I do not see the primary teacher voice in there. One of the issues that I have when I read the coding Es & Os is that they come across to me as if they were written by a secondary computing teacher. Is this volunteering thing a part of a longer strategic plan to look to embed this in schools, TEIs etc? Also, for an area that appears to be dependent on volunteers for Barefoot computing or volunteers to run Code Clubs I think this emphasis is somewhat not matched up with an expectation that this really is a responsibility of all and as we all know the concept of coding has been an explicitly stated Outcome in CfE at second level ever since they were published. There seems to be such an emphasis on this area now to the detriment in learning that other aspects of ICT can offer. Now, I fully appreciate and value the change in emphasis Nationally on embedding coding in the primary school experience however, I feel as though we have moved too far in terms of emphasis on this in the new Es & Os. In an attempt to contribute to this ongoing work I offer my observations/comments about the draft CfE Technologies Es & Os -with a focus on the ICT aspect of things. Unfortunately, due to work commitments I can’t make it to any of the Technologies Es & Os days that our colleagues from Education Scotland are holding.
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