Blog by Tag: Computing

Year 2 attended a STEAM event, delivered by the Centre for Leadership Performance, at Westlakes Academy. They took part in workshops from Arco, Sellafield, React Engineering, Amentum, Nuclear Waste Services,  BAE and Balfour Beatty. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about all the jobs they…

Year 5 had an exciting and inspiring workshop delivered by STEM Ambassadors from Sellafield Ltd as part of Internet Safety Day. The session focused on the STEMFirst Cyber Fairy Tales Challenge, giving children the opportunity to explore the world of cyber security in a fun and interactive…

What a busy and positive week we’ve had celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week!

Fore Safer Internet Day, the children explored the good and bad sides of Roblox. They worked in groups to discuss online safety before presenting their ideas to the class. The children also created colourful…

Year 6 had an exciting and inspiring workshop delivered by STEM Ambassadors from Sellafield Ltd as part of Internet Safety Day. The session focused on the STEMFirst Cyber Fairy Tales Challenge, giving children the opportunity to explore the world of cyber security in a fun and interactive…

For Safer Internet Day 2025, the theme was “Smart Tech, Safe Choices – Exploring the Safe and Responsible Use of AI.”

Year 5 learned about what artificial intelligence (AI) is and discussed its advantages and disadvantages. They agreed that AI can be very helpful for answering questions and…

Year 3 took part in a Safe Internet day live lesson. They created their own AI chat bot and considered the risk of using AI. They designed brilliant posters to inform others. In HRSE they reflected on cyber bullying as part of anti-bullying and how to respond to bullying. 

On Internet Safety Day, Year 6 took part in an exciting nationwide live lesson focused on AI chatbots. We learned what artificial intelligence is, how chatbots work, and where we might see them used in everyday life, such as helping answer questions online or supporting learning. We also discussed…

Year 3 were writing codes for their mice to help them to locate the cheese. They did it really well, giving code directions and then created their own routes and commands to their own maze. Well done Year 3.

In Computing this week, we have learned about the differences between hardware and software. We explored what hardware is, looking at the physical parts of the computer, such as the keyboard, mouse and screen, and how they help us to use the computer. We also learned about the software programmes…

Our topic this half term is called ‘From Another Planet’. Continuing with that theme this week in Nursery, we have been creating flags to take to the moon, once we build a rocket to get there. We enjoyed using the paint in the Creative Area to decorate our flags. Some children even used the paint…

After making our handprint minibeasts some children had a go at using the paint program on Purple Mash to paint and create some more minibeasts and bugs. Some children chose templates to paint while others had a go at painting their bug from scratch.

As part of Safe Internet Week, Year 6 have been looking at the age classifications for games and social media. We learned about the purpose of age classifications and how they are put in place to keep us safe. We discussed the various types of content that is appropriate for different age groups…