Leigh Academy Strood has been recognised for delivering high-quality computing education to young people, developing their digital skills and preparing them for the future.
Leigh Academy Strood has achieved the national Computing Quality Mark after evaluating its computing education and demonstrating high-quality provision. The Computing Quality Mark is awarded by the National Centre for Computing Education and recognises excellence of computing education offered by a school as part of their curriculum development through the Computing Quality Framework (CQF).
Mr Jon Richardson, Principal:
“We are absolutely delighted to receive such status, with our digital strategy being firmly implemented within our Vision it is excellent to receive such recognition”.
Miss Ravina Sanga, Lead Practitioner:
“At Leigh Academy Strood there is a large emphasis on computing across the curriculum and throughout all Key Stages. Pupils continue to achieve excellent outcomes within examination based courses and we are delighted to receive such accreditation”.
Leigh Academy Strood completed all seven aspects of the CQF in order to receive the Computing Quality Mark, which recognises achievement in:
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Leadership and vision
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Curriculum
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Teaching, learning and assessment
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Workforce development
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Addressing the needs of each pupil
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Enrichment, destinations and careers
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Impact and outcomes
Claire Garside, senior lead facilitator at the NCCE, said:
“Congratulations to Leigh Academy Strood, on becoming an NCCE ‘Computing Quality Mark’ school! They’re among the schools leading the way to deliver high standards in computing education. The Computing Quality Mark recognises the quality of their provision to ensure all students receive the computing skills and knowledge so valuable for today and in their future careers.”
The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is funded by the Department for Education and supporting partners, to improve the provision of computing education in England.
Since the NCCE’s establishment in 2018, it has engaged with 60,000 teachers from more than 20,000 schools in England, created the Teach Computing Curriculum which has seen over one million downloads of lessons, engaged over 1,600 schools with the Computing Quality Framework and supported 54% of students studying AS and A level computer science through the Isaac Computer Science platform.
The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is funded by the Department for Education and supporting partners and marks a significant investment in improving the provision of computing education in England. It is delivered by STEM Learning. www.teachcomputing.org
The Computing Quality Framework (CQF) is part of the National Centre for Computing Education’s (NCCE) support to schools. It is free to use and designed to help schools review and plan how they teach the computing curriculum. www.computingqualityframework.org
