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St Benedict’S School Ealing<br />
a m i n i m i s i n c i p e<br />
Outstanding Catholic Independent school for boys & girls aged 3 - 18<br />
New<br />
Nursery<br />
& Pre-Prep<br />
building<br />
opening<br />
September<br />
2017<br />
Additional<br />
Year 6<br />
class now<br />
available<br />
View our website for details of our Open Events or arrange a<br />
personal visit with our Registrar, Louise Pepper, on 020 8862 2254<br />
www.stbenedicts.org.uk<br />
IS YOUR SCHOOL PREPARED FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE?<br />
Our children are growing up in an increasingly digital world; with technology<br />
shaping the way we live our lives. With the world changing as quickly as it is,<br />
measures must be taken now to ensure the next generation is prepared to<br />
become creators of tech, not just passive users. Teachers play a crucial role in<br />
ensuring pupils have the confidence and understanding to create technology,<br />
with basic tech literacy from a primary-age being fundamental to their futures.<br />
Teachers need support<br />
A study from BT and Ipsos MORI shows that 96% of primary teachers see<br />
tech literacy underpinning their pupils’ futures, with 78% believing it’s as<br />
important as reading and writing. 97% believe it’s their responsibility to prepare<br />
children for a digital world, but only 25% agree they’re equipped to do so.<br />
What is Barefoot Computing doing to help?<br />
The Barefoot Computing Project is designed to help primary teachers across<br />
the UK gain confidence in teaching computational thinking. After all, it is the<br />
“thinking” aspects of computing - getting to grips with concepts like logic,<br />
sequencing, abstraction and debugging – that underpin the digital world.<br />
The free workshops and resources Barefoot provide encourage teachers and<br />
pupils to explore the building blocks of the digital universe in a way that’s<br />
easy to understand. Teachers who have accessed Barefoot resources are<br />
more confident than their peers, with 84% understanding computational<br />
thinking, compared with 57% overall.<br />
So far, Barefoot has:<br />
• supported over 35,000 teachers<br />
• had over 100,000 resources downloaded<br />
• reached more than 1 Million children<br />
How can you get involved?<br />
If you’re a primary teacher, you can register for free resources and<br />
lesson plans, or book a free workshop for your school, by visiting<br />
www.barefootcas.org.uk. You can also become a Barefoot volunteer.<br />
Volunteers come from a range of backgrounds, but they all share a passion<br />
for supporting the next generation. You’ll get all the preparation you need,<br />
and you don’t need to be a tech expert or a teacher; just your time and<br />
enthusiasm will make all the difference.<br />
What people say about us:<br />
“ Projects like Barefoot are extremely important for helping to inspire not<br />
only the next generation of pupils, but also our teachers. Tech literacy is<br />
something we all need to pay close attention to and support in schools.<br />
By helping make computer science accessible for all, Barefoot<br />
is making a huge difference.”<br />
Siôn Humphreys - National Association of Head Teachers<br />
Find out more: barefootcas.org.uk<br />
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Primary Times, West London • Spring 2017<br />
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