Emma Faulkner
@mrsf.bsky.social
Mom, HoD Computer Science, MSc Psychology Mental Health and Wellbeing narrowing focus on AI and Cyberpsychology, NPQLTD - interested in EduTech and engaging equality in STEAM. A slow runner!
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
You know when those forgotten tools crop up, it’s Sunday and I’m sadly enjoying creating resources using logic.ly - teaching GCSE logic gate this week and A Level D-type flip flops after half term 🤗
Have a great week #TeamCompSci!!
Have a great week #TeamCompSci!!
Logicly - A logic circuit simulator for Windows and macOS - logic gates, flip-flops, computer architecture, electronics, integrated circuits
logic.ly
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
You know when those forgotten tools crop up, it’s Sunday and I’m sadly enjoying creating resources using logic.ly - teaching GCSE logic gate this week and A Level D-type flip flops after half term 🤗
Have a great week #TeamCompSci!!
Have a great week #TeamCompSci!!
Demonstrated use of stacks for recursive fibonacci - asked Copilot to create me a demo and so I thought I'd share for reuse! trinket.io/python3/e511... #TeamCompSci
Put Python Anywhere on the Web
Python in the browser. No installation required.
trinket.io
October 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Demonstrated use of stacks for recursive fibonacci - asked Copilot to create me a demo and so I thought I'd share for reuse! trinket.io/python3/e511... #TeamCompSci
Hi 👋 - using copilot to create quickly coded solutions to break up the theory laden content of a level lessons with some mini tasks, here’s my little legal scenario created in minutes… students will use to debate but will also critique and extend the code trinket.io/python3/2738... #TeamCompSci
Put Python Anywhere on the Web
Python in the browser. No installation required.
trinket.io
September 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hi 👋 - using copilot to create quickly coded solutions to break up the theory laden content of a level lessons with some mini tasks, here’s my little legal scenario created in minutes… students will use to debate but will also critique and extend the code trinket.io/python3/2738... #TeamCompSci
WhatsApp groups 📖 - opinion piece in Guardian this morning reminding us of the stress that some people find themselves needing to understand developing social etiquette. To mute or to leave!? If all in the group are admins, it is not possible to leave silently!!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You can mute – but you can never leave. Why have WhatsApp groups become so stressful? | Polly Hudson
There is the initial group. Then the side group. Then another splinter group. Suddenly, in your bones, you know the wrong message is going to end up with the wrong person, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
WhatsApp groups 📖 - opinion piece in Guardian this morning reminding us of the stress that some people find themselves needing to understand developing social etiquette. To mute or to leave!? If all in the group are admins, it is not possible to leave silently!!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New Scam!! I just got called by unknown number, message said they were from Indeed and to contact them on WhatsApp. I hung up before I listened to the number.…
#ScamAware
#ScamAware
August 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
New Scam!! I just got called by unknown number, message said they were from Indeed and to contact them on WhatsApp. I hung up before I listened to the number.…
#ScamAware
#ScamAware
Reposted by Emma Faulkner
‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football
‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football
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Charity finds 36% of girls now attached to a football club
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England’s Euros run has inspired youngsters, say coaches
While defending their title is the big aim for the Lionesses this summer, their run to the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland has already delivered a broader success – another huge uplift in visibility for the women’s game, at elite and grassroots level.
The continued progress of Sarina Wiegman’s side, who won the tournament in 2022 and reached the World Cup final a year later, has led to another increase in engagement on a range of measures. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football
Today we went to the local wildlife reserve and hunted fairies. My daughter caught them, my husband put them in a jar with cotton wool. Yes it wasn’t real but in my daughter’s imagination, they were there and it was one of the nicest afternoons we’ve had in a while 🤗 #familytime #gratitude
July 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today we went to the local wildlife reserve and hunted fairies. My daughter caught them, my husband put them in a jar with cotton wool. Yes it wasn’t real but in my daughter’s imagination, they were there and it was one of the nicest afternoons we’ve had in a while 🤗 #familytime #gratitude
If we get another ENG v ESP final I think I may not survive after last night … let’s hope Tuesday we deal with Italy 🫣 Love the record breaking attendances and growth of women’s sport ⚽️ #WEuro2025
July 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If we get another ENG v ESP final I think I may not survive after last night … let’s hope Tuesday we deal with Italy 🫣 Love the record breaking attendances and growth of women’s sport ⚽️ #WEuro2025
Reposted by Emma Faulkner
“I don’t care how you teach. I care about the impact of your teaching.” —John Hattie at #APS2025
At the APS–David Myers Distinguished Lecture, Hattie challenged educators to shift focus from delivery methods to how students actually learn. #Teaching #Learning
At the APS–David Myers Distinguished Lecture, Hattie challenged educators to shift focus from delivery methods to how students actually learn. #Teaching #Learning
Teachers Should Focus On the Impact, Not the Approach, Education Scholar Says
“I don't care how you teach,” Hattie said in May at the 37th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. “I care about the impact of your teaching.”
www.psychologicalscience.org
June 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sorry this is through Apple News but I found it quite interesting… this year 10 Vodafone masts deliver 5G via Cells on Wheels - expected to support +255 TB (2024) data apple.news/A1H9IUDBERS2... - ln 2024 Elton John 2hr gig - 450GB data was used by the crowd. Stats for Networking lesson #TeamCompSci
How do phone networks actually work at events like Glastonbury? — Stuff
For every large event, stacks of temporary masks appear - but what’s involved? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. How do you go abou...
apple.news
June 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Sorry this is through Apple News but I found it quite interesting… this year 10 Vodafone masts deliver 5G via Cells on Wheels - expected to support +255 TB (2024) data apple.news/A1H9IUDBERS2... - ln 2024 Elton John 2hr gig - 450GB data was used by the crowd. Stats for Networking lesson #TeamCompSci
Spam Calls and Messages - message 7726 to report as many as we can and shut this nusance down!
