Our services
Free resources
Our free resources include Computing schemes of work, lesson plans and five star rated teacher guides to help you effectively teach the Computing curriculum
Workshops
Our children’s workshops deliver hands-on sessions using a range of technology to ensure your pupils are engaged and develop their knowledge of Computing
Training / CPD
We can help develop your school’s use of technology by working together to enhance teaching and learning through initiatives such as ICT / Computing staff INSET training / CPD and leadership support
e-safety
We are able to deliver a range of e-Safety and cyber-bullying sessions to staff and pupils. We can deliver assemblies to parents and advise the leadership team / subject co-ordinator on e-Safety strategy and acceptable use policies (AUP)
About Us
Neil is a Senior Lecturer in Computing Education at the University of Hertfordshire and a member of the Centre for STEM Education. He is also the Computing tutor on the Primary PGCE course at Brunel University, London and an external examiner for Roehampton University, London. His work is increasingly recognised at an international level and, over the past year, Neil presented at the US Computer Science Teacher Association CSTA) conference in Nebraska, USA, and at the Global Scratch conference in Bordeaux, France. Neil has also recently worked as a consultant for Cambridge University in Astana, Kazakhstan and was a lead contributor to European Schoolnet Academy’s (Brussels) “How to teach computing” MOOC. Neil is an assessor for the CAS / BCS Certificate in Computer Science Teaching, a Raspberry Pi, Microsoft and Google Certified Educator, and a CEOP Ambassador. Find out more.
Resources, workshops and training developed by Neil Rickus consistently receive excellent feedback. Further testimonials can be found here
Our Teaching the new Primary Computing Curriculum training / CPD is extremely popular and offers a cost-effective solution to ensuring your school is ready to teach concepts such as algorithms and programming
Most recent blog posts
Visiting Omaha, Nebraska for the CSTA 2018 conference
In July, I was able to attend and deliver a number of sessions at the Computer Science Teachers’ Association (CSTA) conference in Omaha, Nebraska. I’d previously visited schools in California to see how they deliver Exploring Computer Science http://www.exploringcs.org/ so I was particularly interested to hear how other areas of the country implemented their CS curriculum. Read more about Visiting Omaha, Nebraska for the CSTA 2018 conference[…]
Scratch 3.0 and the micro:bit
Now work has quietened down slightly for the academic year, I’ve had a chance to play with the Beta version of Scratch 3.0, which can be found at https://preview.scratch.mit.edu/ The interface feels much cleaner and more in line with other block based programming environments, such as the Tickle app. However, the area I’m most interested in Read more about Scratch 3.0 and the micro:bit[…]
Norfolk libraries
Thanks to all of you for attending my sessions in Norfolk this afternoon. The various resources were adapted from mb4ps.co.uk For those of you wishing to use Python, the microbit drop in- beginner and microbit drop in- intermediate sheets are available for download. For those of you unable to attend, or simply reading this blog Read more about Norfolk libraries[…]
Scratch Conference – Bordeaux 2017
I’ve just returned from the excellent Scratch worldwide conference in Bordeaux, France. The people attending were great, the food and drink amazing, and the sessions all extremely engaging! Thanks to everyone who attended my workshop / sessions over the past few days. The various resources can be found below… Wednesday Raspberry_Pi_UH_Scratch_2017 (session introduction) NR_Pibrella_Scratch_session (session resources) Read more about Scratch Conference – Bordeaux 2017[…]