Bucks, Berks and Oxon Computing Hub hosted The BCLC '24 on Thursday 12th December 2024 at Oxford Brookes University; watch below for the wrap up video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWRS0Ifftt0 Thank you all so much for coming, we really enjoyed the conference; our best one yet! We are currently not sure about the future of the Big Computing... Continue Reading →
It gets to this time of year and you're eager, or nervous (or both?) about starting term. New class, new displays, new colleagues, new behaviour management strategies, new photocopier (how in the world does that thing work?) and.... possibly you've taken on new subject leadership. Have you been given computing because you're the youngest and... Continue Reading →
I'm hoping to start an initiative to help children and families take regular breaks from their screens. What do you think? Has this got legs? There is a survey on the website you can fill in, let me know what you think... https://screensoff.org/ The launch date is 5pm, Wednesday 7th August 2024
I'm starting to hear primary computing leaders being asked to specifically refer to 'disciplinary' and 'substantive' knowledge in their curriculum documents. What are these knowledge types? What do they mean? How do they compare to OFSTED's 'procedural' and 'declarative' knowledge types? Well after consulting some amazing computing experts, I wrote a blog on why computing... Continue Reading →
The Teach Computing Curriculum is unparalleled in it's quality, national curriculum coverage and value (it's free!) and is constantly being updated as technology and needs demand. If you are a leader and want to switch to the Teach Computing Curriculum - which is becoming the industry standard for primary schools, or you're thinking about it,... Continue Reading →
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