Our curriculum services to schools
123ICT offer a comprehensive range of services to support the delivery of the computing curriculum. These include the termly computing competitions we run for schools and our popular curriculum blog for teachers.
The following collection of curriculum services are designed by 123ICT to support teachers in the classroom:
123SOW is our scheme of work for the primary Computing curriculum.
It is designed to challenge teachers and pupils to learn new, engaging computing skills and is entirely cloud based with video tutorials.
Our challenges cover the whole primary computing curriculum and our drag and drop planner includes a coverage checker.
123HUB is our FREE resource bank for primary school teachers.
It is designed to assist teachers in finding good quality online resources and each month we create a featured resource pack.
There are over 2000 recommended website links which have been hand-vetted by experienced primary school teachers.
Our 123SAFE service provides online safety advice and training.
It is designed to keep pupils safe and teaching staff up to date with the latest information, advice and the teaching resources
All our workshops and staff meetings use material that is CEOP approved and available via our 123SOW and 123HUB platforms.
SPECIALIST TEACHING
All 123ICT consultants are certified Google Level 1 Educators, with many staff holding the Level 2 qualification. In addition, our team includes Google for Education Trainers that can help your teaching staff engage with cloud computing through dedicated lessons or cross-curricular teaching sessions.
123ICT also employs specialist computing teachers who deliver regular classroom teaching as part of our contract with schools and academies. This can be arranged as weekly PPA cover or as classroom sessions alongside teachers as part of their CPD.
COMPUTING COMPETITIONS
123ICT Competitions – COVID-19 Computing at Home Projects
We are delighted to introduce the 123ICT Competitions - COVID-19 Computing at Home Projects for KS1 and KS2 children. We have created these projects as we felt that - with the necessary suspension of our popular computing competitions, which are usually promoted in...
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CURRICULUM NEWS
Teaching Remembrance Resources
Teaching Remembrance resources are provided by the Royal British Legion website. These educational resources are freely downloadable and provide lesson plans that are ready to use in class. “Teaching Remembrance is key to understanding how modern diverse Britain was...
Bonfire Night: What is the story behind it?
Bonfire Night: What is the story behind it? This is a great collection of child friendly resources gathered and produced by BBC Newsround. There are photographs of fireworks and a video of how to keep safe on bonfire night. There is also a video of how children and...
The Primary Science Teaching Trust
The Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) is a charity devoted to helping develop science in primary education. They have been in operation for twenty-three years and are acknowledged as a major voice in primary science, not only in the UK which is their focus, but...
Halloween Literacy Resources
Halloween literacy resources can add to the fun during the last week or two of October, whilst keeping on track with the curriculum. There are some fun stories and activities that are not too frightening. The TES has brought a collection of Spooktacular Resources...
World Book Day 2021
World Book Day 2021 will be held on the 4th March. The list of books available and news for the day has been shared during the last week. Quoted from an email received: "We’re working on plans to ensure that the magic of World Book Day and story-sharing is brought to...
An Historical Account of Piracy – Royal Museums Greenwich
An historical account of piracy has been revealed in an informative webpage 'What do pirates do?' The page has been created by the Royal Museums Greenwich and is one of many educational themes on offer on their website. The following topics are covered in the...
First Aid Champions
First Aid Champions is a new first aid teaching website developed by the British Red Cross: “ Welcome to First aid champions, a new first aid teaching site for learners aged 5-18. First aid education is now on the RSE and health curriculum in England, and First aid...
Spooky Online Games
The following spooky online games are ready to be adopted for Halloween week ,or sent for homework during those few days. “Spooky Spellings - Practise spelling common exception words. (Ages 5 and up) Children in school learn to spell some word through the use of...
123HUB News – October 2020
Welcome to the 123HUB News for October 2020! Here we are in October already of this very strange year. With all of the the extra challenges in school at the moment, time will undoubtedly be at a premium for teachers. The 123HUB can help save some...
British Science Week 2021
British Science Week 2021 will be held between the 5th and 14th of March next year. However, funding, which is being made available through the British Science Association Kick Start Grants, needs applications to be made during the next couple of weeks. The 2021 theme...