Discover free downloadable resources and engaging activities for various age groups, fostering a safer online environment this Safer Internet Day! Safer Internet Day 2024 takes place on 6th February 2024 and the official resources are now available to download for free. The theme this year is Inspiring Change? Making aRead More →
Code a vibrant dance party while exploring AI concepts with top artists like Miley Cyrus, BTS, and more. Unleash your creativity during Computer Science Education Week! Students will be able to code their virtual dancer’s choreography and use emojis as AI prompts to generate animated backgrounds. This is a brilliantRead More →
Making music with the micro:bit is a great activity for programming Christmas tunes. If you don’t have a micro:bit you can still use the BBC micro:bit MicroPython editor. There is a built-in music library in MicroPython that lets you play music on your micro:bit. All the instructions and guidance youRead More →
Code.org have added a new project to their vast array of learning resources. AI and Machine Learning is a free project for secondary students. Over a series of 21 lessons, students explore how computers learn from data to make decisions, then develop machine learning projects around real world data. TheRead More →
Google Santa Tracker is a lovely little website for when you are ready to start celebrating Christmas! The Google Santa Tracker has lots of fun, educational and interactive activities for all ages. From the 24th December, Santa’s Village transforms into a tracking experience where students can follow Santa and hisRead More →
Ada Computer Science is a free online platform for upper secondary school teachers and students. Developed with the University of Cambridge, it offers computing education resources for the classroom, homework and revision. Ada Computer Science is a comprehensive online platform designed to support computer science education in secondary schools. WhetherRead More →
An opportunity for students to run their own code in space is now open with the European Astro Pi Challenge. There are two different challenges that students can take part in: Mission Zero – suitable for beginners and primary school students Send a personalised image to the astronauts on theRead More →
Register for your free BBC micro:bit-the next gen to get up to 30 devices per school. BBC micro:bit – the next gen is a campaign that aims to increase teacher knowledge and confidence with free devices, resources and training for your primary school. Teaching primary school children about coding canRead More →
Google introduces new updates to Search and Lens to help students solve trickier problems. This update makes it easier to learn how to solve complex math problems. Students would simply type the equation or word problem into the Search bar, or take a photo of the problem using Google Lens,Read More →
How Ofsted inspects safeguarding in schools webinar explores: This webinar is now available on YouTube for you to watch and hopefully pick up some useful information and tips on what Ofsted will be looking for when they visit your school. Outline of sessionRead More →
How do machines learn? This question is explored and demonstrated beautifully in an activity produced by Hour of Code. AI for Oceans introduces ML (machine learning) to students while addressing real-world environmental challenges. Machine Learning – How computers recognise patterns and make decisions without being explicitly programmed. In this activity,Read More →
Learn how to animate with Aardman is a free webinar which will be led by an Aardman director and offer a teacher’s perspective on the filmmaking process by exploring strategies to inspire creativity through stop motion. The webinar takes place on 8th November 2023 and has been designed to complementRead More →
Maths Week is a week-long celebration of all things maths! It sets out to encourage all children to pursue maths by promoting a more positive and inclusive approach. It is open to all ages and there are lots of resources and challenges to explore. Maths Week aims to: If youRead More →
The National Theatre Collection for Schools brings the best of British Theatre free to stream into schools, universities and the wider education sector. Included in the collection, are a wide range of high quality filmed theatre productions from the National Theatre and other leading venues. Alongside the productions to stream,Read More →
Free resources for the Computing Curriculum are available from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to support primary and secondary school teachers. These exceptional resources will help you to deliver all aspects of the curriculum. Each unit consists of lesson plans, slides, activity sheets, homework andRead More →
Accessible Adventures in Coding is a new resource from Barefoot and Scratch. In these activities pupils look at how technology can be designed with inclusivity in mind and help remove barriers to use. Pupils will discover why accessibility tools are important and how they can be coded in Scratch. AllRead More →
Young people’s relationships with AI chatbots is perhaps more common than you might think and it is an area of AI that is becoming more and more popular. ‘Coded Companions’ is a new report from the youth platform VoiceBox, which presents in-depth research into how AI chatbots affect young people’sRead More →
Mars Day on the 5th March 2023 – a free virtual day of learning, activities and resources. It is presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency. The Mars Day mission will: There willRead More →
The UK Bebras Challenge is open again and ready to accept entries for this fantastic annual event – 6th – 17th November. In 2022 over 365 students from the UK took part in this free annual challenge that helps schools introduce computational and logical thinking to students. There is noRead More →
New activities for Early Years have been developed by Explorify along with a useful guidance blog, especially for Early Years practitioners. Read all about the new activities and how to get the most out of them and download a full list of the Early Years activities. It is completely freeRead More →