What kind of computer science teacher are you?

Take our 10 minute quiz to find out what type of computer science teacher you are.

Find out how others view you, discover your secret strengths and understand your weaknesses. Are you an enthusiastic expert, a supportive shepherd, a curious creative, an industrious introvert, a proactive perfectionist or a strict sergeant?

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Which of these would you prefer to drink when you get home from school?

Whiskey

Cup of coffee

Peppermint tea

The tears of a child

Which of these do you think is MOST important to teach to pupils?

Exam technique

Leadership

Kindness

Creative thinking

Do you enjoy your job?

Love it, I could not imagine doing anything else

I like most aspects but there are some things I don’t feel so sure about

I love creating lessons but don’t like the marking

I like some groups but not others

When using paired programming how do you split the pupils into pairs?

They just work with whoever they are already sitting next to

I allow them to pick their own pairs

I choose the pairs for the activity

I don’t do paired programming

Your end of year reports are due. What do you do?

Relax, I had them written weeks ago

Write a detailed personalised paragraph for each pupil

Copy and paste from a set list of paragraphs, changing the details as necessary

Hand them in late…again

How many hours do you spend doing school work in the evenings?

1 or 2 hours but I make sure I take at least one evening off each week

I don’t take any work home with me

I spend most of my evenings working on school work

I love it so much I can’t stop coming up with new ideas

What was the last thing you spent your own money on for school?

Ready-made resources

Hardware

Stationery

I have never spent my own money on things for school

You need to teach your pupils a new skill that you don’t feel you know very well yourself. Do you…

Buy a ready-made lesson which you adapt

Read a book, watch YouTube videos and search the internet to find the information and make your own lesson from scratch

Ask a work colleague for their resources

Avoid teaching it and hope nobody notices

You see a new student crying in the playground, what do you do?

Ask them what the matter is and try to help them

Try to distract them by talking about something funny you saw on TV last night

Ignore them and hope somebody else deals with them

Ask another student to check to see if they are ok

You have set your class a programming challenge and one of your students puts up their hand saying their code is not working. What do you do?

Try to spot where they have gone wrong and point out the solution for them

Ask them to look at previous programs they have already created to see if they can spot the answer there

Tell them to look on the internet for a solution

Draw a flow diagram with them and talk through the problem to try and help them find a solution while working with you

The noise level is getting a little too loud in your classroom. What do you do?

Shout at them to be quiet and threaten them with detention if they are not quiet

Ignore it and hope the head teacher isn’t on one of their learning walks

Politely remind them of the behaviour expectations

The noise level in my room is never out of control

You are running late to the morning staff briefing. What do you do?

Wait outside until the meeting is over and hope nobody notices you were not there

Try to edge into the back of the meeting room and smile apologetically when the head teacher gives you a stern look

Enter the room, say sorry to the head teacher and then sit in your usual space that your friend has reserved for you

It would never happen

How many pupils do you have in your tutor group who receive free school meals?

Hold on, I’ll just need to check my planner

Um, not sure and I don’t know how to get that information either

I know exactly how many have free school meals, also those who have special educational needs and I have a good idea of the home life situation of most of them too

Who cares? It is only a statistic that the government want us to have. It has little relevance on teaching my subject

What did you do during your last school holiday that you are most proud of?

I went on holiday and didn’t take any work with me

I tried to catch up on the marking I didn’t have time to do before

I created a working model of something related to computer science that I think the kids will love to see

I planned the next few weeks of my lessons

How confident are you in your subject knowledge?

There are always more things to learn

There are a few areas I don’t know

God, I hope nobody finds out I know hardly anything

I know everything

It is the last lesson before breaking up for Christmas. What do you do with your class?

We carry on working until the last minute, they are not on Christmas break yet

I try to do something fun but still related to what we have been recently studying

I let them watch a film or play computer games

I created my own immersive computer science activity/game/quiz in which the whole class can get involved

How would your students describe you?

Friendly

Fun

Strict

Weird

If you were not a teacher, what job would you do?

Work in an office

Armed services

Accountant

Artist

Your head teacher has asked you to come to their office when it is convenient. How do you feel?

Fine, they will just want to find out how things are going

A little nervous, I’m not sure what it is about

Oh God, what have I done wrong? They are going to shout at me

I hope this is about my new idea on lunchtime rotas

A colleague tells you about how hard one of your quieter pupils in your tutor group has been working lately. What do you do?

Congratulate them in tutor time

Talk to them when they are on their own and tell them how proud you are

Send an email to their parents to tell them the good news

Nothing, because I expect all my students to be working hard anyway

What do you usually do during your lunchtime?

I stay in my room so pupils can come to chat to me if they want to

I like to run a computer club

I take my lunch break in the staff room so I can catch up with colleagues

I work, it is my time to catch up without disturbance from students

Enthusiastic Expert

You are passionate about your subject and love nothing more than learning new things that you can show to your classes. Your excitement is infectious. You have the ability to get even the most apathetic students excited about the subject. You have a strong work ethic and always give 110% to the job. You are driven to find out new things and present them to your students and want to know everything about technology and won’t rest until you do. However, you must be careful to avoid becoming a workaholic and sacrificing other interests and responsibilities in your eagerness to follow your desire to know more. You can find it difficult to relax and often expect others to have the same enthusiasm for the subject as you do and will often take over other projects which can cause friction with other team members.

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Supportive Shepherd

You are there for the people around you, you listen without judgement and do whatever is needed. You are a natural cheer leader, cheering for everybody else’s cause and you encourage those who are around you to reach for your dreams and succeed. Your giving nature can sometimes mean that you are weighed down by others’ need for support and it can sometimes make it difficult for you to remain positive. It can also make you a target for manipulators who would take advantage of your kindness and you find it difficult to seek help from others when you need it.

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Curious Creative

You are naturally drawn to problems that other people would choose to avoid and your curiosity makes you adventurous. You are often knowledgeable either in a general way or about something more specific and you see the world a little differently to others. You are determined, hardworking and driven but not stifled by conventions which means you can often find a solution that others are unable to see. You can sometimes be out of touch with reality and may get distracted from day to day practicalities and you can be prone to self-doubt.

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Industrious Introvert

You are a good listener and make thoughtful friends and you think before speaking and acting which prevents you from making silly mistakes. You are unselfish in your desire to put others before yourself. As you prefer to observe rather than be centre stage, you notice things that others may miss. However, you can have feelings of insecurity and doubt and often blame yourself when something goes wrong. You have difficulty in saying “No” or delegating tasks to others and you often compare yourself to others.

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Proactive Perfectionist

You like to think ahead, prepare and then act thereby taking control of your own destiny. You are naturally a leader as you always seek to improve yourself and your surroundings. You are meticulous, always looking for ways to make things better and you set yourself high standards. You can sometimes view others who are not on top of things as being lazy which can put a strain on professional and personal relationships and you are never truly satisfied as you are always seeking perfection.

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Strict Sergeant

You are able to meet deadlines, keep control of a classroom and plan your lessons well in advance. You are often admired and respected for your organisational skills and you respect authority and can be counted upon to toe the company line. You rule the classroom with a set of clear rules and children know how to behave in your classroom. Sometimes you can focus too much on a small detail and lose focus on the bigger picture and your need for order means you may find it difficult to deal with the unexpected.

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