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Want to add some festive fun to your computing lessons? Explore the world of digital art and ask your pupils to paint an elf or snowman and then compare the digital art to hand-drawn 🖌️ Take a look at our Christmas blog for other seasonal ideas 🎄 👉 ncce.io/yOyDdA

Are your students interested in cyber security or intelligence? The #GCHQChristmasChallenge is back! Aimed at 11-18 yr olds, crack all 7 puzzles to uncover a secret seasonal message. Competition opens 14 Dec, solution available to download from 15 Dec. gchq.gov.uk/xmaschallenge

Like solving puzzles? BBC Breakfast @bbcone 8.15am I'll talk about @gchq Christmas Card puzzle for schools (ages 11-18) with hosts Sally Nugent Jon Kay ☕️. I love setting puzzles for my students and my book "The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers" is full of puzzles! #BBCBreakfast

Some great advice here ....

Computing education in England has been boosted as Department for Education has renewed its funding to deliver the next phase of national support across England 💻 National Centre for Computing Education & its Computing Hub network will continue providing resources & support to teachers: bit.ly/3ZZGt67

Another course delivered by the excellent @AmazingICT_Paul 🙌

The Tech Team UplandsManor are exploring how to use Crumble Controllers ready for next half term Teach Computing Midlands West

All set up and ready to welcome delegates to Day 2 of the National Centre for Computing Education Leading Primary Computing Course from the Teach Computing Midlands West in the West Midlands #CPD #Teachers #computing

Getting to the core of Apple’s market-leading tablet 🍏🔎 The iPad’s instinctive ease of use makes it a huge hit with children – but what #OnlineSafety risks should trusted adults watch out for? Our #WakeUpWednesday guide has the details 👀 Download >> bit.ly/3YAhl44

Are you the new computing coordinator in school and looking for ways to develop your curriculum? Join @AmazingICT_Paul for Leading Primary Computing (remote) on 10 & 24 March - subsidy of £440 available to state funded primary schools. Book via bit.ly/3YtqKKy

Last chance to claim this large subsidy for attending training too! Do you need support in leading computing at your school? Please RT for exposure! #computing #cpd #teacher

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! A day to celebrate the achievements of women and strive for gender equity Our blog features key women in computing and resources to encourage girls into computing, supporting the United Nations theme of DigitAll 👉 ncce.io/olyl6z #IWD2023 #PowerOn

Now booking! Preparing for #Ofsted in primary computing ⭐️Join James Radburn Tuesday 14 March at 1545 ⭐️Free course for state-funded schools ➡️Make sure you have a STEM Learning account: bit.ly/createSTEMacco… ✍️Sign up here: bit.ly/3mGYsPA

Discover engaging & effective ways to help children use computational thinking with @AmazingICT_Paul ➡️Primary programming & algorithms ➡️Friday 17 March 0900 - 1500 ➡️Make sure you have a STEM Learning account: bit.ly/createSTEMacco… ✍️Sign up here: bit.ly/3Jex0Ak

Still time to book on and learn the programming (coding) concepts from Y1 to 6 and how progression looks like Severn Bridges Multi Academy Trust Severn Training & Schools Alliance Teach Computing Midlands West

Struggling with the programming concepts? Unsure of the progression in coding? Want to claim £220 for the school? Join me Friday to leave confident in the knowledge and skills of coding. Book here: teachcomputing.org/courses/CP455/…

Wow, this is fantastic work Year 1! 🌻🌻🌻🌻

What an excellent day at Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DoWMAT) delivering a Leading Primary Computing session for the for National Centre for Computing Education and Teach Computing Midlands West Elizabeth Whetham MBE FCCT