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Christine Harvey
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Assistant Head for Secondary Progress and Digital Strategy | Experienced Computer Science teacher and Senior Examiner | NPQSL | Aspiring astrophotographer | #EdTech #EduSky #STEM #Cybersecurity #DataScience #AI #MIEE |
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I'm very proud to have been shortlisted by SheCanCode as #STEM #Educator of the Year. It is now open to public vote so please can you click bit.ly/4cpaZNm and 'cast your vote' for me in the 'Educator of the Year' category #EduSky
STEM Educator Awards Shortlist 2025
Discover the 2025 shortlist for SheCanCode's STEM Educator Awards, celebrating the outstanding educators shaping the future of women in STEM.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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been pondering what the future of data & analytics looks like, so I spent some time writing about it.

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If spreadsheets are eternal, are BI tools transitory? – DataDuel.co
The article discusses the evolution of business intelligence (BI) tools, questioning their longevity compared to the enduring nature of spreadsheets. It highlights how spreadsheets facilitated decisio...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm very proud to have been shortlisted by SheCanCode as #STEM #Educator of the Year. It is now open to public vote so please can you click bit.ly/4cpaZNm and 'cast your vote' for me in the 'Educator of the Year' category #EduSky
STEM Educator Awards Shortlist 2025
Discover the 2025 shortlist for SheCanCode's STEM Educator Awards, celebrating the outstanding educators shaping the future of women in STEM.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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I’m gathering Easter eggs for Yorkshire Children’s Charity as part of their campaign to give chocolate eggs to 10,000+ disadvantaged children across the region. Can you chip in £2 to raise some chocolatey smiles this Easter? Donate here: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #Edusky
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Over the past 3 months, team member James Mullaney has been introducing UK-based astronomers to the Rubin Science Platform (RSP). This is 'bring-your-code-to-the-data' model will enable astronomers to connect to a Data Access Center to retrieve and analyse Rubin data. Read more: data.lsst.cloud 🔭
May 31, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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An ONS Data Science Campus blog with an overview of the new UK Longitudinal Business Database (LBD):
datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/the-longitud...

Full user guide can be found here: www.escoe.ac.uk/publications...

I have previously highlighted the benefits here:
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The UK Longitudinal Business Database (ESCoE TR-23) - ESCoE
This paper introduces the UK Longitudinal Business Database (LBD), a new and experimental business reference […]
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September 27, 2023 at 4:25 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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ELIZA: the first chatbot to fool people
By simulating being a psychotherapist the original chatbot, ELIZA was able to fool people into thinking they were talking to a human. Compared to today's chatbots it was a really simple program. Read about it on the cs4fn blog cs4fn.blog/2025/02/22/e...
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Wordle 1,344 3/6

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February 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
And relax.... even with the snow week at the start this has been the hardest half term in my 22+years of teaching. I think my old body just can't do it any more
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ALT: a cartoon character is sitting in a chair with the words " she did it " below it
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February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fellow puzzlers, I am now doing 5 mini puzzles a day. I start with wordle, connections and the mini (from @nytimes.com). Then I do Tango and Queens (from @linkedin.com) Any other #puzzle recommendations? In particular #logic #puzzles?
February 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New obsession with Tango (the puzzle, not the drink). Tango #122 | 0:59 and flawless
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Tango
Use your reasoning skills to harmonize the grid with a symbol in every cell.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I look forward to this discussion with @marymyatt.bsky.social tomorrow
The role and impact of formative and summative assessment

Why we are better at making judgements than we think we are

It will be live and recorded

The webinars & recordings are part of the annual subscription to Myatt & Co (free trial)

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Assessment at KS3: Challenges and Opportunities - part 1
Assessment at KS3: Challenges and Opportunities - part 1
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February 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In 2 again, lucky starting guess I think. Wordle 1,327 2/6

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February 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Very useful discussion today at the AI Educator and Research Symposium with the @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social about how we teach about #AI
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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New paper alert! What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education looks at why we teach computing and proposes four traditions for computing education at the school level : algorithmic, scientific, societal and design-making. Read moreL computingeducationresearch.org/blog-why-tea...
Why teach computing in school: new paper published! - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
This week, we've published a paper called 'What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education’ that looks at why we teach computing in school. Find out more about the different views on th...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Feeling burnt out? 🤯

Our Cognitive Load Theory workshop can help you ditch the cognitive overload & design lessons that ACTUALLY stick!

Enquire here: bit.ly/4eFlpJ3
January 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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January 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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January 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Great to be finding out about more opportunities for students at @cyberfirstyorks.bsky.social today in #Bradford
The CyberFirst Schools scheme celebrates excellence in cyber security education. Recognised schools access industry partnerships, university resources & exclusive activities— inspiring the next generation of professionals🔐

👉Based in Yorkshire? Stayed tuned for updates on how to become recognised.
January 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Excellent blog by Ben Crockett from @durringresearch.bsky.social on
‘My New Year’s resolution: Embrace the vocabulary of my discipline’. You don’t need to be a geography teacher to find this insightful & useful:

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My new year’s resolution – embrace the vocabulary of my discipline.
If I am perfectly honest, I am not very good at keeping to my new year resolutions – last year it was to drink less caffeine and more water at work – but honestly, I have no idea where the oversize…
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January 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM