New connections

We are really excited to have been making some new connections in the last couple of weeks. We have now launched our LEGO Robotics for Business programme and are looking out for North East businesses to engage with. We’ve already been talking to lots of companies and organisations with STEM links, and now have events,…

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LEGO Robotics for Business

After some really successful trial events, we are delighted to launch our LEGO® Robotics for Business service this week. The scheme is designed to offer a fantastic team-building experience to north east businesses while also engaging them in STEM education in our region. Events are built on our hugely successful FIRST® LEGO® League programme, where…

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New sections added

We have added a number of brand new sections to our site, including a new look home page to give you quick access to the main features. Our fantastic computing scheme of work still takes pride of place, but now in its own section. A new page has been added to give more information on…

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Curriculum mapping for all KS1 and KS2 units of work

All of our Key stage 1 and Key stage 2 units of work now contain clear curriculum mapping to help teachers see exactly which prior units support their current teaching, and the units that will build upon it in the future. This will help them have a clearer idea of where the unit fits in…

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KS2 units updated for Purple Mash

We have now completed updates for all Key stage 2 units of work that contain lessons with 2Simple tools. Where relevant, all units have been updated to now include guidance and screenshots that reference Purple Mash, instead of the now outdated 2Simple Collection of software. We hope you enjoy these updates and the new options…

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New subject leader content added.

The subject leader area has been reorganised and new documents have been added, including guides for Ofsted inspectors for carrying out deep dives in computing, which may be equally useful for subject leaders to assist with planning for inspection.

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Early Years resources added

Our Early Years page has been rearranged and updated to include new resources, videos, and links to useful articles on how to include ICT and computing elements in your Early Years curriculums. You can find the Early Years page from the ‘More’ menu on the navigation bar or by clicking HERE

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Year 1 and Year 2 units updated for Purple Mash

Over the summer we completed work to update all Year 1 and Year 2 units of work that contain lessons with 2Simple tools. Where relevant, all units have been updated to now include guidance and screenshots that reference Purple Mash, instead of the now outdated 2Simple Collection of software. We hope you enjoy these updates…

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New unit! – Keep Safe and create

We have added a new unit to our Key Stage 1 collection, with it being suggested for Year 2 children. Keep safe and create is a combination of three lessons from Common Sense Education’s excellent digital citizenship curriculum and the chance for your students to apply their learning to digital-making activities uysing a range of…

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Find out and present

About this unit: Introduce students to researching information, presenting what they find and creating exciting interactive quizzes. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS1 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content recognise common uses of information technology beyond school use…

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