9 October 2024

T Level students play integral role in Ada Lovelace Day 2024

Yesterday the whole school celebrated Ada Lovelace Day. We mark this day by providing the students with a full timetable of workshops, keynote speeches and events - many of which are provided by external guests.

Our T Level students played an integral role during the day. As the most senior…

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1 May 2024

Science T Level students participate in Imperial College research

The Year 12 T level Lab scientists had an exciting opportunity to participate in the SCAMP (Study of Cognition, Adolescents, and Mobile Phones) research challenge with Imperial College, London.  SCAMP is the world's largest study exploring the relationship between adolescents and mobile phones,…

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30 April 2024

Digital T Level students attend IBM Assessment Centre

Last week, our Digital T Level students headed over to IBM's offices on York Road. These students have to complete work placements as part of their T Level course. The purpose of this visit was for the students to experience a genuine interview process prior to placements later this term. They…

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7 March 2024

Diary of a T Level student on Cisco Placement

After a rigorous interview process and thanks to the close business connections the school has forged, 3 of our Digital T Level students were fortunate to have secured themselves a work placement at Cisco - a company which delivers innovative software-defined networking, cloud and security…

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28 February 2024

Capgemini workshop

Last week Capgemini came to Ada Lovelace school to host a fantastic workshop with our Y12 T Level students, focussing on design thinking and problem solving.

Students were shown how to effectively come up with new and innovative ideas, responding to a task brief. They were then taught how to…

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7 February 2024

Digital T Level students participate in Amazon visit

This morning, Amazon visited Ada Lovelace school and delivered an assembly to the Upper school. Our digital T-Level students listened to an inspiring talk about T Levels and apprenticeships. It reinforced the opportunities T Levels can provide - the chance to gain real work experience and nurture…

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25 January 2024

Digital T-Level students on Cisco work placement

3 of our Digital T-Levels students have started a 6 week work placement at digital communications technology firm Cisco.

Our students went through a rigorous recruitment process to secure the placement, submitting an application and cover letter followed by an online interview.

Students from…

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11 January 2024

Amazon offers work placements to Ada Lovelace Digital T-Level students

One of the great things about T-Levels is the fact that students spend 80% of their time in the classroom and 20% on a 45-day placement. Industry placements give students the chance to learn what a real career is like while continuing their studies. Many employers retain T-Level students on…

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16 November 2023

T-Level students trial VR headsets

Last week our Digital T-Level students took part in a demo from the company ClassVR who were demonstrating their Virtual Reality headsets and their supporting educational software. ClassVR had been invited to Ada Lovelace school to help us understand how Virtual Reality and Augmented reality could…

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9 November 2023

T-Levels students begin the Leadership Programme

Last week Ada Lovelace Sixth Form welcomed Guy Richardson to begin the Leadership Programme. This session introduced students to the principles of effective leadership including the traits of a leader, ways to earn respect from your team, how to communicate effectively, how to collaborate with…

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11 October 2023

T-Level students get involved in Ada Lovelace Day

Our T-Level students enjoyed a day with a difference on Ada Lovelace day yesterday. 

The Digital T-Level students attended the IBM Think London event. This event brings together business and technology leaders to share ideas and inspiring keynotes. Our students were put through their paces when…

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11 October 2023

T Level students give interview at IBM Think London event

We can now share with you a video of our digital T Level students when they attended the IBM Think London event in October last year.

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