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I sometimes use AI tools to help organise my posts and ensure clarity, but the ideas, insights, and content are entirely my own. It’s just a way to make sure I can get everything across accurately while juggling a busy teaching schedule.

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Laurence James BSc(hons) DPS QTS PGCE NPQSL

Teaching since 2006.

Teaching skills to thrive in a digital world. One Byte at a Time.

I’ve listed some achievements here and there, but my online presence isn’t about showing off or seeking validation. It’s about sharing ideas and working on projects that I think can benefit others.

This blog is simply a space to share and record my thoughts, ideas, and experiences – nothing more, nothing less.

Take it or leave it. If you find something useful, great. If not, that’s fine too. I write for the sake of writing, for the process of thinking things through, and for the occasional interesting conversation it might spark.

No pretences, no performance – just ideas as they come!

Things you can ask me about…

  • Activity Camp Leader (Multiactivity leader/RAW leader for SuperCamps – owned by Cognita)
  • BCS: A-Level Computer Science Subject Knowledge
  • BCS: Key stage 3 and GCSE Computer Science Subject Knowledge
  • BELA: Basic Expedition Leadership Award
  • Camp Councillor (YHA)
  • CyberEPQ Supervisor (August 2024)
  • DofE Leader/Assessor for youth groups (hundreds of miles travelled to assess participants across the county – Campion School, Quinton House, Northants Open group, William Parker)
  • First Aid at Work (Expired September 2025)
  • Google Educator Level 1 and Level 2 (Expired March 2025)
  • Minibus Assessment: Last completed:12/07/2023 (Recommended reassessment: 12/07/2027)
  • National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership
  • NCCE Facilitation (former)
  • Paperboy & Retail – Many years waking up at the crack of dawn, 7 days a week)
  • Resource Creation (some notable resources included original Scratch SoW when it first came on the scene, Python for Fun (TES Resource Highlight), Myth Busters – 2026 CAS Resource of the Month), Seating Plan Generator – still used thousands of times a month across the world.
  • School trips/event planning (Expedition leader – India, Morocco. Countless UK activity trips. Fully planned and executed trips to Berlin)
  • Teaching Experience: KS3, KS4 (GCSE Computer Science), KS5 (A-Level Computer Science).
  • Technology camp overall responsibility (FireTech Camp – London/Cambridge – before they were bought out – e.g. video game design, Python, Minecraft, 3d printing)
  • Software/web development & Programming (Presentation software that’s been used across the globe)
  • Youthwork

And yes… I can juggle. 🙂