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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️

@crossbynameonly.bsky.social
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Curriculum Leader of Computer Science at North Liverpool Academy. Digital Schoolhouse Lead. Google Certified Trainer. ITT/ECT mentor. VEX robotics coach. NPQSL. MA Education Practice

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Andy Colley @mracolley.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
@101computing.bsky.social is consistently a source of great ideas, resources and activities. If you've not followed them or visited the site then you really, really should. ##TeamCompSci #CASchat #CSed
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Hope all educators are enjoying their summer break from school, wherever they are and whatever they're doing! Between me the Computing HoD, my wife the specialist cancer nurse and our three (challenging) sprogs, feel like we've definitely earned this time away! #sunloungermodeengaged #teamcompsci
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Sat in the garden listening to the birds singing away, seeing the clouds skud over, getting some work done for school and unfortunately I get the regular magnificent sound of Jet Turbines overhead as I get to see the aircraft taking off from EGGP! Glorious! Sending good vibes for GCSE CS tomorrow!
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Steve Clarke @stevie-c.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
www.gov.uk/government/c... #teamcompsci #uked
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Narrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges
We’re seeking your views on proposals for narrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges.
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Sue is so very deserving of this - #PRIMM Is a beautiful coalescence of elements that many educators have found to have worked when teaching programming. Sue has also been a prominent figure (from afar) in my journey too as a computing educator, plus she is a genuinely nice person! Hurrah!
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Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN) @cs4fn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
It is neurodiversity celebration week Read about neurodiversity and computer science on our CS4FN portal with articles on: -Designing for autistic people -Neurodiversity and what it takes to be a good programmer -Working in Computer Science: An Autistic Perspective cs4fn.blog/neurodiversi...
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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 10/03/2025
Don't forget there are fifteen episodes so far of #HTTCS the #podcast to help you with your #computing teaching. Here's one from this time last year featuring Miss Tough entitled "How do we prepare for #exams?" pod.httcs.online/e/e006/ #TeamCompSci #caschat
Podcast thumbnail image with Alan holding his two books and the caption "How do we prepare for exams?"
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
⭐ Calling all primary computing lead teachers in the Liverpool city region ⭐ Myself and Jo Hodge are hosting a Digital Schoolhouse primary networking meeting, for any teachers leading on Computing at their school/trust. All details on attached flyer. #TeamCompSci Please share!
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Had an amazing day at @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social HQ for an AI Educator and Research Symposium. We had such a positive group of educators driving forward how AI should be taught in our schools. It's worth looking up Kelly Shiohira of UNESCO and Prof Matti Tedre of Finland to see why! #TeamCompSci
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Full of cold, taught all five lessons and then had a twilight in school - came out to this wonderous scene visible from just across the road. #thecityshelovesme #liverpool
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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 27/01/2025
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE HAS DROPPED! Listen now to the brilliant @msbclarke.bsky.social and I discuss the Issues and Impacts of #Computing: #AI, #automation, #UBI, helicopter parents and the wisdom of George Michael. All is explained within... #TeamCompSci #caschat #CSEd pod.httcs.online/e/s2e03/
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Sue Sentance @suesentance.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
How is Finland teaching AI in schools? New blog on a talk given by Matti Tedre, currently visiting us at @rpcerc.bsky.social: computingeducationresearch.org/blog-develop...
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Developing a new AI generation in Finland  - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
Discover how Finland is leading the way in AI education for young learners with the Generation AI project. Learn about innovative tools, ethical discussions, and research-led curriculum development to...
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Computing at School @computingatschool.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#BETT starts tomorrow!🌟 We can't wait to see you, make sure to add #CASatBETT and tag us in your posts! #TeamCompSci #CSed
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
A proud update to my bio - changing the 'M' to a 'S'! Really enjoyed this course across the 1.5 years - found it really interesting and I'm sure it will help on the journey ahead. Thank you @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social and #ShawEducationTrust #EduSky
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Definitely one to follow #TeamCompSci - get the hot info from our UK games and interactive entertainment trade body. 🎮🕹️💻
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Jo-ho-ho @jobrodie.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Free Christmas Computer Science-themed puzzles pack (available for A4 & US Letter printers; versions for school teachers & home educators) from @cs4fn.bsky.social. Pack also includes solutions & teachers' notes, if you want to talk about computing :) teachinglondoncomputing.org/2024/11/30/c...
