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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher

@grumpycompsci.bsky.social
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👨‍💻 Computer Science 🎓 Teacher 🎨 Creative 🤓 Nerd 💾 Retro My resources: bit.ly/mrbondresources

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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Student revision for all six units of work for OCR J836 Cambridge National in IT R050 are now on my website. #TeamCompSci www.computingrevision.net/j836-cambrid...
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R050
Your comprehensive resource for computing revision.
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Working on a couple of new projects to support students. Drawing the images is very therapeutic too #EduSky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
New revision website just launched. I’ll be adding more KS3 sections, plus J836 IT, over the summer. I hope you and your students like it. #TeamCompSci #Edusky www.computingrevision.net
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ComputingRevision.net
Your comprehensive resource for computing revision.
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I have an ECT starting in September so I’m giving them all the bottom sets. Just joking, I’m not one of *those* HODs! I’ll be having them instead. Looks like a fun year for me 🙄 #Edusky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Good luck to everyone taking their #Computing Paper 2 today. You’ll be great! #TeamCompSci
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Good luck to everyone taking their #GCSE #Computing exam today
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This is my first BTEC after previously teaching OCR Cambridge Tech. BTEC is so much more difficult to administer. But you’re right, non-vocational subjects are far simpler to run
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A long weekend of wading through BTEC marking. Useless website, lack of guidance, verbose paperwork. Glad we’re dropping it!
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Plenty of non-private schools have / are ditching Computer Science. Perceived difficulty and struggle to recruit suitable teachers are usually the main reasons. As always with supply and demand, scarcity = cost
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I hope there was an algorithm involved ☕️
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Next week, my Year 11s will have their final lesson with me before their GCSEs. I will also be delivering the final lesson of the spec. That’s what happens when you’re only given two lessons of Computer Science per week 🙄 #TeamCompSci #EduSky
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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
If I remember correctly, the soundtrack also infringed copyright laws too 🙄
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Yes. I love the cube 😍
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I guess you could do it with just HTML and CSS 3 now - no need for JavaScript 🚦
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Before my time as a teacher, and after my time as a student. Looks like fun though
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
That’s what I’m planning to do, but embedding other content into the CMS using iFrames (so doesn’t really solve the template problem)
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Being on detention duty isn’t fun for students, but it is for me 😂 #Edusky #TeamCompSci #STEM #Microbit
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Unfortunately, cinemas don’t make much from ticket sales. I once heard someone say that there’s no such thing as a cinema, just snack shops which show movies
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
That’s always a risk with using a well-known CMS. Part of me is staying “stick with just HTML”, but I think the short-term pain of setup will be worth it in the long run
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Working on another website project. Unlike my last one, I thought I’d use a content management system. In my dim and distant past, I remembered that I quite liked Joomla. Maybe I’m out of practice, but creating a template is a bit of a pain!
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I saw it at the cinema on Friday, at the request of my (adult) kids. I really enjoyed it Hope you did too
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
As we approach the new term, I have nine lessons left to plan, after which I will have completely rewritten the entire KS3 Computing scheme of work. Those final nine are going to drag! #TeamCompSci #EduSky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Lots of talk about adding AI literacy to Computing lessons. With only one lesson per fortnight at KS3, even fitting-in the National Curriculum is challenge! #TeamCompSci #edusky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
A little freebie activity for your classes: Malware Match-Up. A Top Trumps style game for teaching and revising malicious software. #EduSky #TeamCompSci www.tes.com/teaching-res...
