Computing science teacher. Acting Faculty Head .2. Used to research HCI. Google L1 Cert, RaspberryPi Cert Ed, #MakeyMakey Ambassador. I run #cssmeets. 🤪👨‍💻
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Someone's on the @Raspberry_Pi blog this morning. There's educational merit in a Python-controlled, talking, missile-firing, Grinch, honest!
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Wondering if these past paper videos make 50k views before tomorrow morning's exams... 🤔
Another great resources from Fraser!
#ByTeachersForTeachers
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Another great resources from Fraser!
#ByTeachersForTeachers
I've posted some updated Higher software development videos. Stuff my class needed help with, but probably relevant to others.
@CompSciScot @stacshq
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Teachers helping teachers! There's a huge wealth of talent, knowledge, & skills in the teaching community. Teachers connecting, sharing ideas & supporting each other through STACS Connected.
Join the conversation at connected.stacs.scot 370+ teachers #ByTeachersForTeachers
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We have space for some stalls at our event at St Aloysius College, Glasgow on 8th June, 5pm - 7pm.
Which organisations or industry partners would you like to see there? #ByTeachersForTeachers
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doubled, from 16 to 31. That happened through coordinated, grassroots effort with CS teachers, universities and colleges working together. @stacshqplayed a direct role in that effort and continues to lead it, working with the teaching community rather than around it.
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The headlines in today's The Times on the decline in Computing Science teachers in Scotland make for stark reading. Teacher recruitment is the biggest barrier to equitable access - but the numbers are the most visible symptom of a much wider system problem.
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‼️NAT5 / HIGHER MATHS STUDENTS‼️
Smithy’s annual Last Minute Papers for Nat 5 and Higher Maths. Links to 2024-2026 editions:
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I've posted some updated Higher software development videos. Stuff my class needed help with, but probably relevant to others.
@CompSciScot @stacshq
piped.video/zPG5yz3OkkQ?si=nDvf…
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I've updated the past paper video channel I keep. I've added Q9 and Q10 to the 2025 N5 paper. I always feel a bit more comfy with Higher, but I've been making these for my own class.
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@stacshq @CompSciScot
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1/3 The biggest barrier to equity of access in CS is recruitment. To see the subject thrive in every secondary school, we must address the teacher shortage. It's the single biggest hurdle to ensuring every pupil can study CS, regardless of their postcode.
📢 Help inspire the next generation of CS teachers!
We need to build a sustainable pipeline to ensure equity of access for pupils. Can your department host a prospective teacher for a 1–2 day observational visit?
Register your school's interest here: stacs.scot/supporting-future…
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If you work out what’s on my exams and then learn it - You’ve just learned the material, the whole point. Either way, I win!
BREAKING: STUDENTS ARE NOW USING CHATGPT TO REVERSE-ENGINEER THEIR EXAMS.
Not cheating.
Not guessing.
Just ruthless pattern analysis.
Copy these 7 prompts to predict your next exam:
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I've updated the 2025 N5 and Higher playlists here. A bunch of other 2025 questions are scheduled to go live on Tuesdays and Thursdays over the next couple of weeks.
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It's handy living 5 minutes from this. Hill surfing will sound like an actual sport. 🏔🏄‍♂️
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Really honoured to have been recognised in this years Alumni Awards! My time at Edinburgh Napier was so special. I left with more than a degree; it changed the trajectory of my life.
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An experiment - I've started going through the 2025 N5 and Higher papers in short format. I'll still do long format videos for the extended response questions.
Higher coming after N5. I'll set them to release in batches. @CompSciScot @stacshq
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I've put them on the National 5 page of my revision site too.
mrmckaycomp.co.uk/national-5
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My first attempt at long(ish) but still within visual-range FPV. Got about 10 minutes per battery on a 5 inch GEPRC quad.
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