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Christmas Puzzles from CS4FN – bumper pack to print (version for school teachers & home educators, A4 and US Letter sizes)
If you’re looking for something that is both fun and about computing to give to your class or your home educated kids we hope you’ll enjoy this Christmas puzzle pack – there are 2…
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dressCode @dresscodehq.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
🎄Our annual Christmas Cyber Advent Calendar is now open! Open to all Primary and Secondary pupils. Prizes up for grabs 🎁 More details at dresscode.org.uk/competitions #ChooseComputingScience #caschat #TeamCompSci
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Doing some programming refresher bits via coddy.tech - anyone on #TeamCompSci tried it? All browser based and the challenge seems pitched on a decent curve. If anyone fancies giving me some platform based points, my referral code is coddy.tech?ref=7u9if4 Hopefully see you on the leaderboard! 👍
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Coddy - Code Makes Perfect
Master coding through immersive, hands-on learning, seamlessly integrating it into your daily routine, all without the need for downloads or complexity.
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
If you've never dipped into any of Sam's work, as an educator who may be interested in the wider education picture this could be worth teeing up #TeamCompSci
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Beverly Clarke MBE @msbclarke.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
What does the future of #EdTech look like? What trends will truly shape the way we teach and learn in 2025? 🤔 ✨ Get ahead of the curve with my Top #EdTech Predictions! techround.co.uk/edtech/exper... #FutureOfEducation
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Brilliant! Can put this to good use with my Y11s and Y10s - especially the 10s who are currently doing an Algorithms unit!
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Alison Peacock @alisonpeacock.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Looking forward to celebrating with Winners of the Pearson Teaching Awards tonight. Wonderful to thank our education colleagues @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Another useful starter pack for anyone in Education, to help get the best out of this platform in terms of networks and content! Glad I discovered this! Definitely worth a look #TeamCompSci #EduSky
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Definitely an account worth following #TeamCompSci - can't wait to see what gems and insights are revealed to us via this account!
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Definitely feeling like this platform and community is a much more supportive and collaborative place to be. Feels very much like the old days before the 'other' place took a major new direction. #TeamCompSci #EduSky
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Anyone else on the mock exam train? Tis the season! 🤣 #TeamCompSci #EduSky
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VEX Robotics @vex.com · 18/11/2024
Interested in starting your own robotics team? 🤖 We encourage anyone with an interest in engineering, tinkering, programming, or even just trying something new to give it a go! Find the resources you need to get your team registered here: buff.ly/3NPzNmi
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Beverly Clarke MBE @msbclarke.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I am slowly building this - www.technologybooksforchildren.org
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Home - Technology Books for Children
Technology Books for Children is a charity on a mission to foster reading for pleasure on tech topics. Where a passion for reading meets the digital age.
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Beverly Clarke MBE @msbclarke.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
In my opinion, #readingforpleasure on tech topics is the missing piece of the puzzle in bridging the #digitaldivide medium.com/@MsBClarke/t... #booksky #parenting #families #edusky @flipcomputing.bsky.social
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Sam Strickland @strickomaster.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
‼️ 🔔 Competition Want to win a copy of my book Is Leadership A Race? Repost this post Winner announced Sunday at 10pm
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Doing some jobs in the kitchen and I played Absolute 90s on the Alexa. Is it definitely a #TeamCompSci thing when you hear Weezer playing 'Buddy Holly' and immediately think of the Windows 95 CD-ROM and their 'Happy Days' themed music video?
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Any other #TeamCompSci peeps at the #CredimusAI conference today at Kings Leadership Academy in Warrington? Interesting concepts and guest speakers!