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Malware Match-Up Top Trumps | Teaching Resources
A fun printable Top Trumps style game covering malware (virus, worms, adware, spyware, ransomware, and trojan horses). Play a traditional Top Trumps game or a classr
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Whilst eSafety (and cybersecurity) are in the KS3 Computing National Curriculum, we’re probably facing a losing battle. As you say, eSafety is just safety. And stranger danger probably applies more to the online world now. But it really should be woven into every subject
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
All of those topics, plus eSafety, are so mainstream that they should not be solely the preserve of CS/IT lessons. Imagine a professional geologist, for example, not collecting data electronically or presenting it visually. Same for any career
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Looks like I’m now a (reluctant) member of the Teacher 5 o’clock club #insomnia #Teacher5oclockclub #edublue #teamcompsci
MacBook, mouse, and a cup of tea on a table
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Last night I stayed up late to finish some coding. Wanted a celebratory beer, but thought better of it. Woke up this morning with what I would describe as a hangover. How’s that fair? 😫
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Sounds like a fun lesson. I bet your students loved it
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
160 one-metre lengths of bright orange plumb line, tied into groups of ten, ready for Year 7 to learn about computer networks this week. #TeamCompSci #Edusky
Pile of bright orange strands of string
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I’ve accidentally washed my corridor pass. But, on the plus side, I’m less likely to catch norovirus from it 🤮 #Edusky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
KS3 only have Computer Science every two weeks. That, plus a couple of inset days, mean I’ve just had my Year 9s for the third time since Christmas. No wonder they can’t remember what we’re doing 🙄 #Edusky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
They mostly just looked bewildered tbh
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This little beauty (or what remains of it) was responsible for a very small fire in my classroom today. #teamcompsci #edusky
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Two burst tea bags before breakfast. I guess it’s going to be one of those days 🙄
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Glad you’re enjoying them. They were fun to make
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Great, thank you
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is my most-downloaded FREE resource on TES – Super-Hard Python Challenges! Of course, not “super-hard” for experienced developers, but challenging for your KS5 and more-able KS4 students. Student-friendly solutions included! #Python #TeamCompSci #Edusky www.tes.com/teaching-res...
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Super-Hard Python Challenges | Teaching Resources
Challenge your higher-ability students to complete these difficult Python programming tasks. Example solutions are included, written using skills which students will
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Another half term #Python freebie for your students. Use PyGame Zero to create a simple cat and mouse chase game. All resources and sample code included! #TeamCompSci #EduSky www.tes.com/teaching-res...
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Cheese Chase: Python Game Tutorial Worksheets | Teaching Resources
Design and code a Python game with 10 step-by-step worksheets. Use Pygame and Pygame Zero to create a cheese-collecting, cat-avoiding, fast-paced game! Introduces st
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
A half term freebie for you: The Little Book of Python Iteration Challenges. Prepare students for their exam by solving coding problems on paper before testing them on their computer. #Python #TeamCompSci #Edusky www.tes.com/teaching-res...
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The Little Book of Python Iteration Challenges | Teaching Resources
Ten programming challenges to help students practice their problem-solving and Python skills and prepare for their Computer Science GCSE. Students use their existing
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I had one, back in the day. I traded it for a Sega Game Gear. Let’s just say it’s desirability has increased over time
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
On our first programming lesson, our starter activity is “Why do we learn programming?” Here’s the answer slide
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Funniest insult from a student. It was the first day back after Covid, and I was now sporting a beard. “Nice beard, Sir! It gives you that ‘sleeping on a park bench’ look” I absolutely cracked-up! #EduSky #TeamCompSci
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My news this week: Bad: a full day of online CPD Good: I can do it at home Bad: in-person parents evening on the same day 😫 #TeamCompSci
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Unit 7 (Cybersecurity) and 15 (Web Dev). I’d rather use what already exists, especially as it’s my first time
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
LOL
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I’ve taught OCR Cambridge Nationals and Technicals in the past. Much more user-friendly. They also include some work-skills topics which are reasonably useful
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Battling with BTEC. Verbose documentation, over-complex administration, and dull assignments. Why would any teacher want to do these qualifications when there are better vocational qualifications?
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Grumpy Computer Science Teacher @grumpycompsci.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Very much! We’re running a few initiatives to try to get more girls involved, but they never work out as successful as they originally seem. I’m not going to stop trying though!
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