Pre-Prep Technology & AIEmbracing the positive

Our world is changing.

The intersection of technology and education has never been more critical than in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Our Computing and AI curriculum serves as a powerful catalyst for deepening our pupils’ learning while upholding our pastoral and caring ethos. We collaborate innovatively across all the Bridewell schools on projects designed to enhance the positive impact of technology on children’s achievement in a safe and thoughtful manner.

At Barrow Hills, our Computing and Digital Literacy curriculum encompasses coding, web and app design, and robotics. The digital literacy component empowers children to stay safe online while directly fostering critical thinking. It equips them to use technology effectively, responsibly, and ethically.

In an era where the allure of screen time can detract from the wonders of childhood, we ensure that our use of technology has clear and meaningful purposes. From Excel spreadsheets to 3D printers, our pupils develop confidence in the positive application of technology, underpinned by strong moral foundations.

We understand that the potential for AI to enhance education is immense but with that great power comes great responsibility – we take that balance very seriously.

Exciting beginnings

From the beginning of Pre-Prep individual laptops allow children across to explore interactive phonics and number activities to enhance curriculum provision and begin learning computer coding skills. Across the wider curriculum, peripherals such as augmented reality headsets transport and time-hop children to places like ancient Egypt or Rome, to the top of the Himalayas, to volcanoes in Iceland or other landscapes and landmarks they are often exploring as part of their topic work in Humanities subjects.

In our Early Years classes children engage in the fundamentals of programming and directional language through an exciting robot programming application and by Year 1 and 2, children are using spreadsheets as well as coding in weekly IT lessons.

We are proud to embrace all the positive benefits technology and AI can bring to the learning and achievement of our children, and even prouder to do so without any of the pitfalls. The future is theirs!

Our teaching incorporates the best of academic and creative practice and is delivered using state of the art technology.

Our role as educators is to treat each child as an individual and provide support as they pursue their journey towards independence.

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