Centre of Computing History Visit.

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On Wednesday 14th February, year 9 Computing and IT students had the opportunity to visit The Centre of Computing History located in Cambridge. 

The day was packed with enriching activities. Students had the opportunity to look at the development of games. They attended a workshop on the development of Robots and the uses of Robots throughout history. Students interacted with a Robot by having a conversation with her, she danced and went for a walk. We then looked at the development of technology and how devices progressed over time, the way storage mediums changed. In the final session students programmed a Raspberry Pi to flash lights and move the car.

Creative Careers Day with Sky Studios

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On Wednesday 6th December, we were joined for the day by Lauren from Sky Studios. Lauren led Creative Careers workshops throughout the day with all students in Year 9. Students were given an insight into the vast array of roles available in film, television and gaming, while also being made aware of the potential routes that people wishing to embark on such careers could take to get there. All students engaged magnificently and had some extremely insightful questions for Lauren, which she was happy to answer. Students learnt a lot from the workshop and enjoyed broadening their knowledge of the sector. Tom D even exclaimed at the end of the session, “I think I want to do this now! It sounds like a great career!”

The Tyre Challenge

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On Friday 10th November, all Year 9 students took part in the Tyre Challenge. For this we were given the problem of trying to use tyres in a sustainable and useful way for the community. Each form would get into groups of 3 to 5 and we had a budget of £3000. We had to make a slide show to show our ideas and tell the class the step by step of how we made our project. This included what roles your group have given to you, which were group leader, fianance and designer. We also had to design a logo to represent our company/ ideas and tell why we had put certain things in. We also had to explain in our presentation why our idea was useful to the community and we had to explain the financial aspect of the idea, breaking down what we are buying and why. When finished we were asked questions by a visitor from industry, Liz Redway, who came in and asked us about the company, which was really good feedback. Overall it was a very good thing to do which helped with our oracy skills, teamwork and budgeting, which are all good building blocks for life. It was a such a great experience and something that can be applied in anything. I had so much fun and would  strongly recommend this is for next years Year 9.
By Tabitha P (9 Tesla)