Our working party is continuing to work on the Computing Science Pathway. We have kept the same format as the Digital Literacy Pathway for ease of use. As with this, we will be recommending resources, particularly from Barefoot, and ensuring that there is progression across your Primary School.

Don’t forget you can add the Barefoot tile to your Glow Launch Pad. Watch this space for more pathway details!

Calling all Primary staff! Are you interested in Computing Science? Do you want to learn more about how to make better use of Computing Science in your classroom? We have the solution for you! Join us on the October InService “This is Primary Computing Science” with John Chippindall.  He will share some ideas for getting started using Micro:bits and Barefoot Computing. Sign up for your place at CPD Manager, Course Id: 78652.

National Coding Week started on 19 September. Find out more at https://codingweek.org/

Check out these downloadable ‘Barefoot meets the micro:bit’ activities! from @BarefootComp and @microbit_edu 

Both activities have an outdoors theme making cross-curricular links to science. Available now!

For age: 7 – 9 years

For age: 9 – 11 years

Check out Barefoot’s other resources here!

Pi Day is a day to celebrate π (Pi), the mathematical constant equal to approximately 3.14. Scratch is celebrating this mathematical marvel by launching a special Pi Day Studio on March 14 on the Scratch site.

Planning Pi Day activities in your classroom? You and your students are invited to create a project on how you use Pi and show us how you like to eat your Pie too!

Find out more about how to create your own Code Club in this video!