… I just found out the latest landline number was a Vodafone number!
… I just found out the latest landline number was a Vodafone number!
June 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Spam Calls and Messages - message 7726 to report as many as we can and shut this nusance down!
… I just found out the latest landline number was a Vodafone number!
… I just found out the latest landline number was a Vodafone number!
One of the many joys of parenting a child in Squirrels- sewing badges… coding? .. handling classes of 30 children?… easy… sewing these badges… not so 😂
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One of the many joys of parenting a child in Squirrels- sewing badges… coding? .. handling classes of 30 children?… easy… sewing these badges… not so 😂
Had the most wonderful day in Glastonbury today for the solstice, there were two reasons, the end of my MSc is bitter sweet, the end of the academic year on the horizon has been a time for renewal, the closure of chapters which have redefined me and my sense of self. Happy Solstice, 2025! 🙏🌅
June 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Had the most wonderful day in Glastonbury today for the solstice, there were two reasons, the end of my MSc is bitter sweet, the end of the academic year on the horizon has been a time for renewal, the closure of chapters which have redefined me and my sense of self. Happy Solstice, 2025! 🙏🌅
Reposted by Emma Faulkner
I haven't seen this yet, but before I forget... there's a series on iPlayer called "Ai Decoded", and one of the episodes is about education. #TeamCompSci
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
AI Decoded - AI and the Future of Education
AI Decoded looks at the potential of artificial intelligence to transform the educational environment from a traditional setting into a much more innovative and interactive learning space.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’m having a serious case of slowdown fever… 2 1/2 years of study, sometimes on 2 qualifications at the same time and now my dissertation has been submitted, I’m going to have to learn to just ‘be’ again! Tonight… all the cleaning done, even the windows. My poor hubby doesn’t know what’s hit him 🤣
June 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m having a serious case of slowdown fever… 2 1/2 years of study, sometimes on 2 qualifications at the same time and now my dissertation has been submitted, I’m going to have to learn to just ‘be’ again! Tonight… all the cleaning done, even the windows. My poor hubby doesn’t know what’s hit him 🤣
Just this week I’ve started to receive these messages about cv gaining traction and to contact for more info. It’s a new version of the scam. Always forward these to 7726 🙏 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
‘Earn up to £800 a day’: job scammers using calls or texts to lure victims
Fraudsters offer great pay for liking and sharing TikTok content – but then demand a fee to unlock higher earnings
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Just this week I’ve started to receive these messages about cv gaining traction and to contact for more info. It’s a new version of the scam. Always forward these to 7726 🙏 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
It never fails to make me smile when my students see the cyber security threat map in real time, they all now want to do cyber… come on uk, let’s have a gcse in which includes cyber 😆
#TeamCompSci
#TeamCompSci
June 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It never fails to make me smile when my students see the cyber security threat map in real time, they all now want to do cyber… come on uk, let’s have a gcse in which includes cyber 😆
#TeamCompSci
#TeamCompSci
Dissertations are bloody hard going, I’m enjoying this albeit pulling in some serious hours… it’s amazing how many hours you can spend on a paragraph!! #Psychology #Dissertation
May 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Dissertations are bloody hard going, I’m enjoying this albeit pulling in some serious hours… it’s amazing how many hours you can spend on a paragraph!! #Psychology #Dissertation
Urgent mental health centres to open across England - BBC News- excellent news!! Access to mental health care is very slow and challenging for anyone in crisis. Walk in centres are essential and very welcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👏
Urgent mental health centres to open across England
The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Urgent mental health centres to open across England - BBC News- excellent news!! Access to mental health care is very slow and challenging for anyone in crisis. Walk in centres are essential and very welcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👏
Anyone had a go with Sora? I’ve had a lot of fun animating this years Malvern Well art competition for our pupils! #TeamCompSci
May 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Anyone had a go with Sora? I’ve had a lot of fun animating this years Malvern Well art competition for our pupils! #TeamCompSci
Good luck to all students in their Computer Science examination tomorrow!!
#ComputerScience #GCSE #Examination
#ComputerScience #GCSE #Examination
May 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Good luck to all students in their Computer Science examination tomorrow!!
#ComputerScience #GCSE #Examination
#ComputerScience #GCSE #Examination
Oh wow @teamcompsci - if the report is to believed in the i, computer science is for the chop in several private schools, alongside music and German. We’re not a priority. Shortsighted and crazy. apple.news/AhT7xlMKiSnK...
Fewer teachers, subjects cut and frozen food: How VAT is changing private schools — The i Paper
Parents are complaining of 'ludicrous' fee rises of up to 25 per cent. But schools still need to find savings
apple.news
May 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Oh wow @teamcompsci - if the report is to believed in the i, computer science is for the chop in several private schools, alongside music and German. We’re not a priority. Shortsighted and crazy. apple.news/AhT7xlMKiSnK...