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Emma Faulkner

@mrsf.bsky.social
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Mom, HoD Computer Science, MSc Psychology Mental Health and Wellbeing narrowing focus on AI and Cyberpsychology, NPQLTD - interested in EduTech and engaging equality in STEAM. A slow runner!

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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Summer reading - something made me reflect on the notion that AI is making us think more about what it is to be us. Our ego defines us. The very real fear that AI replaces us. But the silver lining is that it may also be asking us to question the very nature of why we’re important. 🤔
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Badge Glue!!?? I used wonder web but then the top became dirty (as it does with little children) and the badges peeled!! 🤣
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Had a problem with mobile CSS - now fixed ☺️
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Created a simulator using AI for A Level CS students demonstrating logic circuits and half / full adders :D #TeamCompSci mrs-faulkner-s-ai-learning-hub-811958314718.us-west1.run.app
mrs-faulkner-s-ai-learning-hub-811958314718.us-west1.run.app
Mrs Faulkner’s AI Learning Hub
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I’ve given it to all of my students from KS1 to KS5. Wasn’t particularly monitoring the questions. Some of the year 8s had a really problem with the last question.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My thoughts to the engineers who incorrectly configured DNS tables. 🤦‍♀️ #TeamCompSci
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
You know when those forgotten tools crop up, it’s Sunday and I’m sadly enjoying creating resources using logic.ly - teaching GCSE logic gate this week and A Level D-type flip flops after half term 🤗 Have a great week #TeamCompSci!!
logic.ly
Logicly - A logic circuit simulator for Windows and macOS - logic gates, flip-flops, computer architecture, electronics, integrated circuits
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I’m going to use this!! 👌👋
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Yeah there are cases of never use AI - the point isn’t the code in this case, though some demo of code and case use is a great side effect. Just something to illustrate another tricky topic. I was impressed at speed of creating this simple algorithm!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Demonstrated use of stacks for recursive fibonacci - asked Copilot to create me a demo and so I thought I'd share for reuse! trinket.io/python3/e511... #TeamCompSci
trinket.io
Put Python Anywhere on the Web
Python in the browser. No installation required.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Have provided this in case anyone may be interested in using too. You should be able to remix if you do!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Hi 👋 - using copilot to create quickly coded solutions to break up the theory laden content of a level lessons with some mini tasks, here’s my little legal scenario created in minutes… students will use to debate but will also critique and extend the code trinket.io/python3/2738... #TeamCompSci
trinket.io
Put Python Anywhere on the Web
Python in the browser. No installation required.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Discussed this with Y9 students this week as talking about why young people hack, one said ‘boredom’ - says it all 🤣
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
WhatsApp groups 📖 - opinion piece in Guardian this morning reminding us of the stress that some people find themselves needing to understand developing social etiquette. To mute or to leave!? If all in the group are admins, it is not possible to leave silently!! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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You can mute – but you can never leave. Why have WhatsApp groups become so stressful? | Polly Hudson
There is the initial group. Then the side group. Then another splinter group. Suddenly, in your bones, you know the wrong message is going to end up with the wrong person, writes Polly Hudson
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
New Scam!! I just got called by unknown number, message said they were from Indeed and to contact them on WhatsApp. I hung up before I listened to the number.… #ScamAware
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/07/2025
‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football
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‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football
* Charity finds 36% of girls now attached to a football club * England’s Euros run has inspired youngsters, say coaches While defending their title is the big aim for the Lionesses this summer, their run to the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland has already delivered a broader success – another huge uplift in visibility for the women’s game, at elite and grassroots level. The continued progress of Sarina Wiegman’s side, who won the tournament in 2022 and reached the World Cup final a year later, has led to another increase in engagement on a range of measures. Continue reading...
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
That crossed my mind too 😆
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Today we went to the local wildlife reserve and hunted fairies. My daughter caught them, my husband put them in a jar with cotton wool. Yes it wasn’t real but in my daughter’s imagination, they were there and it was one of the nicest afternoons we’ve had in a while 🤗 #familytime #gratitude
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I’m in the process of registering as a graduate member of BPS in the hope of learning more.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Thank you! It was certainly a journey! I’m going to use the research to help promote the value of understanding the impact of AI on students’ psychology. I’m deeply interested in understanding cyberpsychology in education more than ever! It’s fascinating and very relevant to pedagogy.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
however a backward method regression analysis produced 4 significant models. If I had produced data first the thrill of this reveal would’ve been lost!! My dissertation has just received a distinction 😁
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I just can’t wait to release my dissertation findings, the study was underpowered and so inferences are cautionary, one of my hypotheses was supported, the other not so…
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Absolutely it’s incredible that women’s sports are seen in the same light as men’s. The audiences are testament, in my opinion. Last night covered the full spectrum, scrappy and physical, skilled and crafted, lucky for us Serena played her cards. Equality in football is here to stay!! 👏
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
If we get another ENG v ESP final I think I may not survive after last night … let’s hope Tuesday we deal with Italy 🫣 Love the record breaking attendances and growth of women’s sport ⚽️ #WEuro2025
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Certainly carried me through to completing my MSc dissertation on Sunday, now I’m struggling to find something else to do and drink 🤣
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
“I don’t care how you teach. I care about the impact of your teaching.” —John Hattie at #APS2025 At the APS–David Myers Distinguished Lecture, Hattie challenged educators to shift focus from delivery methods to how students actually learn. #Teaching #Learning
psychologicalscience.org
Teachers Should Focus On the Impact, Not the Approach, Education Scholar Says
“I don't care how you teach,” Hattie said in May at the 37th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. “I care about the impact of your teaching.”
