Matthew Wimpenny-Smith
BSc (Hons), PGDip, PGCE, QTS, FCCT
Senior Lecturer in ITE: Partnerships & Computing
School of Education, Humanities and Languages
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Role
My role here at Oxford Brookes is to lecture on the Initial Teacher Training (ITE) as well as provide the subject knowledge leadership and expertise for Computing. I teach both the PGCE and BA courses and work with partnerships, including School Direct and other organisations.
As part of my extended role, I am also seconded one day a week to the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) as the Primary Lead for the Bucks and Oxon Computing Hub as well as a member of both the NCCE Subject Practitioners Panel and British Computing Society (BCS) School Curriculum and Assessment Committee.
Teaching and supervision
Modules taught
- PGCE 5-11 and 3-7
- BA Primary Teacher Education
- School Direct Programme
Teaching PGCE and BA Initial Teacher Education.
Primary and Secondary Computing.
In service teacher training in Computing through Bucks and Oxon Computing Hub.
Research
- School Computing Education, Digital Stratergy and Edtech
- Computer science education, prorgamming and physical computing
- Teacher professional development
- School Managment and Leadership.
Areas of expertise
- Computing Education and Edtech
- Primary and Secondary School Education
- Information Technology and Digital Stratergy in Education
- School management and Leadership.
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching
- Member of the BCS School Curriculum and Assessment Commitee
- Member of the NCCE Subject Practitioners Panel
- Member of CAS (Computing at School) and Leader of the local Community of Practice.
Conferences
I have presented at the CAS (Computing at School) National Conference at Birmingham University, CAS London Conference and at the University of Hertfordshire Computing Education Conference.
Consultancy
I have provided consultancy in Computing Education to a number of local schools in both Oxfordshire and Bucks mainly through my work as Teach Computing Hub Lead for Bucks and Oxon.
Further details
I am a highly trained Educationalist and Computing professional who has over 16 years of experience in teaching across both primary and secondary schools. I have extensive knowledge of School Leadership and Management having previously held the post of Assistant Headteacher, Digital Strategy at Headington Prep School Oxford. I have strong skills in leading teacher development and training through my role as Computing Hub Leader and as a Subject Matter Expert for Computing.
Prior to my career in education, I worked in the IT Industry as a Consultant and Systems Support Analyst.
Below is a list of my achievements and publications
- 2014 - Awarded Computing At School (CAS): BCS Certificate of Computer Science Teaching
- 2016 - CAS Primary Community Leader for Oxfordshire Primary
- 2017 - Raspberry Pi Certified Educator
- 2017 - CEOP Ambassador
- 2017 - Article written for Hello World Magazine
- 2017 - Member of BCS School Curriculum and Assessment Committee
- 2018 - Admitted as CAS Master Teacher
- 2018 - Presented at CAS National Conference
- 2019 - Member of the NCCE and RPi Subject Practitioners Panel
- 2019 - Awarded Google Educator Level 1
- 2019 - Awarded NCCE STEM Learning Associate Facilitators CPD Mark
- 2019 - Article written for HelloWorld Magazine
- 2020 - Presented at CAS London conference with Jane Waite
- 2020 - Admitted as a Fellow of Chartered College of Teaching
- 2020 - Article written for HelloWorld Magazine issue 14
- 2021 - Member of the BCS Digital Literacy Working Group
- 2022 - Awarded STEM Learning Lead Facilitator CPD Mark
- 2022 - Article written for HelloWorld Magazine about the STEM process in Primary.
I have been teaching since 2005 in both secondary and primary as a Teacher, Subject Leader of Computing and Assistant Head Teacher. Prior to my career in education I worked in the IT Industry as a Consultant and Systems Support Analyst.
I am a CAS Master Teacher, Community of Practice Leader, BCS Certified Computer Science Teacher, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, CEOP Ambassador and I am Lead Facilitator for National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE). On Thusdays I work for the NCCE delivering CPD as Primary Schools Lead and SME of the Teach Computing Bucks and Oxon Computing Hub.
I helped to produce content for the new Teach Computing Curriuclum and complete by CSA. I have also written a number of articles for HelloWorld magazine in conjunction with Jane Waite. Recently, I was admitted as a Fellow of Chartered College of Teaching.
I am a member of the BCS School Curriculum and Assessment Committee and the NCCE Subject Practitioners Panel.