To help fill the gap between the curriculum expectations and staff skills I'll teach a series of lessons to children using some of the best educational robotics kit and software available. During the courses children work towards achieving specially designed badges that encourage them to become independent learners.  
Robotics

Programming and Robotics
Using cutting-edge kits eEach lesson pupils are challenged to construct and program a different robot. There will be  movement sensing alligators, automatic goal keepers and squawky birds to contend with. As they progress and challenges become more demanding pupils are introduced to new programming concepts that have to be applied to make their robots work.  Can they complete all the challenges to become qualified robot engineers? 

The course addresses the following attainment targets : 

Computing
  • design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; 
  • solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
  • use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs

Design and Technology
  • understand and use mechanical systems in their products, such as gears, pulleys, cams, levers and linkages

Provides
  • six two hour robotics workshops delivered at your school
  • use of Lego robotics kit and laptops during sessions
  • up to 60 pin badges and progress tracking system
  • Access  to carefully selected online resources that complement classwork.

Badges
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Programming and Game Making
Pupils learn the fundamentals of computer programming as they are challenged to create computer games that they would want to play on this course. As the course progresses and the game challenges become increasingly demanding pupils are introduced to new computer science concepts that they must apply to make their games work. 

The course addresses the following attainment targets:

Computing
  • design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, 
  • solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
  • use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output
  • use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs

Provides 
  • six two hour programming workshops delivered at your school
  • use of laptops during sessions
  • up to 60 pin badges and progress tracking system
  • Access  to carefully selected online resources that complement classwork
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Class Blogging
Class blogging is establishing itself as an
activity with immense potential to inspire and engage children in writing and
learning. Dan Dan developed a range of resources on Blogging for the london Grid
for Learning that are available to see here www.blogcentral.lgfl.net He also
worked to establish class blogs in a number of schools in
London. 

This course will establish blogging in one or more classes
using a well established safe blogging tool.