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Sorry this is through Apple News but I found it quite interesting… this year 10 Vodafone masts deliver 5G via Cells on Wheels - expected to support +255 TB (2024) data apple.news/A1H9IUDBERS2... - ln 2024 Elton John 2hr gig - 450GB data was used by the crowd. Stats for Networking lesson #TeamCompSci
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How do phone networks actually work at events like Glastonbury? — Stuff
For every large event, stacks of temporary masks appear - but what’s involved? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. How do you go abou...
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
It’s something that was on Scam Interceptors, so is a central report, I’m assuming mass data produces statistics which point to groupings of numbers used for spam calls useful for intercepting and closing down these callers.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Spam Calls and Messages - message 7726 to report as many as we can and shut this nusance down! … I just found out the latest landline number was a Vodafone number!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
One of the many joys of parenting a child in Squirrels- sewing badges… coding? .. handling classes of 30 children?… easy… sewing these badges… not so 😂
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Had the most wonderful day in Glastonbury today for the solstice, there were two reasons, the end of my MSc is bitter sweet, the end of the academic year on the horizon has been a time for renewal, the closure of chapters which have redefined me and my sense of self. Happy Solstice, 2025! 🙏🌅
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If it’s the sort of gimmickry that inspires children, then so be it!! 🤗
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CCscott @ccscott.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Just watched this episode, great for setting the scene! #AI #Education #TeamCompSci
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I’m having a serious case of slowdown fever… 2 1/2 years of study, sometimes on 2 qualifications at the same time and now my dissertation has been submitted, I’m going to have to learn to just ‘be’ again! Tonight… all the cleaning done, even the windows. My poor hubby doesn’t know what’s hit him 🤣
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Just this week I’ve started to receive these messages about cv gaining traction and to contact for more info. It’s a new version of the scam. Always forward these to 7726 🙏 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
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‘Earn up to £800 a day’: job scammers using calls or texts to lure victims
Fraudsters offer great pay for liking and sharing TikTok content – but then demand a fee to unlock higher earnings
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Not in the same way as the content of the new AAQs. It would be good to have a level 2 focusing on Cyber which includes job roles, incident management etc.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Every year it stimulates really quite deep discussion, it’s so lovely to see everyone become so engaged! Even the ones who ‘hate’ CS and have not chosen it!!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It never fails to make me smile when my students see the cyber security threat map in real time, they all now want to do cyber… come on uk, let’s have a gcse in which includes cyber 😆 #TeamCompSci
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Dissertations are bloody hard going, I’m enjoying this albeit pulling in some serious hours… it’s amazing how many hours you can spend on a paragraph!! #Psychology #Dissertation
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Urgent mental health centres to open across England - BBC News- excellent news!! Access to mental health care is very slow and challenging for anyone in crisis. Walk in centres are essential and very welcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👏
bbc.co.uk
Urgent mental health centres to open across England
The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The video is not playing!!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Anyone had a go with Sora? I’ve had a lot of fun animating this years Malvern Well art competition for our pupils! #TeamCompSci
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Good luck to all students in their Computer Science examination tomorrow!! #ComputerScience #GCSE #Examination
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I’m really looking forward to seeing you again soon, it’ll be lovely to catch up. I love our discussions!! 😁
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Really interesting - what stands out is the lack of relationship that has with contemporary need for CS skills. We’re missing many opportunities to teach skills relevant to the needs of the workplace, AI is going to do the mundane tasks such as binary! We should be more ambitious, moving forward.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I think there’s appetite for CS but in a different form. I was speaking with my colleague whose son goes to Warwick. Their courses are well prescribed and gender balance is improving. Looking forward to hopeful curriculum progress which makes this subject accessible and appealing once more!!
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
It’s just crazy, there’s something seriously broken in the system.
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Emma Faulkner @mrsf.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Oh wow @teamcompsci - if the report is to believed in the i, computer science is for the chop in several private schools, alongside music and German. We’re not a priority. Shortsighted and crazy. apple.news/AhT7xlMKiSnK...
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Fewer teachers, subjects cut and frozen food: How VAT is changing private schools — The i Paper
Parents are complaining of 'ludicrous' fee rises of up to 25 per cent. But schools still need to find savings
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