perfect and CS in Schools

The EP and CS in Schools partnership aims to give every student the opportunity to learn about digital technology and help prepare them for the jobs of the future.

What is CS in Schools?

CS (Computer Science) in Schools is an Australian organisation. They’re helping schools create relevant and meaningful education by providing a DigiTech pathway for secondary students, developing teacher confidence to teach digital technology, and creating industry connections with schools.

It is estimated that there will be over 100,000 new IT jobs created in Australia by 2024! The EP & CS in Schools partnership aims to give every student the opportunity to learn about digital technology and help prepare them for the jobs of the future.

Learn more about CS in Schools on their website.

What do the lessons on EP cover?

Access to innovative lesson materials for year 7 students on the EP platform as part of the full suite subscription.
Digitech materials have been designed in collaboration with teacher and industry experts to help teachers confidently deliver a fun, engaging, and industry relevant programme.
These materials include lesson plans; slides; worksheets and assignments; online coding exercises; and video tutorials.
This is all provided on the EP platform which allows teachers to easily track student progress, gives the ability for immediate feedback, saves time with auto marking, and offers a blended approach to coding.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s included:

Introduction to Coding

This is a foundation course that is relevant for year 7 & 8 students and offers critical skills.

This includes:

Code in Python programming language.
Build a game that models the real world.
Write programs that provide user navigation and input.
Build simple programs that have loops, decisions, and functions.
Understand simple variables and contents.
Learn about code readability, commenting, and neatness.
10 hours of lessons are available now. Already have a teacher account? Click here to preview the first lesson.

How can I access the CS in Schools lessons?

Schools can access all of the CS in Schools learning materials under the Digital Technologies subject on the EP Platform as part of the full suite subscription.

For more information on CS in Schools and EP, please contact EP here or CS in Schools directly at selina@csinschools.com.

Adding CS in Schools content to your school’s allow list

Content filtering software may block some of the content used in these lessons. Specific links may need to be added to an allow list, to give access to links that would otherwise be blocked. This list allows a specific set of URLs to be visited by students, while still enforcing overall restrictions.

A full list of CS in Schools links used on EP (including videos) can be downloaded here.

More information on allowing blocked content on EP can be found in our article here.