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Computer Science Practice Game (KS3/4 - 11 to 16 yrs old). Answer interleaved/spaced questions to increase your power in the game! Screenshot of answering a question.
#fantasylearning
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I just lost my cricket ground (and perhaps club) because of @HSBC_UK selling their land.
New Beckenham had five senior teams, but more importantly a huge vibrant growing junior section for cricket. Now it’s homeless so Crystal Palace can own even more of the local area for professional footballers to train
London has always been one of the homes of cricket. But too often teams play on terrible facilities because the good ones are disappearing.
The New Beckenham pitch was a high quality square, the club might find other facilities. But it won’t be of this quality. And that’s if they find somewhere.
It feels every year there is less space for cricket in London. Not sure the Hundred is going to fix that. Professional cricket is great, but cricket needs everyone.
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🚨 ULTIMA HORA: China acaba de presentar una pizarra con IA para las aulas.
Vas a poder transformar un cubo en un modelo 3D interactivo con sus ángulos y áreas y encima te explica cada paso.
Todo en directo, en plena feria mundial de IA de Shanghái.
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'An age limit may change when children reach these platforms, not what is waiting for them when they do.'
Experts from Oxford's Department of Psychiatry examine the evidence behind proposed social media and AI chatbot restrictions for young people - and whether age limits alone can keep children safe online ⬇️
ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-16-exp…
ALT Illustrated social media scene showing young people using smartphones while surrounded by symbols associated with online platforms, including a recording icon, reaction icons, and stylised message or audio wave graphics. One figure sits with their head in their hands while another points toward them, suggesting online pressure or distress. Text on the image reads: “Expert Comment: Social media and AI chatbot limits for children - what does the evidence support?” with University of Oxford bran
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Very much worth listening to an expert and watching this in full.
Perhaps most notable is this:
‘I’ve told the government this over the last year. I know they have heard this from other influential academics and charities that the evidence base just isn’t there to support bans. But politically it’s popular because it seems like an easy solution, but it is not the nuanced one.’
So the government are acutely aware that the precedent in other countries illustrates that a wholesale ban doesn’t work and that the experts advise against it from a child safety and wellbeing standpoint. And yet they still went ahead with it.
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a social media ban for under-16s by spring 2027.
Professor @Sander_vdLinden shares his reaction to today's news, and measures it against the evidence we already have about social media restrictions.
Learn more about his proposal for social media passports 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=Y4RUNJVF…
Professor Sander van der Linden is the Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory and a Professorial Fellow of @ChurchillCol.
#SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia
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Is a blanket social media ban for under-16s actually the right move? 🚫📱
Our CEO, Jim Gamble, founding chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, joined BBC Breakfast to discuss the government’s plans to introduce a ban by next spring.
While the intentions are good, the reality is much more complex. As Jim highlights, a total ban risks doing more harm than good.
"We are great at the rhetoric, but not great at the reality. Harms exist, but so do opportunities." - Jim Gamble
Watch the full clip below to hear Jim break down why we need nuanced, workable solutions rather than blanket bans.
👇 Watch the interview here 👇
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Following the announcement that under-16s will be banned from social media in the UK, we spoke to our digital safety expert, Jeffrey DeMarco to get his thoughts on this and what children's rights look like in the digital age.
He explains that protecting children online is not simply about restricting access to technology or social media, but about building digital resilience, strengthening support networks and ensuring that technology companies design products with children's wellbeing in mind.
To find out more about how can we ensure children are able to benefit from the opportunities online platforms create while remaining safe, informed and empowered, watch the full interview on YouTube here: bit.ly/49Y9fe4
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Last week I raised some concern about Ofsted’s proposed inspection reforms by referencing other people’s analysis of the Big Listen data. Those findings suggested the consultation was used selectively to drive some of the framework proposals whilst other solutions were ignored...
EduTwitter is just full of people trying to one-up each other. The behaviour and cheap shots are worse than many of my students. Sort it out! Grow up! #edutwitter
#ClaudeAI @AnthropicAI - Impossible to use once you have a number of continuous prompts - Browser becomes extremely slow/unresponsible.
Exciting opportunity to teach abroad. Paradise - The Cayman Islands!!
tes.com/jobs/vacancy/teacher…
#tes #computerscience #ocr #cie #aqa
@ProfCoe @DavidDidau @teacherhead Effort Grades..
Hi all,
We are currently reviewing our effort grade system. At the moment it is simply looking at what could be described as poor proxies for learning/unmeasurable aspects also/and not taking into account inclusiveness.
Do you have any advice on how you would setup an effort grade system i.e. the criteria used and such?
Also please can you RT to share. It would be great to see what other schools are doing.