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Christine Harvey

@teachescompsci.bsky.social
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Assistant Head for Secondary Progress and Digital Strategy | Experienced Computer Science teacher and Senior Examiner | NPQSL | Aspiring astrophotographer | #EdTech #EduSky #STEM #Cybersecurity #DataScience #AI #MIEE |

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Penny W @pennywpennyw.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Friday Quiz 20/06/2025
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 19/02/2025
This is so cool! I figured out a way to recreate it with R www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
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How to use a histogram as a legend in {ggplot2} | Andrew Heiss
Land isn’t unemployed—people are. Here’s how to use R, {ggplot2}, {sf}, and {patchwork} to create a histogram legend in a choropleth map to better see the distribution of values.
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Jacob Matson @matsonj.com · 19/02/2025
been pondering what the future of data & analytics looks like, so I spent some time writing about it. www.dataduel.co/if-spreadshe...
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If spreadsheets are eternal, are BI tools transitory? – DataDuel.co
The article discusses the evolution of business intelligence (BI) tools, questioning their longevity compared to the enduring nature of spreadsheets. It highlights how spreadsheets facilitated decisio...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I'm very proud to have been shortlisted by SheCanCode as #STEM #Educator of the Year. It is now open to public vote so please can you click bit.ly/4cpaZNm and 'cast your vote' for me in the 'Educator of the Year' category #EduSky
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STEM Educator Awards Shortlist 2025
Discover the 2025 shortlist for SheCanCode's STEM Educator Awards, celebrating the outstanding educators shaping the future of women in STEM.
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Adam Hill @adamhilledu.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I’m gathering Easter eggs for Yorkshire Children’s Charity as part of their campaign to give chocolate eggs to 10,000+ disadvantaged children across the region. Can you chip in £2 to raise some chocolatey smiles this Easter? Donate here: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #Edusky
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I've seen a huge discrepancy in pay in job adverts for #datascience jobs in the UK when they appear to be asking for the same skills and experience. One will be offering 25K and the next 50K?!?
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Rubin LSST:UK @lsstuk.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
Over the past 3 months, team member James Mullaney has been introducing UK-based astronomers to the Rubin Science Platform (RSP). This is 'bring-your-code-to-the-data' model will enable astronomers to connect to a Data Access Center to retrieve and analyse Rubin data. Read more: data.lsst.cloud 🔭
This image shows a person in a teal coloured t-shirt and black trousers sitting on a dark blue curved shape. Behind them is a teal planet, a white marker and a magnifier. The  text reads 'Rubin Science Platform'.
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Jakob Schneebacher @jschneebacher.bsky.social · 27/09/2023
An ONS Data Science Campus blog with an overview of the new UK Longitudinal Business Database (LBD): datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/the-longitud... Full user guide can be found here: www.escoe.ac.uk/publications... I have previously highlighted the benefits here: www.escoe.ac.uk/the-uk-longi...
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The UK Longitudinal Business Database (ESCoE TR-23) - ESCoE
This paper introduces the UK Longitudinal Business Database (LBD), a new and experimental business reference […]
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I do, we use Lego Spike prime and follow the #CodingSuccess program @raisingrobots.bsky.social then we enter the #firstLegoLeague challenge
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Penny W @pennywpennyw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Penny W @pennywpennyw.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Difficult today
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I love it when they make a cute pattern, especially if symmetrical like this!
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Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN) @cs4fn.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
ELIZA: the first chatbot to fool people By simulating being a psychotherapist the original chatbot, ELIZA was able to fool people into thinking they were talking to a human. Compared to today's chatbots it was a really simple program. Read about it on the cs4fn blog cs4fn.blog/2025/02/22/e...
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Image adapted from one by by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
And relax.... even with the snow week at the start this has been the hardest half term in my 22+years of teaching. I think my old body just can't do it any more
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Fellow puzzlers, I am now doing 5 mini puzzles a day. I start with wordle, connections and the mini (from @nytimes.com). Then I do Tango and Queens (from @linkedin.com) Any other #puzzle recommendations? In particular #logic #puzzles?
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
These are gorgeous Lesley! My favourite part of the year is when these pop up
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Geography and sport always my weakness
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
These look great, could we adapt them to say Computer Science for the English schools?
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
New obsession with Tango (the puzzle, not the drink). Tango #122 | 0:59 and flawless lnkd.in/tango.
