This is the second post about the SEN Computing Day held at the Sheffield South City Learning Centre on the 6th February – it is posted again here due to a change in website. You can read part 1 here. Afternoon session – looking at the KS2 Computer Science elements…
This post has been copied over from the old website, and refers to a conference held in February 2014 Last Thursday 16 teachers from special schools in Sheffield, Derbyshire and Doncaster descended upon the CLC to look at the new Computing Curriculum and how the computer science elements can be taught to…
The Computing curriculum has changed what is taught in schools, of all types and phases, but the means of assessment for those who have not yet reached National curriculum levels, the P Scales, have not been altered. There is a fundamental mismatch between the curriculum and the means of recognising…
Lesson 2 – Introducing the idea of writing programs (algorithms) as sequences of instructions. Creating simple programs to make a Beebot move. – Introduction – Revisit the objects shown in Lesson 1, reminding about controlling technology. – Getting Dressed sequences – IWB resource with items of clothing on, to talk…
I have spent some months now looking at Computing activities to do with learners with special needs, ahead of the new curriculum that comes into force in September. During the last couple of weeks I’ve finally managed to teach a few classes to try them out. Firstly I was really…
