by Martin | Mar 12, 2013 | Education
I recently ran a workshop on algorithms in the school where I am a governor (Bewdley Primary School) for a more able group of upper Key Stage 2 pupils (aged 9-11) from three of our four local primaries. This was in many ways the follow up to a workshop I ran last year...
by Martin | Jun 15, 2012 | Education
There is no doubt that computing and computer science are huge part of both our economy and society. Technology changes at a huge rate and unfortunately the UK education system hasn’t kept up very well. At current ICT lessons mainly focus on how to use software...
by Martin | Mar 31, 2012 | Education
A few weeks ago I wrote about a workshop that I ran at the primary school where I am a governor. It felt like I was doing something pretty important and I am still amazed at the response that my post had – even the Guardian picked it up and it has had over 1000...
by Martin | Feb 28, 2012 | Education
There has been a great deal of media attention centred around learning to code recently and some really great initiatives have come to light. Arguably leading the charge is Codecademy who are running a campaign to make 2012 ‘Code Year‘. This even reached...
by Martin | Dec 1, 2011 | Business
The UK is a massive force in the global economy and has produced an extraordinary amount of innovation. But, our little island could easily do more and learn a host of lessons to build on the business success we already have. Skills It all starts with skills. Like,...
