This edition of the Computing at School newsletter focuses broadly on computing in primary schools, and contains articles covering:

*The new National Curriculum Programme of Study for Computing

*Designing a new computing curriculum in your school; adapting previous curriculum models

*Computing...

From the Nuffield Foundation, this resource allows children to practise their cutting, folding and sticking skills. It contains a printable pdf file of a flattened cube with plan and elevation views of a cardboard cow. Children cut and stick this to produce a three-dimensional, stand-up model of a cow.

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A case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which looks at the forensic evidence and intelligence that are left at crime scenes by footwear, gloves, tyres and fingers. New Latent Image Markup and Analysis (LIMA) software provides a fast, accurate way of transmitting and...

Produced in 1987, this document written by the Department for Education and Science and HM Inspectorate was intended to stimulate a professional debate and to contribute to reaching national agreement about the objectives and content of the school craft, design and technology curriculum of the time.

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This resource, published in 1980 looks at how craft, design and technology was being taught in schools and, using case studies as examples, examined what made for successful practice. The roles of teachers, heads of department, technicians and local authorities are examined, highlighting how these roles were...

This report, published in 1980 by the Association of Advisers in Design and Technical Studies, describes and justifies the area of the curriculum then known as craft, design and technology. It states the importance of the skills that it teaches - allowing individuals to interact rationally and positively with the...

In this activity pupils design and make a model of a foldable goal for use on the Moon, as part of a lunar league football game. They will consider the issues with playing football on the Moon and how to transport equipment to it, with the aim to design and make a model of a goal that could be folded into a tube...

In these activities, learners will create and develop a programmable pedestrian crossing using the micro:bit.

In these activities, learners will work in groups to share their knowledge of the use of technology in sport and to test a beep tester.

In this activity from the IET pupils learn about density and materials, whilst creating their own lava-lamps with water, sunflower oil, bicarbonate of soda and food colouring. They also learn how to create oil-and-water prints and mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar together to make a dipping sauce for bread. 

In this activity, aimed at primary-aged pupils, children will design and create an A4 sized collage portrait of King Charles III to celebrate the coronation, using recycled materials. Portraits might also include objects such as his crown, throne or sceptre and/or a background to represent London, the United...

In this activity, primary pupils make use of the theme of the King’s coronation to design a stone garden in the style of a flag or other item to commemorate the event. They will consider the design brief for the criteria, use a template to produce a design on paper, consider the scale for the final display and...

This is one of a series of resources that are designed to allow learners to use the theme of the second world war to develop their knowledge and understanding in design and technology and engineering. This resource was inspired by the themes of the World War 2 and flight. It supports the teaching of design and...

This is one of a set of resources from the IET that uses the theme of the lunar new year to reinforce basic maths skills through the use of Chinese calligraphy. The activity is aimed at key stage 3 pupils with low levels of attainment.

Pupils learn about and make use of Chinese calligraphy. They will learn...