21/02/2023
Now that's a challenge I couldn't ignore!
Following Tony Phillips thought provoking suggestion earlier this month, I couldn't resist asking ChatGTP to write an assignment for me. What follows is the result of a series of interrogations of ChatGTP that started with a request to compose a challenge to help pupils learn Minecraft EE MakeCode,
16/03/2022
First in a series of videos that asks if we curate our resources in a way that supports pedagogical change schools. Many have asked if we might capitalise on the gains achieved over lockdown, but evidence seems to point to schools dropping back to familiar pedagogy - so I'm trying to dig into the reasons for this and define a process of change that I have termed "remediation" so we can see the issues more clearly.
Production is a bit scrappy in places - I'll get better as I go on, but would welcome any feedback on the ideas.
Remediation 1 RESOURCE HAZE
Do we need to think more about how we might resource the curriculum in our digital age? This introduction asks if the way schools typically curate resources ...
02/07/2021
Teaching Computer Science by Coding Black Females Podcast • A podcast on Anchor
Join us with Head of Computer Science Tessy Mesindi and Computer Science Teacher Nadya French, while they talk about teaching computer science in schools.
10/06/2021
Great to see the Naace influence spreading thanks to Eummena our partners in the MENA region. Sometimes it's easy to forget that Naace accreditation is valued outside of the UK.
02/04/2021
Should be an interesting discussion!
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23/03/2021
Great to contribute to the debate. We must keep the discussion going and not let the gains of the last year drift away from us!
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11/03/2021
Lessons for us all?
Published: October 9, 2020. If you have been involved in education and the quest for GDPR compliance in schools, the recent report following the ICO audit of of the DfE probably comes as no surprise. If you have followed my posts, or indeed any other aspects of my work, you will know that I have a t...
11/03/2021
COVID - The Longer Project : Part 1
If your business is education then you have really only been dealing with one thing over the last year. That is true of the teachers, the taught and the thinkers, whatever the role, all have needed to apply themselves to the circumstances presented by the pandemic.
09/10/2020
A few thoughts around the ICO's recent audit of the DfE.
Lessons for us all?
If you have been involved in Education and the quest for GDPR compliance in schools, the recent report following the ICO audit of of the DfE probably comes as no surprise. If you have followed my posts, or indeed any other aspects of my work, you will know that I have a theme that recognises that Ed
20/04/2020
A Free Team Conferencing Experience for School Leaders
However unwelcome and unpalatable the current national emergency may be, not many days go by without hearing someone reflect on how our world will have changed when we reach the other side of it. We all know that video conferencing, whether using Zoom, Google Hangouts, Teams and Skype together with