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THE FUTURE IS TECH
With the deadline for implementing a new more practical computing curriculum set for September 2014, Inside Government's, The Future of Computing in the Curriculum event in Central London was always going to be an occasion not to be missed
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his event was chaired by Thomas Ng, an ICT and assessment school improvement adviser from West Berkshire Council, and the well-known CEO of Naace, Mark Chambers. Both played host for the day very well, were knowledgeable and managed the time for speakers effectively while allowing adequate time for questions in the Q&A
sessions after each presentation.
Kicking off proceedings with the morning keynote was a man known in certain circles as the 'Godfather of Gaming' and whose inclusion was described by one twiter follower as a "childhood dream". Sir Ian Livingstone OBE was this man, and from the start he stole the show with his knowledge and passion for the subject. Sir Ian advocated teachers as facilitators who should embrace learner's natural curiosity for computer science and also asserted that, "Poets make the best programmers".
As the event progressed, delegates heard from other big name speakers in the form of senior members from Ofsted and the Department of Education (DfE), David Brown from Ofsted is the national lead for ICT and Dr Vanessa Pitard from DfE is a senior policy adviser for curriculum and qualifications. Both lay the foundations of what the government vision is for the new computing curriculum and how it will be inspected and more importantly how to achieve that allusive 'outstanding' rating. As the day went on, delegates got a feel for the more practical side
of this shift-change in ICT education through practical case studies looking at supporting learners with special education needs through computing and its benefits, how to prepare a school's workforce for the change and procuring the new technology. As well as speakers from schools offering practical guidance there were also speakers from local authorities who explained their approach to ICT strategy for schools and the potential for effective partnerships between schools and government to establish a strategy beneficial for both and more importantly the students.
What the delegates said
“I found information from all speakers useful in planning how to provide a creative yet rigorous curriculum for my pupils.”
“The speakers and information were outstanding. The variety of information has enhanced my knowledge of what is happening around the country. The most important aspect are the measures and changes in curriculum that I need to put in place to enable positive and interactive learning to happen within my school.”
“What outstanding speakers. I came away from the event inspired, elated and reassured that I am not on my own and that everyone is a bit scared of the unknown but learning with the children is a good place to start!”
“The day was absolutely brilliant, really well organised with an excellent variety of speakers. I came away completely inspired, with lots of new ideas and web sites/Apps to look at.”
The event was closed off by the Anti-Bullying Alliance who addressed the important issue of e-safety and how an effective e-safety strategy can be imbedded in the new computing curriculum, this is also a topic high on the list of Ofsted's inspection requirements. The day was hosted well and people were able to receive answers from high profile individuals to all their burning questions. There were interesting exhibitors and contributors in the form of NCC Education and Group Call and the day seemed to be enjoyed by most. ET
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