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
FREE ROBOT KIT OPPORTUNITY We are pleased to be hosting VEXRoboticsUK at NorthLivAcademy on 15/11 for some staff training on VEX IQ and this years competition. First 8 confirmed attending schools that sign up will receive a free 1st gen kit and free team registration. Pls share #TeamCompSci
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
I have a report out today with The Sutton Trust looking back at the huge array of reforms over the past few decades and asking if they've made a difference. What's got better, what's got worse, and what are the challenges for the new government? www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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Lessons Learnt? - Sutton Trust
A brief history of school policy reforms going back to the 1980s and how these have impacted on performance and outcomes.
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Our Teacher CS vacancy at @NorthLivAcademy closes at midnight this Sunday. The job info document isn't big enough to be able to talk about how supported and amazing our team is. If you have any queries about the school or post, please DM me. #TeamCompSci Please share www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
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Teacher of Computer Science, Liverpool - Tes Jobs
North Liverpool Academy, United Kingdom
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
We have a vacancy for a Computer Science teacher in Liverpool, located very close to the city centre. Please see this link or NSTCareers on X for more info. Happy to answer any Q's. Can #TeamCompSci colleagues please help spread the word - thanks! ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_web...
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Was invited onto BBC Radio Merseyside this morning to talk about the issues surrounding yesterday's Cyber attack on National Rail WiFi, cyber security in general, and some bits about cyber education and our school. Think I did #TeamCompSci proud! I'm on 47 mins in. tinyurl.com/4yxks92a
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Tony Snell - 26/09/2024 - BBC Sounds
Great music, interviews, quizzes and all the weekday talking points.
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
Proper quality family time today - chilled and amazed in equal measures. The eonarium enlightenment light show at St George's Hall Liverpool was epic. Lying on bean bags, taking in the light show and accompanying music - superb! Couldn't help think what algorithms made this possible! #TeamCompSci
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
A year and a half of work went into that one assignment, and that's everything done for my NPQSL. I definitely feel it has altered my perception as a middle leader, and it has generally been interesting learning about how some of our day to day school aspects would (or should!) have been approached.
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,154,900!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,154,900, Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ ‪@crossbynameonly.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 14, 2024"
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
First week back done - what a week it was, phew! I'll be raising a glass to all #Edusky & #TeamCompSci after that slog!
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
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William Lau @mrlau.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Great micro site with lesson ideas and resources for Social, ethical, legal issues in computing: social.cs.washington.edu/sfl-curricul... via University of Washington The accompanying research paper from SIGCSE 2024: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #TeamCompSci #CASchat #EduSky #CSEd
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Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN) @cs4fn.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
The paralympics are here olympics.com/en/paris-2024 so seems like a good time to point out that computer science is also for all and technology should be designed for all - find out more through our Neurodiversity and Disability in Computer Science portal cs4fn.blog/disability-i...
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Interested to know, what are other #EduSky peep's go to soundtracks for focus/marking/being in the zone? For me as a computing educator #TeamCompSci, the Tron Legacy soundtrack is my go to (although right now in the gym I'm listening to Muscle Prodigy). What is your go-to soundtrack or song?
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Dave Cross MCCT 🙋‍♂️ @crossbynameonly.bsky.social · 23/08/2024
@jonabi.bsky.social Welcome friend!
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John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · 21/08/2024
"It is clear the current high-stakes, end-of-course exam model is causing significant stress and anxiety among students, which is unacceptable," @ascl-uk.bsky.social @pepediiasio.bsky.social with a strong warning on impact of current exam system ahead of GCSEs. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Heads’ concern over GCSE exam impact on student mental health
School leaders say survey acts as ‘stark reminder’ that the last government’s exam reforms ‘have had unintended and detrimental consequences on our young people’
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Niall Martin @niall-m.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
Nice collection of resources by @ericcurts.bsky.social could be useful to #TeamCompSci or any new teachers in the #edusky
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oliver caviglioli @olicav.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Computational efficiency (jargon of the day!) needs to be balanced against desirable difficulties. And can be done so when judged against extrinsic and intrinsic cognitive load. I think it highly productive to place two theories against each other (but not in battle).
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