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 →
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 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 →
I'm leading some primary computing CPD in July, please book on soon if any of these appeal to you (free for all state-schools in England)... Assessing Computational Thinking in Primary Schools - Remote - 2nd July (Tuesday) - 15:45 - 17:15 A short course providing practical guidance on the assessment of key thinking skills in... Continue Reading →
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