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William Lau
William Lau has taught computing from Key Stages 1 through 5 . He has delivered CPD at various UK schools and universities, specialising in curriculum design, assessment design and computing pedagogy. Lau is a CAS Master Teacher and a Google Certified Innovator. In July 2017 he received an international Award for Teaching Excellence in computer science from the Infosys Foundation in the US, the Association for Computing Machinery and the Computer Science Teachers Association.
Biography
William Lau has taught Computer Science, ICT, Media Studies and Business Studies from Key Stages 1 through to 5 in three London state schools and in an International school in Seychelles. He was previously an Assistant Headteacher in charge of Teacher Development at a London Secondary School. He has delivered CPD to all staff, launched a CPD accreditation scheme and inducted all new teaching staff at the School.In 2016, Lau was selected to be a CAS Master Teacher and in 2017 Lau received an International Award for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science from the Infosys Foundation USA, the Association for Computing Machinery and the Computer Science Teachers Association.
William’s students have generally achieved excellent exam results with his most recently examined students achieving 100% A*-C grades at A-Level and 1.5 grades value added from their predicted grades. He is committed to helping his students realise their true potential and he aims to achieve this by supporting and challenging his students and in turn positively changing their perceptions. The majority of William’s pupils have gone on to degrees and careers of their choice, their chosen career paths have included Computer Science, Cyber Security, IT, Finance, Business, Film, Art, Animation and Digital Design.
William is interested in the cognitive science and research behind self-improvement, teaching and learning. He believes in continuous improvement and encourages all those he works with to persevere, reflect, refine and grow. William has spoken at numerous national conferences and continues to advise on and support the teacher training programmes at the University of Roehampton. He has delivered CPD on curriculum design and assessment at various schools across the UK. William is also involved with the Quantum project, a national study into improving assessment which is led by Simon Peyton Jones, Cynthia Selby (Computing at Schools), Tim Oates (Cambridge Assessment) and Rob Coe (CEM Durham).
Education
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Bsc. Hons Computing and Business Studies, Warwick, 2006
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Curriculum Design
Assessment Design
Computing Pedagogy
Teacher Development
Personal Interests
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Film, photography, dance, travel and healthy food.
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