DATE CHANGE: This session will now occur on Tuesday 5th May, rather than the previous date of Thursday 23rd April. Apologies for the inconvenience. I am teaming up once again with OTSA (Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance) to bring you an online, one hour, after school CPD session on AI in the primary classroom for just £45. I'm... Continue Reading →
AI Awareness Day – 4th June 2026
UK Schools, charities and organisations are joining together to prepare for the launch of AI Awareness Day - an event designed to improve AI literacy across the educational landscape; from pupils to support staff to teachers to leaders. By getting schools to commit to running at least one activity, Mark Martin OBE hopes to gain... Continue Reading →
The Big Computing Leadership Conference 2026 (now 2027!)
News flash: We are very sorry to tell you that the Big Computing Leadership Conference cannot go ahead on the planned date of the 13th January 2026 due to unforeseen issues with the venue space at Oxford Brookes University. We share your disappointment and sincerely thank you for the work, preparation, and generosity you have already... Continue Reading →
Don’t you ever just…. switch off?
My kids would probably spend their entire free time on their screens if they could. Coming from a generation where if there was nothing on the TV you wanted to watch, you went and did something else. But with the age of 'instant on demand whatever-you-want' there never seems to be a screen down time.... Continue Reading →
Computing Support for Schools – So What Happens Now?
As you may have already heard, the computing education landscape is changing rapidly and is going through a stage of uncertainty. Teach Computing (NCCE) recently announced that the Department for Education has reduced funding as of 31st March 2025, meaning that all computing hubs will cease to function and along with them, most of the... Continue Reading →
