In this blog Helen shares details of a great project, and also calls for teachers who would like to be involved in testing the technology in the academic year 2018-19 to get in touch.
Continue reading →Professor Christina Preston, Chair of ITTE and founder of MirandaNet, writes about the history of our professional influence in policy and practice from the 1980s up to the current day.
Continue reading →Andy Connell is pleased about a letter from Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, about teacher recruitment.
Continue reading →Andy Connell offers his initial thoughts on the Government’s response to the recent consultation.
Continue reading →32nd International Annual Conference Raising aspirations for digital education Thursday 7th June – Friday 8th June 2018 BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE CONFERENCE! Click on the Eventbrite logo below to book or see http://itte.org.uk/wp/conference-2018-winchester/ for further information on the conference … Continue reading →
What does critical thinking look like in ICT and Computing?
Continue reading →The call for contributions and the booking form are now up. We are looking forward to seeing you at what will be an exciting conference. For more information, visit the conference page – http://itte.org.uk/wp/conference-2018-winchester/ … Continue reading →
Who should be involved in the development of the curriculum for younger children? Emma Goto offers some thoughts.
Continue reading →The Computing curriculum was launched to great fanfare in 2014. Andy Connell asks: has it delivered?
Continue reading →Bett is now over for another year. In this article, Terry Freedman reflects on the themes seen there this year.
Continue reading →A new year and an excellent conference to look forward to. Come join our friendly, lively, knowledgeable, supportive, research-led community. Interested in digital technology? Then visit http://itte.org.uk to find out more! #computing #itte2018 #nationalconference … Continue reading →
Children’s wellbeing is a much discussed topic. The annual Good Childhood Report (https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/the-good-childhood-report-2017_full-report_0.pdf) often makes bleak reading, with children’s happiness in 2017 at its lowest level since 2010. Many children face multiple problems in their lives, with issues such as … Continue reading →
To iPad or not to iPad is a question many parents face Helen Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Education (Primary Computing) at the University of Northampton shares her thoughts on the benefits of young children using digital technologies. Children today … Continue reading →
Algorithms and algorithmic thinking are central to learning about computing. Unfortunately, an algorithm, as a thing itself, can be rather abstract; it can be difficult for students to understand what the algorithm is doing and how the execution of the … Continue reading →
After the Reboot: Computing Education in Schools by Liz Jones The Royal Society has recently published a review of UK Computing Education as a milestone since the introduction of a new curriculum three years ago. The Society wanted to see how the … Continue reading →
