Posts Tagged ‘education’
Scratch: How a Colourful Cat Changed Coding Forever
If you’ve ever been in a primary computing lesson and seen a cartoon cat spinning across a screen while a child proudly declares, “I made that!”, chances are you’ve met Scratch, the revolutionary programming platform that is now well over twenty years old. Not just any platform. Scratch is the first step to coding for…
Read MoreWALLSEND FESTIVAL: A Day of Local Talent and Big Sounds!
Join North Tyneside Music at North Tyneside Council’s Wallsend Festival on Saturday 5th July for performances throughout the day from some of North Tyneside’s best emerging musicians. In the Wallsend High Street stage, duo Wrong Boy will be joined by soloists Sam Idurobu, Billie Wharton and Helena Cameron, and others from North Tyneside Music’s Emerging…
Read MoreFIRST LEGO League, taking on Teesside
In my first article in this series, I introduced FIRST® LEGO® League and our outstanding partnership with Sage. In this second part, we dive deeper into this year’s ‘Submerged’ theme and also meet the organisations that are helping us take FIRST LEGO League to a new audience on Teesside. Going under! This season, FIRST® LEGO® League teams…
Read MoreFIRST LEGO League & Sage, our winning partnership
This year will see our biggest ever year of FIRST® LEGO® League events as we deliver five tournaments in March and two more events in July. We will welcoming teams from North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, Teesside, Newcastle, County Durham, and even a visiting guest team from Ghana! In this first in a series of…
Read MoreNorth Tyneside Headteacher Conference 2025
We are delighted to announce that our North Tyneside Headteacher 2025 is now open for booking. On 14th February 2025, headteachers, deputies and other senior leaders from secondary and primary schools and academies are warmly invited to join us for a day of reflection and networking with colleagues from our borough and around the region. Come and…
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