Jon Samuel

Hubby to @mrs_samuel88 | Dad | Primary Computing Teacher | @DigSchoolhouse | @BookCreatorApp | @Showbie | @Sphero Hero | @StrictlyComp1 Lead |  ADE2023 | NPQSL

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

Ermm, so this has happened then. 🥳😁🎉🍾

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

Get ready for an awe dropping #AppleEvent on Tuesday, September 9!

[Skriva @SkrivaStylus]

From note-taking to interactive learning, Skriva Stylus works seamlessly with your favourite iPad and education apps 🏫📚

Perfect for hands-on lessons and learning anywhere ✏

#SkrivaStylus #EdTech #learning #education #digital #teaching #stylus

[Apple Education @AppleEDU]

Get ready for World Creativity and Innovation Day by bringing color to any lesson on iPad. Try this fun activity with your students today! #WCID https://t.co/Ym1Pltoj8b

[CreativeHUT @CreativeHutEdu]

What a day we had at Thythe Farm Primary School with Years 3 and 4! 🤖💡

Through a series of engaging and hands-on engineering and coding activities using the innovative LEGO Education Spike Essential Kits, students embarked on an exciting journey of discovery, uncovering the vital role that STEM skills play in shaping their future.

These activities not only sparked their curiosity but also fostered a spirit of collaboration and teamwork that. The way these young learners embraced challenges and worked together to solve problems was a testament to their potential and creativity. 👏

The boundless possibilities that lie within the minds of these young individuals is nothing short of amazing!

[Skill Clubs @SkillClubs]

On Monday in our Sandbach STEM Skill Clubs we used our @Sphero robots to drive around a town. Making buildings, road signs and coding our robots get to places safely. We ended with an Alien battle game!
#STEM #sphero #coding #engineering #holidayclubs #Cheshire

[Sphero @Sphero]

You don’t need to be a computer science expert to use Sphero BOLT+ in the classroom!

This in-depth, standards-aligned Educator Guide walks you through getting started quickly with BOLT+, and Challenge Cards allow self-guided learning for your students. https://t.co/RoVrf3YBSQ

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

Check out this amazing news from ⁦@CanvaEdu⁩ ⁦@canva⁩ This is going to be a game changer in the primary sector when teaching even our youngest learners the power of AI and how to use it ethically and responsibly and to recognise errors 🤯🤯 https://t.co/We2hoVGkzc

[Gonzalo Rosado @GonzaPink]

Warming up #BettUK2025 with the #wolfpackbett25 @Itsbenwhitaker @CanvaEdu

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

@Sphero Amazing activity. Will definitely be trying this out.

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

Looking forward to another @Bett_show this year. Will be spending some time with the guys from @ClassDojo @DarrenAtSphero @MattJMead @Sphero @SpheroEdu @CreativeHutEdu but would love to connect IRL and catch up with all my PLN. Always a highlight of the year. See you soon. @CanvaEdu @MrTullock @jtrsltd @Showbie @Abdulchohan @SkrivaStylus @MagmaMath @teachmateai

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

@AJOBPickard Was great to meet you virtually last week as well during Apple Learning Coach sessions. Will be at @Bett_show on Thursday.

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

@theaieducatorx @Bett_show @texthelp Gutted can’t make the launch. Don’t arrive until Wednesday evening. Hope it all goes well.

[James Fraser @EatSleepICTRpt]

This is an absolute #GameChanger, especially for schools without iPads!

#ScratchJr is now available as a WEB VERSION! It can do everything the app/desktop versions can do PLUS comes with activity tutorials and the ability to save & load projects!!! 🤯

https://t.co/hErOz9UXWC

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

👏🏽👏🏽

[ClassDojo @ClassDojo]

The wildfires in LA have left many children without homes or schools. @ClassDojo and @gofundme launched the Wildfire Education Recovery Fund to help children and schools in LAUSD, Pasadena, and nearby communities recover and rebuild.

We’ve kickstarted it with $50,000. You can join in too: https://t.co/PrrYE800ae

[ClassDojo @ClassDojo]

The wildfires in LA have left many children without homes or schools. @ClassDojo and @gofundme launched the Wildfire Education Recovery Fund to help children and schools in LAUSD, Pasadena, and nearby communities recover and rebuild.

We’ve kickstarted it with $50,000. You can join in too: https://t.co/PrrYE800ae

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

So so important peeps. Get your rest.

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

Enjoy your Sunday night teachers!

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

Enjoy your Sunday night teachers!

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

Teachers by 9.15am

[Jon Samuel @JonSamuel_ICT]

So, doesn’t matter who is in charge, teachers are the doormats for the government of the time to wipe their feet on! @NEUnion @bphillipsonMP

[Robert Peston @Peston]

There are two reasons why teachers’ unions are deeply unhappy at the government’s recommendation to the statutory review body that this year’s pay settlement should be 2.8%.

The first is that it will probably mean teachers’ pay lagging private sector pay for something like the 15th consecutive year. And will not make good the inflationary erosion of the last two years, even after this summer’s 5.5% award.

There is very little chance, on a settlement of that magnitude, that the chronic shortage of teachers and teaching assistance will be remedied. Union leaders are already muttering about probable industrial action. Sorry parents.

The second cause of teachers’ concern is that any settlement will have to be funded by making cuts to school budgets. There will be no additional money for salary increases.

So where does Bridget Philipson, the education secretary, think there is fat in schools that can be eliminated? Well last night she met union leaders as a courtesy, to forewarn them about her submission to the pay review body. She told them she did not want or expect them to find the money by eliminating core education provision. Instead she suggested they find the money by moving energy suppliers or finding a new bank.

It’s what you might call the Uswitch approach to increasing public sector productivity. And I cannot find a single union rep who thinks it’ll avoid the need for redundancies.

In a nutshell, this is not what teachers - who overwhelmingly voted for Labour - expected from this government.