Friday 18th December – Christmas Jumper Day, for ITV Text Santa. Also known as ‘Convince an employee that dressing up as a Christmas Minion is a great idea’ Day… As I walked to work in the morning, I was stumbled across this wonderful view: Our Christmas Minion had arrived at work with a freshly shaved yellow head,
A spontaneous car wash, generous donations, and one very eventful trip to a supermarket later… We are very lucky to be able to take this huge selection of non-perishable goods, festive crackers, and other every day essentials to the Dagenham Food Bank. We would like to hope that this collection at Computer Talk has not only helped
For most people, Christmas is a period of joy, festivities and probably spending more money than is really necessary. Unfortunately for some people this is simply not the case. With monthly outgoings increasing and no additional ‘incomings’, some families face an ever stretched purse where the choice becomes paying rent or buying food. This year,
The MultiTeach Lessons Community is a free online community for teachers, where they can share and download interactive touchscreen lessons, that can be used in the classroom to create higher engagement, greater enjoyment and better collaboration. To help you get started, together with teachers, school psychologists and our educational partners, we have already created several lessons for different
It’s that time of year when you are starting to receive your broadband contract renewals for your school. If you’ve been tied into a contract for a few years, and it’s up for renewal, don’t simply sign on that dotted line. Remember to shop around to find the best deal for you. Available services have
Last year, for the ‘Wear it Pink’ campaign in aid of Breast Cancer Now, our employees were invited to wear pink to work, and to donate for the privilege. We also encouraged donations for some delicious cakes. Computer Talk was a little smaller then, so it was a big achievement that we raised a little
In a recent article by the BBC, brought to my attention by @SchoolsImprove, I read that provisional exam figures are showing an increased number of Computing qualifications. More traditional academic subjects also set to be “making a comeback” (Sellgren, 2015). Whilst it is not yet a requirement that a pupil should study a Computing based
