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I have been teaching in Scottish Secondary schools since 1994. Since 1999 I have been a department head. I am an author of two text books, dozens of free/paid resources and have been downloaded over a million times all over the world. In addition to school work I have been employed by Scotland's Exam Board (Scottish Qualifications Authority) to write national exams and coursework tasks. I was part of the working group that implemented Scotland's new National 5 Computing Science course.
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Preview of Creating a Fun Computer Game using Scratch

Creating a Fun Computer Game using Scratch

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(Hi there. I am an experienced writer of resources who has written two Computing text books for the Scottish education system. My resources are always designed to be engaging and exciting. As a result they are used in thousands of schools all over the world.) Previously downloaded over 40,000 times from other resources websites, this worksheet is an excellent introduction to Scratch. Scratch is a fantastic free program developed by MIT to teach programming concepts to young children. The wor
Preview of Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 2

Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 2

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(Hi there. I am an experienced writer of resources who has written two Computing text books for the Scottish education system. My resources are always designed to be engaging and exciting. As a result they are used in thousands of schools all over the world.) Computational Thinking (learning to think in a logical/problem solving way) is the buzz word in the teaching of programming. By teaching students to predict the outcome of small pieces of code they naturally become better at building th
Preview of Extension Worksheets for Creating a Computer Game using Scratch

Extension Worksheets for Creating a Computer Game using Scratch

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(Hi there. I am an experienced writer of resources who has written two Computing text books for the Scottish education system. My resources are always designed to be engaging and exciting. As a result they are used in thousands of schools all over the world.) Previously downloaded over 40,000 times on other resources websites, these 7 extension sheets continue the basic game created in "Creating a Computer Game using Scratch"(please download first). The sheets are designed to encourage and deve
Preview of Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 4

Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 4

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There are several skills required to be a good programmer. One of these is being able to identify the order of code. In this Scratch homework students are given a description of a short animation and the blocks required to build it, Their task is identify the correct order of the blocks. The homework starts with a worked example. There are three questions making this homework about a 10-15 minute task. Students love this style of problem solving homework. Have fun!
Preview of Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 5

Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 5

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There are several skills required to be a good programmer. One of these is being able to debug programs by identifying errors in code. In this Scratch homework students are given a description of a short animation and are required to find the errors in the code. The homework starts with a worked example. There are three questions making this homework about a 10-15 minute task. Students love this style of problem solving homework. Have fun!
Preview of Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 3

Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 3

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(Hi there. I am an experienced writer of resources who has written two Computing text books for the Scottish education system. My resources are always designed to be engaging and exciting. As a result they are used in thousands of schools all over the world.) Computational Thinking (learning to think in a logical/problem solving way) is the buzz word in the teaching of programming. By teaching students to predict the outcome of small pieces of code they naturally become better at building their
Preview of How do I... ...Use Bullet Points (A Microsoft Word Help Sheet/Poster)

How do I... ...Use Bullet Points (A Microsoft Word Help Sheet/Poster)

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A colorful, helpful information document for anyone learning how to use Microsoft Word. Each page contains detailed instructions and lots of screenshots showing how to create and modify bullet point lists in Word. The document has two uses as page 1 could also be printed on its own as an A3 poster for IT rooms. Content Page 1 When to use bullet points How to use bullet points Page 2 How to position bullet points How to start a new line within a single bullet point Page 3 How to cha
Preview of Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 1

Scratch Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 1

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(Hi there. I am an experienced writer of resources who has written two Computing text books for the Scottish education system. My resources are always designed to be engaging and exciting. As a result they are used in thousands of schools all over the world.) Computational Thinking (learning to think in a logical/problem solving way) is the buzz word in the teaching of programming. By teaching students to predict the outcome of small pieces of code they naturally become better at building thei
Preview of Python Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 2 (IF statements)

Python Programming - Computational Thinking Homework 2 (IF statements)

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These computational thinking exercises have been downloaded more than 100,000 times over a few websites. Their creation led to me getting a contract to write a book in which I incorporated the questions. Unfortunately this means I've had to remove the answers from TpT and change the resource to free. Details of the book (due Feb 2020) can be found below if you are interested. [ https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-code-Python-iGCSE-National/dp/1510461825] The book contains: 62 fully explained exampl
Preview of Word Processing Features & Functions 2 - Homework/Class Cover

Word Processing Features & Functions 2 - Homework/Class Cover

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This is a simple homework that may be used with a variety of ages that covers: Spell Checking Search & Replace The 2 page homework is entirely self contained providing the theory notes on one side and questions on the other. This would also make the homework a perfect resource for cover work when staff are absent.
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Experience

I have been teaching in Scottish Secondary schools since 1994. Since 1999 I have been a department head. I am an author of two text books, dozens of free/paid resources and have been downloaded over a million times all over the world. In addition to school work I have been employed by Scotland's Exam Board (Scottish Qualifications Authority) to write national exams and coursework tasks. I was part of the working group that implemented Scotland's new National 5 Computing Science course.

Teaching style

I am an imaginative, highly creative teacher who loves to try new approaches in my classroom.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Many of my resources have been tagged as excellent by the Resources team on TES Resources. They have featured often in their quarterly newsletters and regularly appear in the top 10 downloads for Computing (out of 10,000 resources).

My own education history

BSc in Science (Chemistry & Computing) Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Integration PCGE in Secondary Education

Additional biographical information

I have a love of competitive sport, music, walking my Labradoodle and have a season ticket (along with my son) for Dunfermline Athletic Football (Soccer) Club.