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 →
UPDATE: Scroll down for Version 3, wireless remote! So I had this idea.... remember when I combined Scratch with Sketchup to make ScratchUp? Well why not combine two of my favourite primary based microcontrollers to create a MiCrumBit??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dTRCg2oZWk Another crazy combination project! This is the first of many ideas that I've got to combine... 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
