Looking at our past and exploring the future. Has technology changed our lives for the better or worse? This resource looks at how technology has made an impact on our lives. Areas are explored such as telecommunications, computers, televisions and transport. It then looks at how technology could change our lives in the future. Examples of future technologies are explored in transportation and telecommunications. Includes presentation notes NB - For the best formatted version of this presentation you will need to use the Google Slides version of this. Simply copy and paste the link which is contained within the presentation Please let me know what you think!

Aimed at upper KS2 and secondary school children. This assembly explores the following themes: - Explore the changing world of employment What did it used to be like? What are the typical jobs our ancestors did? What are the current trends? What is changing? - patterns, technology, employment rights, conditions What will the jobs be in the future? Ending - what do the children need to do to equip themselves for a changing job market? 2 or 3 slides will need to be adapted as they are personal to my own history but this could be a fun thing for you to do:) Includes presentation notes NB - For the best formatted version of this presentation you will need to use the Google Slides version of this. Simply copy and paste the link which is contained within the presentation

Handy 1 page knowledge organiser sheet that summarises Cyber Security. The focus is on the AQA 8520 (9 - 1) and areas covered are: - What is cyber security? Social engineering Malicious Code Other threats Penetration testing

A story of courage, self-belief and tenacity. Complete with script. Used as an assembly but could also be used as part of a History lesson or even to link in with British values. Looks at: - Captain Cook Shackleton Scott Livingstone Drake Fiennes Explores the personality traits they all had in common. Ask the question - what is the next frontier? And what are your frontiers? How can you challenge yourself?

Assembly with script asks what are the most significant British inventions. There is a focus on the following 7 most significant inventions: - The Jet The steam engine Antibiotics The TV The Fridge Concrete The mobile phone microprocessor Finally the pupils are asked to vote for what they think is the most significant

GREAT FOR A COVER LESSON. Suitable for Year 7 to 9 pupils. Includes practical activities and assessment. Comes with video guidance for the worksheet, which helps with differentiation.

GREAT FOR A COVER LESSON. Suitable for Year 7 to 9 pupils. Includes practical activities and assessment. Comes with video guidance for the worksheet, which helps with differentiation.

This is aimed at Year 2, 3 or 4 children but can be adapted for Year 5 or 6. The workbook includes lesson objectives and worksheets - To be able to perform a basic web searches and understanding the results To be able to bookmark a web page Opening multiple web pages without leaving the search Copying text from a web browser to a document Getting typed text read to you Saving images from a website

GREAT FOR A COVER LESSON. Suitable for Year 7 to 9 pupils. Includes practical activities and assessment. Comes with video guidance for the worksheet, which helps with differentiation.

Sporting assembly complete with script. Is Eddie the Eagle a loser? This assembly looks at the characteristics of a winner and questions our judgement about what makes a winner? Speaker notes are included in this teacher led assembly. The story of Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards is told and we question whether he was a ‘loser’? Useful before sports day or prior to an Olympic Games.

Includes different templates covering: - Year 5 & 6 without targets (but can be added) Year 7 & Year 8 with EOY and GCSE targets All years with GCSE targets 9 - 1 All years with GCSE targets 9 - 1 All years with GCSE targets A - C Vlookup sheet is completely adaptable so you can change your grade boundaries. Automatically calculates attainment and lets you know whether each pupil is on target, below target or above target. Gives a 'Year in summary' view. Formulae is protected but the spreadsheet can be unprotected using password - tower123

This builds on the web research SOW from Part 1 Aims: - Advanced searching using Google Using safe search in Google Know what to do to prevent searching for biased or unsafe information Know what to do to when you come across unacceptable content Using categories to narrow down searches such as Yahoo Directory and Google categories Using GPS to search for places Using Streetview Extension – use Google voice

Tracker spreadsheet that can be used to track house or merit points in a very simplified way. Easy to add multiple house points with a copy and paste that is not time consuming. This is fully editable to suit your setting and comes with instructions on the intro tab. Key parts of the spreadsheet include: - Individual class tabs Class totals House sports, house music and sports day tabs House totals tab gives a running total.

This is a unit of work aimed at KS2 children. This is delivered each year to Year 5 pupils but can be adapted for older or younger children. kidblog.org is recommended but other blogging websites are available. Aims: - Become familiar with blogs as a medium, including an understanding of the particular features of this as a genre of writing Communicate safely - includes developing ideas to interact effectively using the comments feature as well as discussing the dos and don’ts of personal information online. Create a sequence of blog posts on a particular theme or topic with the help of video tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP428f69lLpaIqY7RhpPA1XNQgWBk1HOW) Use blogging as a way to write creatively Develop a critical, reflective view of a range of media, including text Ethical and legal responsibilities of being online Pupils are able to screenshot, paste, crop and resize in order to collate evidence NEW - revision on a page sheet (Jan 2017)