A while back, a PHP update broke a number of my pages and now it seems that a MySQL update has broken another one. Say what you like about Microsoft, but I've never had that happen with an ASP page.

There's a lot of extracurricular knowledge required for programming, of course: www.advanced-ict.info/programming/...

Programming Practice Tasks

Programming tasks - can be adapted for any language.

When I made this page I used red for left and green for right to match harbour lights, cats eyes on motorways, etc. Which bits of extracurricular knowledge do you sneak into your lessons? www.advanced-ict.info/interactive/...

Merge Sort Game

Check your understanding of how merge sort works with this interactive game.

Last week I observed a science lesson on GPS and it reminded me of construction/locus in maths - there must be lots of connections across the curriculum that we miss.

Do you know anyone who'd like a non-teaching role in a local authority SEND service? ce0242li.webitrent.com/ce0242li_web...

Yes, sorry - the Coventry one is only about 20 minutes away. My daughter is in Manchester now, though, so I'll probably be up there more often.

No... I can't give up my cable collection! news.sky.com/story/that-b...

That box full of wires you've kept for years could help avert a looming crisis

Households are being told to recycle what's in their electrical "drawer of doom" - whether that's a box, a bag under the bed, or a pile forgotten about in the loft.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing... spectrum.ieee.org/partial-vehi...

Partial Automation Doesn't Make Vehicles Safer

Self-driving tech is better treated as a convenience, not a safety feature

That's a shame - I was looking forward to becoming asbestos aware.

Where did all of the teachers end up? It seems to have gone very quiet in here again.