Nicky's Teach Computing Blog

YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A GREAT PROGRAMMER TO BE A GREAT PROGRAMMING TEACHER! I know, sounds strange right? Let me explain…

Ada led a truly fascinating life, broke barriers and overcame so many hurdles and yet for so long she was virtually forgotten.

I am beyond excited, my book has been sent off to the printers and is ready for worldwide distribution, yes you read that correctly, WORLDWIDE! My goodness, how has this happened? A few of my followers will know that last summer I had to remove my original set of 150 Python challenges suddenly from sale and the reason for that is I had signed a book deal with the lovely people at Cambridge University Press. They wanted to publish my challenges and with a few tweaks here and t

Programming is a learned skill that can be improved with practice. Sure there are some who find it easier than others but that is the same with any subject or skill. You only need to look at the sporting world and recognise the likes of Ronaldo or Messi to see that some people will excel in a skill that others find harder to get to grips with. That does not mean that all the children who don’t have a natural talent should never be given a football to kick against a neighbou