Grumpy Computer Science Teacher

Thank you @Wickes. I’ve wasted 4 of my 5 days off, rescheduled tasks and cancelled tradesmen doing jobs, thanks to waiting for a delivery that didn’t happen. Due to teaching’s inflexibility, they’ll have to wait til Christmas. Except nothing gets done then, so it’ll be February!

Possibly one of the most useful things in my classroom – the countdown timer! And as it’s half term, a software update is due #Arduino

Feeling pretty pleased with my revision page on Trace Tables #TeamCompSci computingrevision.net/j277-o…

My Sixth Form didn’t know about the old lady who swallowed a fly. They do now 😂

There’s a Porsche on the car park. I didn’t realise the MAT were visiting us today 🤔

I’m being far too creative planning these lessons 😂 #TeamCompSci

9:03 on a Monday morning. Perfect time for a system update and reboot 🙄

During today’s Year 12 A-Level Computer Science lesson, several students walked-in half way through. “We failed a test in Economics so we thought we’d enrol in this instead” 🤯

Rage Against The Machine didn’t specify which machine they were raging against. It was probably a printer. In a school. Three minutes before a lesson!

First A-Level Computer Science lesson with my new Yr 12s today. I suspect there will be fewer of them on Monday 🙄 It’s not a “subject of last resort”

Due to the heatwave and summer break, this is the first time in over two months I’ve worn a suit. Can’t say I’m enjoying it, but at least my trousers still fit (just!) #Backtoschool

Thoughts for today… “Where’s my lanyard?” “What’s my password?” “Why has this random wall appeared?” “What did this sludge in the staff room fridge used to be?” Happy #BackToSchool Day

When I needed an illustration for my website to represent AI, there was only one choice…

Popped into school yesterday to drop off some stuff for Tuesday. Got home, couldn’t remember if I’d logged off, so drove all the way back. Obviously, I had logged off #WastedTrip

One of my students was two marks away from a Grade 8. We asked for a remark – he got his two marks, but lost one somewhere else 😩😩😩

That’s my #BackToSchool sorted. Quack #ducks

Good luck to everyone collecting their #GCSE grades today. And, as always, thank you to those who supported them

Good luck to everyone getting their results today, and thank you and well done to the teachers, TAs, and everyone else who has supported them #results

Today marks the end of BTEC teaching for me 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Trying to do my self assessment tax return. HMRC reckon I owe them 145% of my pre-tax profit. Time to find an accountant 🙄