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Curriculum and Assessment Review publishes interim findings

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Mar 18

'The review expects to recommend a phased programme of work across the subjects listed in the national curriculum. This will allow reforms to be made incrementally in a way that does not destabilise the system.'
Part of me thinks some aspects might need to be destabilised.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Becky Francis and review team publish their initial findings and set out the next phase of work which will focus on four key areas.

www.gov.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/sho...

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wonderblocks - CBeebies - BBC

Follow Wonderblocks Go and Stop, and a whole host of lovable characters, as they learn to think for themselves and work together to solve any problem that comes their way.

www.bbc.co.uk

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 24

The finale of #Wonderblocks series 1 is a musical episode celebrating all our Wonderblocks friends in a talent show. Episode 30 It's Wonderful What You Can Do.

Symposium highlights 'innovative' approach to improving children's mental health

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 24

It's #Wonderblocks week 6 & the final 5 episodes of series 1 have been released. This week is all about iteration. Again helps out Stop & Go making indefinite & definite loops. They get Toad's rail cart to the station, to grow a beanstalk, tinker with patterns to decorate a castle & make ice creams.

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 24

It seems unlikely that it will change the curriculum to me. Our curriculum seems to be dictated by the exam system which seems pretty much stuck in the 1890s. For decades I have wondered how much use it is to be able to memorise and regurgitate stuff. Surely there could be more about application.

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 21

Teaching till late, so missed the photo op with my brilliant & accomplished colleagues & friends. I spoke about the importance of critical digital literacy in an Artificially Intelligent world at this important conference organised by Dr Rhiannon Love.
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2494261...

It featured presentations about the charity’s work, which aims to embed healthy, purposeful movement sessions into the primary school day.

www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk

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Steve Clarke @stevie-c.bsky.social · Feb 19

Lovely to meet @b3ndavi3s.bsky.social and @emmagoto.bsky.social in-person as well.

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Steve Clarke @stevie-c.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thanks @wearebcs.bsky.social and @juliaadamson.bsky.social for inviting me to the Barefoot 10th Birthday celebrations. Such a wonderful resource managed by an awesome team and delivered by passionate volunteers who go above and beyond.👏Happy birthday 🎂 #TeamCompSci #CASChat

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

Henry and his colleagues are doing amazing work in primary computing. We need children to be more digitally literate and to develop understanding of the potential uses of, benefits and limitations of AI. You might want to check this out.
#caschat #AI #Primary #compsci #criticaldigitalliteracy

Henry Penfold @penfoldno1.bsky.social · Feb 18

Are you looking at incorporating an AI unit into your computing long term plan?
This unit is focused on supporting understand in UKS2. My vision was supporting those children in a ever growing digital environment.
🎯 How AI works?
🎯 Ethics and AI
🔗 www.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/20...

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

I wonder if anyone from @computingatschool.bsky.social might have some suggestions. I have a huge pile of marking to address in the next few weeks but maybe something I can spend some time on after things get a bit quieter.

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

Perhaps a good place to start would be looking to see where episode themes can be drawn from and linked to NCCE plans and Barefoot resources. I am going to the Barefoot birthday party tomorrow in London so might discuss developing some kind of mapping document perhaps.

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Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · Feb 17

I love this programme, are there any educational resources/lesson plans to go with them? Thinking we could watch an episode and do some follow up activities after? Don’t want to reinvent the wheel if it already exists

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · Feb 17

Been really enjoying this with my children at home… can’t wait to plan to use it in EYFS/KS1 at school! #Wonderblocks is amazing!

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 13

To find out a bit more about how Wonderblocks links to the EYFS framework and the Computing curriculum, read my blog post for Computing At School (CAS).
www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-b...
Thanks for the pictures and examples @computingdawn.bsky.social

This blog post introduces Wonderblocks, a new CBeebies programme that aims to develop children's computational thinking and problem solving skills.

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

In the EYFS, I would just watch the series with the children and start to try to use some of the language when they are solving problems in their child initiated play (e.g. Ah, yes that's tricky, let's stop and think about it).

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

It is all very new at the moment. I would possibly look at how it can be woven into your existing KS1 computing planning e.g. when learning about algorithms in Y1 I would watch episode 15 and sing along with First Things First.

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 18

Having lived in Japan that has been battling for some time with falling birthrates, low migration and an aging population, I think it might be wise for some of us in Europe to learn from their experience.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

www.theguardian.com

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 17

In #Wonderblocks this week Stop & Go have to think logically to solve a mystery. They persevere & work step by step to help Frog debug a problem. The final episode this week introduces us to Again, a character that helps us repeat. #compsci #CASChat #EYFS

www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/sho...

Wonderblocks - CBeebies - BBC

Follow Wonderblocks Go and Stop, and a whole host of lovable characters, as they learn to think for themselves and work together to solve any problem that comes their way.

www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Emma Goto

Steve Clarke @stevie-c.bsky.social · Feb 15

I think this is great - I only wish my boys were younger to give me an excuse to watch it! My wife is an #EYFS teacher so I will share this blog with her. #teamcompsci #uked

Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 13

To find out a bit more about how Wonderblocks links to the EYFS framework and the Computing curriculum, read my blog post for Computing At School (CAS).
www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-b...
Thanks for the pictures and examples @computingdawn.bsky.social

This blog post introduces Wonderblocks, a new CBeebies programme that aims to develop children's computational thinking and problem solving skills.

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 13

To find out a bit more about how Wonderblocks links to the EYFS framework and the Computing curriculum, read my blog post for Computing At School (CAS).
www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-b...
Thanks for the pictures and examples @computingdawn.bsky.social

This blog post introduces Wonderblocks, a new CBeebies programme that aims to develop children's computational thinking and problem solving skills.

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · Feb 13

To find out a bit more about how Wonderblocks links to the EYFS framework and the Computing curriculum, read my blog post for Computing At School (CAS).
www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-b...

This blog post introduces Wonderblocks, a new CBeebies programme that aims to develop children's computational thinking and problem solving skills.