{"id":9324,"date":"2014-04-15T08:16:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T08:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9324"},"modified":"2014-04-15T08:16:39","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T08:16:39","slug":"picademy-day-one-write-up-raspberrypi-teacher-cpd-at-pi-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9324","title":{"rendered":"Picademy Day One write-up &#8211; #RaspberryPi teacher CPD at Pi Towers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BlL0S9kIIAAocdw.jpg?resize=560%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Teacher Sway Grantham was one of the lucky ones who got a place on Picademy &#8211; a brand new 2-day course for teachers run by the folks at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Foundation has recently moved into a spacious new office that gives them a classroom and multiple working spaces, perfect for this kind of event. 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