Neil Brown

School Improvement Advisor
Computing
neil.brown@northtyneside.gov.uk

Neil Brown became a School Improvement Advisor for North Tyneside in 2010.

Prior to his work with Education North Tyneside, he spent two years working across two City Learning Centres, delivering creative technology events for all school phases, and six years as a primary school teacher and  ICT subject leader.

Neil now supports schools with computing and all aspects of technology, providing high quality training, subject leadership, curriculum planning and demonstration lessons for staff and students from all key stages.

Neil has led major initiatives on digital inclusion, online safety and has forged strong relationships with local and national organisations to develop STEM teaching and learning in the North East; through the IET’s FIRST LEGO League programmes and partnerships with local technology companies.

Neil’s educational passion is creative uses of technology and developing resources to support outstanding teaching and learning of computing in schools.

Articles by Neil Brown

Talk for maths – How can oracy support teaching for mastery?

By Neil Brown

How can teachers design lessons that spark curiosity and deep thinking? Do staff have a set of talk and reasoning…

SEND Register Review- Maximising available school resources to support pupils at SEND K

By Neil Brown

This training helps SENDCOs make the most of limited time and resources while meeting the needs of as many pupils…

Foundational skills for early writing – building on firm foundations

By Neil Brown

This package helps Early Years leaders assess the core writing skills in their curriculum. It guides whole-team development and boosts…

Leading Forward: Sustaining Impact Beyond Linking Leaders

By Neil Brown

This course offers support for leaders at all levels to continue to drive the agendas identified in the peer review…

Ensuring quality first teaching includes neurodiverse pupils

By Neil Brown

‘These sessions help teachers grow their knowledge and confidence to support neurodiverse pupils. Neurodiversity means that people think, learn, and…

Adaptive teaching, moving beyond differentiation

By Neil Brown

This training shows how adaptive teaching can help every pupil succeed. It gives teachers the tools to meet individual needs,…

Whole School Behaviour and Culture review

By Neil Brown

This course helps schools celebrate their successes and identify areas for growth. It focuses on building stronger systems and better…

Developing Exploratory Talk

By Neil Brown

This course helps pupils become confident speakers who can handle complex ideas clearly. Pupils learn to think deeper than quick…

Developing a whole school approach to improving attendance

By Neil Brown

This course helps school leaders and staff build a clear plan to improve attendance across the whole school. It shows…

Scratch: How a Colourful Cat Changed Coding Forever

By Neil Brown

If you’ve ever been in a primary computing lesson and seen a cartoon cat spinning across a screen while a…