Wednesday 22 May 2013

Allstate Announce 650 new jobs

Robinson and McGuinness announce the creation of up to 650 new jobs at Allstate

First Minister Rt. Hon. Peter D Robinson MLA and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA, have announced that technology company Allstate Northern Ireland is to create up to 650 high quality jobs in Belfast, Londonderry and Strabane.
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OCR - GCSE Computing



Tuesday 21 May 2013
At OCR, we’re leading the way with our exciting, modern Computing qualifications – we’re the only awarding body to offer Entry Level, GCSE and A Level qualifications in this area.  Find out more
Our qualifications are also backed up by the kind of resources and training that make teaching them more enjoyable.
Here’s a brief overview of the support we offer:
Support Material
Our support material is designed to save you time while you prepare for and teach our specifications. Our essential FREE support includes all this and more:
·         Specimen assessment materials and mark schemes
·         Past papers and mark schemes
·         Exemplar candidate work
·         Teacher’s Handbook
·         Sample schemes of work and lesson plans
Access all our support here by selecting the qualification you require.
New! GCSE Computing Unofficial Teacher’s Guide
Check out this guide to OCR GCSE Computing from a practising teacher who’s also a member of Computing At School (CAS). He shares some highly practical thoughts on how to deliver the content, approach the teaching, and engage students. There are ideas for some useful and fun activities, and tips about tackling more challenging topics. Download it here
Sign up to teach
Please let us know that you’ll be teaching our Computing qualifications. Sign up to teach  in order to receive the latest information on support materials and resources to help you plan and teach these qualifications: Simply complete the online form here .

Monday 13 May 2013

'Earn as you Learn' scheme. Belfast based Kainos a thriving Technology company are offering high performing A Level students an opportunity to earn a living and develop real-world expertise and experience, as trainee software engineers, while simultaneously studying part-time for a degree which Kainos will also fund.
Find out more on the Kainos News & Events page