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Use your reasoning skills to harmonize the grid with a symbol in every cell.
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I look forward to this discussion with @marymyatt.bsky.social tomorrow
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
In 2 again, lucky starting guess I think. Wordle 1,327 2/6 ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Very useful discussion today at the AI Educator and Research Symposium with the @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social about how we teach about #AI
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Sue Sentance @suesentance.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New paper alert! What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education looks at why we teach computing and proposes four traditions for computing education at the school level : algorithmic, scientific, societal and design-making. Read moreL computingeducationresearch.org/blog-why-tea...
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Why teach computing in school: new paper published! - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
This week, we've published a paper called 'What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education’ that looks at why we teach computing in school. Find out more about the different views on th...
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InnerDrive @innerdrive.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Feeling burnt out? 🤯 Our Cognitive Load Theory workshop can help you ditch the cognitive overload & design lessons that ACTUALLY stick! Enquire here: bit.ly/4eFlpJ3
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Penny W @pennywpennyw.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
10/10 my first 10!
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great to be finding out about more opportunities for students at @cyberfirstyorks.bsky.social today in #Bradford
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Yes thanks, enjoying a shorter commute but missing the wonderful staff and students at LCA. Glad to see you're enjoying your even shorter commute!
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Excellent blog by Ben Crockett from @durringresearch.bsky.social on ‘My New Year’s resolution: Embrace the vocabulary of my discipline’. You don’t need to be a geography teacher to find this insightful & useful: classteaching.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/m...
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My new year’s resolution – embrace the vocabulary of my discipline.
If I am perfectly honest, I am not very good at keeping to my new year resolutions – last year it was to drink less caffeine and more water at work – but honestly, I have no idea where the oversize…
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Penny W @pennywpennyw.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
All good except for the President and snooker!! #FridayQuiz
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Congratulations @kelly-pd.bsky.social 🥂🎉 I can't wait to read it! #EduSky
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Almost got it in 2! Wordle 1,313 3/6 ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
So sad to be missing out on #BETTUK this year. I always enjoy teachers networking with other teachers: sharing ideas, discussing pedagogy and opportunities for their students 👋
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It's deflating to lose a large following. However it's much more positive and friendly here (so far!). I've found great engagement using some of the same hashtags
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Very useful comments from #BCS @wearebcs.bsky.social on the government's #AI action plan www.bcs.org/articles-opi... #EduSky #EdTech #TeamCompSci
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The AI Opportunities Action plan – analysis and reaction - what does it mean for the tech profession? | BCS
It’s full steam ahead for the adoption of AI to "turbocharge growth” said the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer in his speech in response to the unveiling of the AI Opportunities Action Plan. Our experts’ ...
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CyberFirst Yorkshire @cyberfirstyorks.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Introducing CyberFirst Yorkshire🌟Welcome to our first BlueSky post! CyberFirst is more than a program—it's a gateway for young minds to explore the exciting world of cybersecurity. 👉Follow us to stay up to date with upcoming events and initiatives based in Yorkshire. #CyberFirst #Yorkshire #Cyber
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We Are In Beta's list of schools with sustained improvement www.weareinbeta.community/posts/73380739 #EduSky
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Schools with sustained year-on-year improvement in outcomes (since 2019) for disadvantaged students in 2024
Our list of the most improved schools in the country 2024 reveals some incredible gains since 2023.But requests from a number of members made us wonder: are there any schools who have improved ever...
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation in the Classroom, book by Sue Cowley
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Dr James Mannion @rethinkingjames.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Repost & attend to be in with a shout of winning: 📚 5x signed copies of the book 🖥️ 1x 1h implementation coaching session (worth £100) 🏫 1x membership for your school (worth up to £3,950) Sat 25th Jan, 11am-12pm UK time Sign up here: bit.ly/mcs-go #edubluesky
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
These springy snakes are so much fun! www.instagram.com/reel/DD7QAxs...
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Christine Harvey @teachescompsci.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
We need to use emerging technologies to improve our digital skills and those of the students to prepare them for their futures www.tes.com/magazine/new... @cerysturner.bsky.social @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
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‘Less vital’ curriculum areas to be ‘combed back’, says Francis
The lead on the government’s review of curriculum and assessment also expresses frustration that it can’t fully consider emerging digital technologies that are still relatively ‘untested’
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