Category Archives: Programming

Naace ICT Impact Awards 2013 shortlist

Bradford’s Curriculum ICT team are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted as a finalist at the Naace ICT Impact Awards 2013. The shortlist for the awards was announced on Thursday 31 January at 2pm on the Naace stand … Continue reading

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Robo Challenge Final!

After a closely fought battle the winner of the Robo Challenge 2012 were Worth Valley Primary with Swain House Primary coming a close second. Well done to all who took part and we will see you next year!     … Continue reading

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Bradford Digital Leaders Conference 2012

  A sample of Digital Leaders from some of the 36 Bradford Primary Schools now active with the programme demonstrated how they can work confidently with new technologies; communicate ideas clearly, and in some instances help to upskill school staff … Continue reading

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Lego NXT Robot Challenge

I had great fun the other day with the Y5 & Y6 pupils from Swainhouse and Worth Valley working at TICK. The pupils were programming our NXT Robots in an exciting challenge! The pupils had to guide their robot around a complex assault course … Continue reading

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The transition from ICT to Computer Science

Over 20 teachers from around the region attended the first session of our three part course ‘The transition from ICT to Computer Science’ at The Innovation Centre, Bradford (TICB) on Monday. The course focussed on some underlying principles of computational … Continue reading

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Scratching that itch for programming!

As programming is becoming more educationally fashionable, so is the desire to use great (free) software. Scratch is one of those fantastic programs  and last Thursday we held a workshop for 10 intrepid teachers! Have a look at some of … Continue reading

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