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Free guide for CS departments: 8 questions to evaluate where your department really is, with concrete actions and a self-assessment tool. HoDs or any CS teacher. My own thoughts.

AI Confidence is a new series of free CPD modules created to help all educational staff understand and use AI with confidence and care. Developed by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in partnership with The Hg Foundation, Microsoft and Cognizant, the modules are designed specifically for the realities of school and college life.

Hundreds of thousands of real student submissions. Documented into two free booklets - 110 GCSE Python mistakes, 130 A-Level. Wrong code, correct code, teacher tip for each one.

Google Search is becoming AI-driven, giving direct answers instead of links. This limits comparison, so schools must teach AI literacy and critical thinking alongside using filters.

A recap of the CAS online community meeting exploring how Kami uses AI, accessibility, and annotation tools to support teaching and student learning.

AI is rapidly reshaping education, with growing teacher and student use outpacing policy, training, and safeguarding. Schools now face urgent questions around equity, literacy, and governance.

New teacher recruitment data shows fewer vacancies don’t mean schools are better staffed. For computing teachers, especially in primary, workload and non-specialist teaching remain major concerns.

Free GCSE CS Scheme of Work generator now live on CodeBash. OCR, AQA, Edexcel, CIE. Re-weight topics, re-order lessons, set phases, export to Excel. Links to free lessons + tools.

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