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An introduction to (GCSE) Computing

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An introduction to (GCSE) Computing

Computing is coming back into popularity in secondary education in the UK as both policy makers and teachers recognise its importance in our digitally-dependent businesses. It seemed to fall out of favour to be replaced by equipping young people with skills in office-based applications, thereby hoping to provide them with the basics of how to use computers to further their education and work prospects.

Computing is a different story – it is also referred to as ‘programming’, ‘computer science’ or (no ...

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Never too young to start Computing!

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Never too young to start Computing!

A colleague recommended to me that I watch a video from TED.com about a 12 year old, Thomas Suarez, who was giving a talk at TED about how he got started in programming / developing apps for the iPhone. I showed it to my Year 11 classes and they loved it, so much so that they immediately started designing their own apps through sketches, story boards ...

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