Title Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Do you want to keep up to date with all the latest guidance around primary computing? Do you want to hear from other computing leaders around the UK? Would you benefit from being part of a wider network to share ideas and resources? If the answer is yes, then... Continue Reading →
(Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) I get asked by schools all the time for suggestions of alternative software; sometimes schools don't have the right operating system or hardware; sometimes software is blocked by their academy or trust (it happens!) or sometimes pupils just don't get on with the official software suggested! So, I've created... Continue Reading →
By Phil Wickins (Title Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) These are my own developing ideas about how these complex new technologies work, so forgive me if I have oversimplified or overlooked! In the KS2 computing curriculum, it states that pupils should be taught to: select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZnvKAtzAU Book now for The Big Computing Leadership Conference. Everything a computing subject leader needs is here. Find out how to improve your computing provision at primary or secondary. Thursday 14th December at Oxford Brookes University. Brought to you by the NCCE Leadership Specialist Hub, we have four strands, over twenty sessions and an exhibition... Continue Reading →
Two free short courses online, to boost your subject knowledge, skills and confidence in KS2 Primary Programming, delivered by me, Phil Wickins! Please book quick, limited places available... Basic: If you are new to Scratch, please take a look at this free course; Monday 13th March, 3:45 - 5pm Introduction to Scratch - Remote -... Continue Reading →
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