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What is enrichment? Is it simply running an after school club? Or a lunchtime session? Can it involve trips and visitors too? Essentially, it is anything that will give pupils opportunities and experiences beyond the classroom and the curriculum. In most cases, we aim to give them opportunities and experiences they cannot access at home, sometimes it can be as simple as accessing a computer! But who do we target? How do we get the kids we want in the sessions (and we know that need it!) to opt in? How do we engage the parents? Is it always the children who already know and love computing that will attend and why are they usually the higher achieving boys? What can we do to try and bring more of a balance?

All of these questions and more are covered in the Leading Primary Computing – Module 2 course mentioned above, and also in Careers and enrichment in primary computing with STEM Ambassadors a short CPD course.

The NCCE have also put together a fantastic collection of primary computing enrichment activities – and you can read about how they work in this helpful blog; enriching the primary computing curriculum. 
  
One of the best things about enrichment is that you can really focus on what the children want to learn, away from the restraints and pressures of assessment and structure, lifting the lid of creativity and ingenuity. It’s time to have some fun! 

Please let us know in the comments your thoughts on enrichment, and if you have any excellent places to visit!

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