Kelvin Stephens
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Kelvin Stephens
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Senior AHT | NPQH | Digital Innovation, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Lead | CAS Community Leader | Play & Exploration | STEM | Seesaw CE | Lumio Educator |  Teacher | GoogleCE | Microsoft Educator
What a long 8 weeks! I will be glad when the digital migration is over! Although it is going to be strange to not be in control of office 365 and computers after 20 years. The photos show how this week started (everyone is ok!) and how it ended!
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What a way to end 6 years of building work! Glad my speech was received well and got a few laughs! So glad our transformation celebration was a success!
September 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
20 years ago, I walked into this building for the first time! I remeber them saying at uni that your placement year might lead to your full time job - well it did but no longer an ICT technican!

How time flies!

The main entrance is now my office! The building looks so different!
August 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My first classroom! I would do things so differently now. No visual clutter around the board, neutral colours for boards (why I thought orange was a good idea I’ll never know!) along with structuring my lessons differently.
July 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
My first ever classroom, well IT room! Turned back into a classroom 13 years ago and now going to be our soft pay room!
June 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What an awesome day! I don’t think I have enough adjectives to describe today, going to start with emotional!

From the opening performance of dancers from our 12 schools to hearing from all the trust executives, headteachers of all 12 schools and watching our school videos.
June 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We hosted the Walsall Digital Leader day for 9 other schools to today. We discussed the roles our digital leaders complete in school along with staying safe online.
June 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Along with the additional wall wrapping, we have also added sensory elements to the walls in our new primary zone.
June 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Where it all began! What a crazy 5 years it has been. 86 pupils to 266 (in September).
June 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Our Summer Term meeting will be held on Thursday 26th June. We will focus on Primary to Secondary transition along with discussing AI use. Book Now - www.computingatschool.org.uk/events/2025/... #caschat #computing
June 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Love our new staircase wrapping! Didn’t get the other stairs as it wasn’t finished. All of our staircases are themed now and it makes them look so much better!
May 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Holiday treat while waiting for the car to be serviced! Boring holiday task 1 in progress.
May 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since I went to the Royal Garden Party! Didn’t know it at the time, but one of the last invites from Queen Elizabeth II.
May 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Keep thinking about this and how we can make changes to prepare our students for life beyond our school.
May 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This has come at the right time! Ready to get back on track with Digital Technology. It’s so difficult at times to juggle all the different roles being a senior leader especially when our team has been depleted for a while, now we are getting back up to full strength I have the time to refocus.
May 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Had a great Easter break in the USA.
April 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This led me to digging the PiTops out yesterday and planning to get them back into our curriculum.
April 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Great day yesterday celebrating the impact of the project across Walsall and Sandwell. We are so privileged to have been taking part and excited for continuing our work on metacognition!
March 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Can’t believe this has been 3 years! A great experience speaking at BETT.
March 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Great afternoon yesterday teaching programming to a group of SLD learners using Sphero Indi.
March 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
We have had some further wall art to brighten up some of the corridors and new spaces! ❤️ all of the designs!
February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I forgot to take photos of the new primary rooms that have just been completed!

The builders have left the site after a 5 year transformation programme!

The original phase will have some work done during Easter as now looks dated compared to the rest, but now it is time to work on the exterior!
February 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One of my favourite pieces of homework I ever received!
February 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My kind of planning! Looking at how we can use Wonder Blocks to teach computing.
January 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another great time at BETT!

As always lots of robotics and interactive screens. It is always great to catch up with suppliers.

This year is all about embedding and then how we can use AI to its advantage and safely and securely to reduce workload.

Lots to think about and research further!
January 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM