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11/03/2025

Wow!! I am a Wired 4 Women Mentor of the Year finalist.

The shortlists of the outstanding women working in the South African tech industry, across 13 categories, have been selected.

19/02/2025

Exciting News for Coding & Robotics Teachers!

I will be presenting at SchoolScape ONE 2025 Cape Town on the importance of investing in teacher training over expensive hardware. My motto, "Teachers Inspire. Hardware Expires," emphasises that well-equipped educators are the key to meaningful STEAM learning.

As part of my presentation, I will show an inspiring video featuring Joshua Senyase, Assumption Convent School's Coding & Robotics teacher, demonstrating how Assumption integrates Coding & Robotics into its STEAM curriculum.

📅 All Events are FREE:
Cape Town: 27 Feb | Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch
Gauteng: 6 Mar | Indaba Hotel, Fourways
KZN: 13 Mar | Durban Central

Register for Schoolscape ONE.

Schoolscape ONE 2025 - Bridging Vision & Action

14/01/2025

👏🌟 Congratulations to our IT Class of 2024 on achieving distinctions! Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. Keep shining bright in the world of technology! 🎓💻 🌟💻

14/01/2025

📢 Exciting Update for CAT Teachers and Students! 🚀
The Exploring CAT: Grade 10 Second Edition is coming soon, now in full colour and optimised for an even better learning experience! 🎨✨

✨ Updated for 2026
🎉 Available July 2025

This edition fully complies with the IEB and CAPS curriculums, featuring clear theory images and instructional visuals for activity feedback. The book is Microsoft Office version-independent and includes many exercises to enhance learning. 👩‍💻📚

13/01/2025

Are you teaching CAT, IT, or Coding and Robotics? 🎓🚀 Funworks TeacherWorks has got you covered! Dive into a treasure trove of resources crafted by experienced educators: detailed lesson plans, assessments with memos, essential terminology, step-by-step "how to teach" videos, and so much more. Empower your teaching journey and make learning a blast! 🌟

Teacher Guides, Workshops, Papers, Lesson plans and terminology lists for C&R IT and CAT teachers.

08/10/2024

Choose to invest in teacher training and reduce hardware expenses by equipping teachers with the skills to program effectively using computational thinking and robotics simulations.

24/07/2024

Really cool explanation of the CrowdStrike error.

Dave explains the Crowdstrike IT outage, focusing in on its role as a kernel mode driver. For my book on the spectrum, see: https://amzn.to/3XLJ8kYGet the s...

04/07/2024

Exciting News: Next year we will include G12 IT assessments in both the Teacherworks and G12 Teacher Guides. There will be 2 x SBA tests (practical and theory) and the Prelim practical and Theory exams.

Please email orders to Alison at [email protected].

18/01/2024

Gain more assessment experience with complimentary access to IT and CAT 2023 June and November Exam Papers, Memos, and Data Files! Explore a treasure trove of valuable resources by downloading these materials, including papers from previous years, exclusively on the Funworks site.

This page combines some of the resources that I have used or collected over the years and would like to share with other teachers and students. It is by no means complete or 100% correct but it does include work that I have found useful. Enjoy!

18/01/2024

Congratulations to the Assumption IT class of 2023. All 6 girls achieved an A or higher with a class average of 89%. Legato (Njoki) was placed in the top 1% of IEB IT students. Ladies, your hard work and brilliance paid off. I hope the world is ready for what you will unleash!

18/01/2024

Attention, outstanding IT, CAT, and Coding & Robotics educators! Celebrate your phenomenal matric results with the assistance of Funworks—a game-changer in teacher support. Elevate your performance with our meticulously crafted lesson plans, expertly designed assessments, and cutting-edge workshops tailored to the latest teaching methodologies. Unlock the power of standardised, consistent assessments and gain access to tools and tips that will propel your teaching to new heights. Your success is our priority at Funworks!

Teacher Guides, Workshops, Papers, Lesson plans and terminology lists for C&R IT and CAT teachers.