Cambridge Raspberry Jam and The Pi Hut have teamed up to develop the CamJam EduKit for the Raspberry Pi. This low-cost kit has been designed to get kids interested in the fascinating world of electronics and programming by providing them…
Category: Education
Applications open for Picademy No. 4 for #RaspberryPi teachers
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has opened up applications for the next Picademy which is due to take place on 1st and 2nd September at Pi Towers in Cambridge. Apply here
Sonic Pi: Live & Coding Summer School with the #RaspberryPi
This Summer School sounds brilliant. From Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August, Cambridge Junction will be running an event for kids aged between 10 and 14 that will get them into coding using the Raspberry Pi with Sonic Pi. At £25…
FUZE Workshops at Bournemouth Code Camp powered by #RaspberryPi
Aylesbury, UK, FUZE Technologies Ltd, creator of the FUZE workstation powered by the Raspberry Pi and paired with FUZE BASIC have announced that they are to sponsor the Babcock Code Camp in Guildford at the end of July. The Babcock Code Camp…
Free #RaspberryPi CPD for teachers/leaders/technicians in Birmingham
Mr Organ from KESH Academy in Birmingham is arranging some free Raspberry Pi-themed CPD for teachers, technicians and school leaders on 3rd July. Aimed at primary and secondary teachers, the early evening session will take place at KESH Academy. The…
The government is not doing enough, says Clive Beale of the #Raspberry Foundation
Clive Beale, who heads up the Education team at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, has spoken out to Linux User Magazine about the ineffectual stance of the government when it comes to the new Computing curriculum. You can read this extensive…
See a typical lesson (with adults) with the #RaspberryPi
In this video, you can see teacher Alan O’Donohoe at the Manchester Raspberry Jamboree ‘teach’ a roomful of educators how to use a Raspberry Pi. This gives a great insight into some of the typical challenges you might face as a…
Speed coding event in Cambridge to use #RaspberryPi
Supported by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and ARM, there is a speed coding event for primary schools being held at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge on June 12. Called a ‘coding jamboree’, pupils from several primary schools will visit 10…
#RaspberryPi expands it’s education team
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced the recruitment of a new member of it’s education team. Craig Richardson (aka @CraigArgh on Twitter) is an expert in Minecraft on the Pi and is an ex-teacher. Craig has led many Minecraft…
Milton Keynes Education #RaspberryPi Networking Group
Raspberry Pi Certified Educator Sway Grantham has started up a networking group for teachers and other educators in the Milton Keynes area called MK:Pi. The Network is intended for those who have never used a Raspberry Pi before, to those…