Introducing CSUK:Academy

The Complete KS3 Computing Platform

We’re excited to announce the launch of CSUK:Academy, a powerful and comprehensive learning platform designed to transform the way you teach KS3 Computing. Whether you’re delivering lessons in the classroom or supporting independent learning, CSUK:Academy offers a fully structured, engaging, and interactive experience for both teachers and students.

With a suite of carefully designed modules, CSUK:Academy provides everything you need to deliver a high-quality KS3 Computing curriculum with ease and confidence. Let’s take a closer look at what’s included.

What is CSUK:Academy?

CSUK:Academy is a comprehensive KS3 Computing solution created to support teachers in delivering high-quality computing education with ease and confidence. With our platform, you can access an extensive range of resources, tools, and modules that cover all aspects of the KS3 Computing curriculum.

From ready-to-go lessons to self-marking coding challenges and personalised online assessments, CSUK:Academy offers everything you need to provide engaging, effective teaching.

What’s Included in CSUK:Academy?

We’ve packed CSUK:Academy with powerful features designed to simplify your teaching and enhance your students’ learning experience:

Comprehensive Units of Work

Our fully structured Units of Work provide ready-to-go lessons on:

Python Programming: From simple inputs and outputs to loops, conditionals, and selection.
Web Development: Introduction to HTML, CSS and JS with interactive tasks.
Scratch Projects: Creative hands on programming tasks and projects for younger learners.
Micro:Bit Projects: Coding for hardware and physical computing.
Computing Theory: Comprehensive coverage of key concepts.

Each unit is broken down into interactive learning missions to ensure students progress through tasks with clear objectives and measurable success criteria.

PyPuzzle – Interactive Python Coding Challenges

The PyPuzzle module provides over 60 scaffolded Python challenges. Starting from the basics of input and output, students progress through increasingly complex tasks including:

Arithmetic operations
Decision-making with if statements
Looping and iteration
Combining concepts to solve real-world problems

With automated feedback, students can learn independently at their own pace.

Infinity Quiz – Retrieval Practice Made Easy

Effective learning requires consistent retrieval practice, and that’s where the Infinity Quiz module shines.

Over 1500 questions spanning the entire KS3 Computing curriculum.
Teacher Mode: Set quizzes on specific topics to assess understanding or reinforce learning.
Student Mode: Allow students to choose their own revision path, focusing on areas they find most challenging.

Infinity Quiz ensures knowledge is consolidated, retained, and applied effectively.

Exam Master – Personalised Online Assessments

Create fully customised assessments with our Exam Master module, featuring a growing library of KS3 Computing exam style questions.

Self-marking for instant feedback and independent learning.
Teacher-marking for more detailed responses requiring personalised feedback.
AI-generated feedback to guide students toward improvement.
Tailor assessments to suit your specific lesson plans and student needs.

Teacher & Student Dashboards – Monitoring Made Easy

Both teachers and students have access to their own dashboards for streamlined management and monitoring.

Teachers: Track progress, set tasks, view analytics, and provide feedback all in one place.
Students: Monitor personal progress, receive instant feedback, and earn rewards through gamified learning.

Gamification & Rewards System

Motivate your students with a fun and engaging gamification system that rewards them for their learning efforts.

Earn Academy Points and Coins for completing tasks and challenges.
Compete on leaderboards for friendly competition and recognition.
Redeem coins for digital stickers and badges in the Reward Shop.

Why Choose CSUK:Academy?

With CSUK:Academy, you can streamline your teaching, engage your students, and ensure effective progress tracking and assessment, all within a single powerful platform. Whether you are looking for structured lesson plans, interactive coding challenges, retrieval practice tools, or customised assessments, CSUK:Academy has you covered.

By integrating engaging content with powerful monitoring tools and a motivating rewards system, CSUK:Academy provides an unparalleled learning experience for both teachers and students.

Ready to Try CSUK:Academy for Free?

We're excited to offer you the opportunity to experience CSUK:Academy for free. Getting started is easy!

If you already have a CSUK account (you don't need to have an active CSUK membership):

Log into CSUK:Teacher with your CSUK credentials.
Add the trial membership via the ‘My Memberships’ button on your CSUK:Teacher Dashboard.

If you’re new to CSUK:

Visit the CSUK Shop: https://teacher.csuk.io/csuk-shop and request your free trial.
Once requested, we'll send you your trial membership credentials, usually within a few hours.
Log into CSUK:Academy and you’ll be exploring all that the platform has to offer!

Whether you’re a returning user or brand new to CSUK, you can experience the power of CSUK:Academy with just a few clicks.

Take Your KS3 Computing Lessons to the Next Level

From interactive coding challenges to comprehensive lesson plans, retrieval practice tools, and personalised assessments, our platform offers everything you need to make learning exciting, effective, and rewarding.

We can’t wait for you to try it!