What if "she" decided whether or not you got the job?

8 ideas for story-writing in Computing

September 23, 2022

Here are 8 ideas for encouraging pupils to write stories on Computing and related topics.

7 ideas for story-writing in Computing

August 2, 2016

Here are 7 ideas for encouraging pupils to write stories on Computing and related topics -- and the announcement of a brilliant new and free resource: 70 Kinds of Blog Posts.

F is for … Flash Fiction

January 9, 2013

Assessing what pupils have learnt in ICT is important, obviously. Why shouldn’t it be enjoyable as well as necessary? One approach you might wish to experiment with is flash fiction.

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Rovelli draws readers into his world by describing the development of theories that scientists have posited to try and explain our world and the universe beyond.