Martin Bailey
@Animate2Educate
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Director @Animate2Educate, Computing Subject Leader @EllingtonTweets & @BirchwoodPrim, Consultant @2SimpleSoftware, Lecturer in Primary Computing @SunderlandUni
Gateshead, England
Joined February 2012
DIGITAL DETOX TIME .Time to switch off for the next six weeks – stepping away from the screen and taking a well-earned break from social media. Wishing you all a fantastic summer. See you online again in September!
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End of my first full year at Ellington Primary School (Northumberland). Been great to work with fantastic colleagues and pupils. Sad to say goodbye today to a fantastic group of Year 6 pupils who I have enjoyed working with throughout the year.
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Great to be back at @LanchesterEP (Co. Durham) today working with Y6 on their 2025 Leavers’ Video. Had 11 amazing years at the school, so was lovely to be back and get such a warm welcome from former colleagues & pupils. Hope everyone enjoys the videos during Friday’s assembly.
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Great day at Langley Park Primary School (Co.Durham) today. Working with Year 6 pupils to make their 2025 Year 6 Leavers’ Video. Sure parents and carers will love the content created in their Leavers’ Assembly on Friday.
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RT @_Ben_Harding_: Great launch of Wining With Numbers at Ellington Primary School yesterday. It really is 'like phonics for maths'!! @Ani….
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Great start to the week at Stamfordham Primary School (Northumberland). Consultancy session Computing subject leader this morning looking at developing the Computing curriculum and then workshops with Y5/6 this afternoon linked to their recent ‘Space’ and ‘WW2’ topics.
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The Year 4 @TTRockStars ‘Rock Concert’ at @BirchwoodPrim is fast becoming one of my favourite days each academic year . .
Photos from yesterday’s ‘Year 4 Rock Concert’. Sure you can tell from the smiles just how much everyone enjoyed themselves. @TTRockStars has certainly inspired our pupils to not only have a love of times tables, but also of rock music too!!! 🎸
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RT @BirchwoodPrim: Highlights from our fabulous Year 4 ‘Rock Concert’ yesterday. The pupils (had an amazing afternoon and was a richly dese….
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Great to host @2SimpleSoftware colleagues (including the brilliant James Williams) and freelance trainers from across the UK at Birchwood Primary today for a Purple Mash Accreditation Day. Exciting updates ahead—and great CPD discussions to help schools get the most from it!
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Delighted to be presenting alongside some of my brilliant pupils from Ellington Primary School at the ICT for Education Conference (St.James’ Park - Newcastle) on Friday 19th September. Book your FREE tickets for the event now:
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Great staff training session at Kenton Bar Primary (Newcastle). Teaching staff how to get the most out of their Micro:Bits with Purple Mash. Just one of the brilliant CPD sessions which @2SimpleSoftware offer. Book your Purple Mash CPD now for 2025/2026:
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Always love visiting Falla Park Community Primary—such a warm welcome from the brilliant staff & pupils. Today was all about filming the 2025 Year 6 Leavers’ Video. As a Felling lad, it warmed my heart. Still plenty of canny bairns about! 🌟👏 Well done Mrs Reay—Star Performer!
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Great end to the week at Northern Saints Primary School (Sunderland) today. Delivered Online Safety workshops to parents and pupils during the morning session and then staff training this afternoon looking at evidencing and assessment of Computing.
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Delighted to be the host of ‘ICT for Education’ conference in Newcastle on 19th September. Will also be delivering ‘Our Coding Journey’ presentation alongside some of my pupils from Ellington Primary School. Book your FREE places now for this great event:
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Great day of consultancy work at Sr.Charles’ Catholic Primary School (Gosforth, Newcastle) today. Worked with the Computing Subject Leader to create a bespoke Computing curriculum for the school and also looked at how to evidence and assess Computing effectively.
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Been a great couple of days working once more with TTS Resources in Nottingham. Real pleasure to be involved in a specialist consultancy role working alongside the brilliant team at TTS in developing a fantastic range products which are used in schools around the world.
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Delighted to be supporting the National Read Aloud Challenge 2025 (powered by @FonettiApp )! 📚. My Ellington pupils will be taking part over summer—and your school or child can too!. A free way to boost oracy + reading for pleasure 👉 #ReadAloudChallenge
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Delighted to be speaking at the Yorkshire Primary Leaders Conference in Harrogate on Friday 17th October, sharing my ‘AI in Action’ session. 🎟 Early bird tickets just £45 – book now:.
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Another fantastic Robot Day at Oakfield Schools Federation (Gateshead) today! After 3 brilliant visits this half-term, I’ve now worked with every class from Reception to Y6 using a range of robots & coding tools. Huge thanks to staff, pupils & Friends of Oakfield for the support.
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Great day yesterday at Stramongate Primary School (Kendal, Cumbria). Always get such a lovely welcome from all of the staff and pupils there. Micro:Bit workshops with Year 5 and Year 6 pupils, parental Online Safety session and Purple Mash staff training. orning and evening too.
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