Bridging the Gap In Computer Science
I decided to opt for Computer Science in Year 9 as one of my GCSEs because I am genuinely interested in technology and I feel I was rather good at it. Many people said to me that...
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I decided to opt for Computer Science in Year 9 as one of my GCSEs because I am genuinely interested in technology and I feel I was rather good at it. Many people said to me that...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
Computer science is a very large subject with lots of applications. Computer scientists design new software, solve computing problems and develop different ways to use technology....
Posted by Amita Vaghela
ANDREI IRIMIA (Year 12 Elm) From my first GCSE Computer Science taster day in Year 9, I was immediately hooked into learning all about how computers and technology works –...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
About a year ago, during the February half term in 2020, I took on the challenge of trying to code a working game of Uno using Python Programming. After using the full week of...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
This isn’t about learning French, Spanish, Mandarin or even Sanskrit. Have you heard of Python, HTML, CSS, Java or C++? A bit different, huh? The “New Language” is known as coding...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
The word coding seems to be heard everywhere in today’s world, and for many it leads to two obvious questions: What is coding? Why is it important? Coding is a set of...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
iCode Hackathon is a coding club run by Ms Vaghela (Computer Science Teacher) that takes place every Monday lunchtime from 1.30pm to 2:00pm in H2. Students will be given the...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
The word coding seems to be heard everywhere in today’s world, and for many it leads to two obvious questions: What is coding? Why is it important? Coding is a set of instructions...
Posted by Amita Vaghela
I decided to opt for Computer Science in Year 9 as one of my GCSEs because I am genuinely interested in technology and I feel I was rather good at it. Many people said to me that only boys select this subject, and they are way better than girls as well as achieve superior grades than me. All this, I felt, was stereotypical thinking. I achieved what I wanted to do, and I feel I made the right choice as I do well in the subject and believe it will help me for my future.
When I initially joined Computer Science, I saw the gender split of more boys deciding on this subject. Infact, I am currently the ONLY girl in a class of 22 boys. Initially, I was discouraged by the fact that I was the only girl who chose Computer Science, but everyone in my class supported and encouraged me. After 10 months of studying the subject, I definitely do not feel it’s only for boys or they are better or will get better grades than me; I am achieving well in my class and enjoying the subject just as I expected.
Computer Science helps us get comfortable with coding and grow confident in our abilities. It also supports us and offers excellent opportunities for true creativity and innovativeness.
Computer Science is just a subject that “was” associated with just boys, however it’s not. More girls choosing Computer Science changes this gap and stereotype. This subject I believe helps me for my career and life.
By Rakchiga Kajenthiran 10 Willow
The word coding seems to be heard everywhere in today’s world, and for many it leads to two obvious questions: What is coding? Why is it important? Coding is a set of...
The IT and Computing department was absolutely delighted to deliver a computing STEM activity for year 7 students during the enrichment day last week. All students had the...