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Join Us for the Ultimate Computing Education Event @ Bromsgrove School

Back for 2025, bigger and better! Don’t miss out on THE CPD event for secondary school Computing teachers.

Although we ask for a deposit to secure your place this is FULLY refundable if you attend or cancel with enough notice.

2nd July

About The Festival of computing

The Ultimate Computing Education Event of 2025!

Join us for the Festival of Computing, an evolution of the “Craig ‘n’ Dave & Friends” conference of 2024 —a game-changing day of inspiration, innovation, and collaboration for computing educators.

Get hands-on with cutting-edge CPD sessions, hear from top industry speakers, and connect with like-minded teachers. Whether you’re looking to refine your teaching approach or explore the latest in computing education, this is the event you can’t afford to miss.

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This years event is bigger and better!

New and improved for 2025, thanks to your feedback!

We took all your feedback on board from last year’s event and we’re making some changes!

New Fringe Event

A chance for our market stall holders to make their pitches and share their ideas on Teaching and Learning in Computing.

Bigger Marketplace

We are moving the marketplace to a larger area, and out of the staff dining room. We are hoping the new location will be in a large, dedicated marquee on Gordon Green.

More Coffee!

The most requested item from last year… We heard you! We’ll be providing more coffee stations, so you can get a hit of the good stuff more often.

Even More Sessions

You asked for more opportunities to attend the talks, so this year we have changed the format from 2 x 1-hour sessions to 3 x 45-minute sessions.

On-site accommodation

Stay on-site the night before! Limited availability

Details coming soon!

Pre-event social

If you live locally or are staying overnight at Bromsgrove School or a nearby hotel, join us for a curry and a drink!

The pre-event social is a Ticketed Event. More details coming soon.

What are you waiting for?

Go grab your ticket now!

What to expect this year

A lineup you can’t miss!

Keynote Speaker "Relight My Fire"

Alan O’Donohoe needs no introduction. Expect an interesting, relevant and inspiring keynote!

CPD Sessions

A range of guest speaker CPD sessions for you to attend. Choose 3 when you sign up!

Craig ’n’ Dave

Craig and Dave will be there to answer all your questions!

Marketplace & Fringe

Meet our exhibitors and speakers at break-out, lunch, the fringe and networking times.

Event Agenda

16:00 - 22:00

Tuesday 1st July

Please note: The pre-event social is a Ticketed Event. More details coming soon. This is aimed at people who live locally or those who are staying overnight at Bromsgrove School or a nearby hotel.

“CAS Curry Supper & Social”
Sponsor
John Palmer
Host

16:00

Residential Accommodation Check-In Opens in Housman Hall

18:00

Early Registration Opens in Housman Hall

This is for people staying on-site overnight OR attending Ticketed Evening Event (Bromsgrove, B61 7JN).

18:00

Housman Hall Dining Room opens for Ticketed Evening Event

19:00

Ticketed Evening Event in Housman Hall

There will be NO CHARGE for tickets, but these MUST be purchased in advance. (Details TBC)

20:00

Early Registration Closes

22:00

Evening Event Ends

07:30 - 17:30

Wednesday 2nd July

Main event schedule for the “Festival of Computing” day @ Bromsgrove school

Craig'n'Dave
Main event sponsor
OCR
Main event sponsor

07:30

Breakfast in Housman Hall Dining Hall

This is only for those staying on-site.

08:30

Reception opens in Sports Centre Reception

08:30

Marketplace opens in Marquee

08:30

Tea, Coffee, Biscuits and Pastries available in Marquee

10:15

Welcome to Bromsgrove

Welcome to Bromsgrove School from Johnny Palmer and Michael Punt, the Headmaster.

John Palmer
Host
Bromsgrove School

10:30

Keynote by Alan O'Donohoe

“Relight My Fire”

Alan O’Donohoe
Keynote Speaker

10:55

Keynote by Craig & Dave

Craig & Dave give you their latest updates on everything they are working on!

Craig & Dave
Keynote Speaker

11:20

Tea, Coffee, Biscuits in Marquee

11:40

CPD session 1

See our “CPD sessions” page for details of our talks.

12:30

CPD session 2

See our “CPD sessions” page for details of our talks.

13:15

Lunch in Dining Hall

13:15

Marketplace Open

14:30

CPD session 3

See our “CPD sessions” page for details of our talks.

15:15

Further Keynotes & Updates in Routh Hall

15:15

Keynote by OCR

Ceredig Cattanach-Chell
Subject advisor OCR

15:35

Updates from CAS / NCCE

Becci Peters
Computing Subject Lead (Secondary/Tertiary)

15:45

Marketplace & Fringe Event in Marquee

15:45

Tea, Coffee, Biscuits available in Marquee

16:25

Plenary

John Palmer
Host

16:30

Prize Draw and Drinks Reception in LRC

17:30

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Bromsgrove School

Our very special thanks to the inimitable John Palmer and Frances Round for helping us to organise this event for secondary school teachers.

Five hundred year old Bromsgrove is one of Britain’s finest boarding and day schools. In spectacular facilities, spread over one hundred acres, offering staggering breadth and first division academic performance to over two thousand children, aged two to eighteen, from fifty four nationalities.

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