Tag Archives: Schools

The Computing Curriculum – Part 1, Information Technology

Posted on April 29, 2014 by

              The Computing in the National Curriculum document produced by Computing At School divides the Computing Curriculum into three strands:         Information Technology Computer Science Digital Literacy In this post I … Continue reading →

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Guidance for the Primary Computing Curriculum

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

Many schools have questions about the new computing curriculum that will be introduced in September. One of the best sources of information is Computing At School. As well as an informative website (you need to be a member to access … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Blogging with Students – Guide from Northern Grid

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

I spend a lot of time working with schools to support their use of Blogs which are a great way of sharing the work that pupils are doing with parents and others. As well as teaching staff or pupils them … Continue reading →

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Digitally Confident Conference

Posted on November 28, 2013 by

On November 20th I attended the Digitally Confident Conference organised by my old colleagues at Northern Grid.  Knowing how much time and effort goes it to organising these conferences, and knowing that the team are committed to making them as … Continue reading →

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Darlington ICT Awards

Posted on July 9, 2013 by

On July 9th schools from across the region gathered at Darlington College for the first Darlington ICT Award Ceremony. I was delighted when the organisers asked me to judge the ICT Ambassador’s award this year and very happy to be … Continue reading →

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