All students and teachers in the Senior School are equipped with a Microsoft Surface to enable full use of digital learning tools in the classroom.
Maintaining the College’s status as a leading digital learning school is central to the Enquiry & Evaluation component of our World Ready programme.
“Technology is used well to help pupils acquire new knowledge and deepen their confidence and skills”
ISI Inspection Report, June 2024
Digital Skills Framework
Our bespoke Digital Skills Framework is central to the College’s mission to ensure our students are World Ready. This Framework plots the acquisition of digital skills throughout every student’s time here to ensure they are equipped with the online skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in a rapidly changing world of work. Students access the Framework via a self-directed e-learning platform, which we developed with specialist input from careers and employability experts. As pupils progress through the College, they are able to choose/adapt the programmes most relevant to their Sixth Form areas of study, so they can develop digital skills specifically tailored to their intended future pathway.
Ardingly AI Toolkit
Our Ardingly AI Toolkit enables all staff to benefit from the efficiencies AI can bring to their work, but in a safe and secure manner; ensuring that our data, our students and staff are all protected and operating safely in the brave new world of artificial intelligence. The AI Toolkit also sets clear guidelines and parameters for students about the appropriate use of new platforms such as ChatGPT, while encouraging critical analysis and robust evaluation of AI’s limitations.
While we believe Ardingly needs to stay at the forefront of digital learning, in order to prepare our students to thrive in this changing world, we are also very aware of the need to maintain our strong culture of literacy throughout the College. It is essential to ensure that our students still enjoy reading for pleasure and that they retain the ability to be confident and articulate writers and speakers. This is the other important strand of our Enquiry & Evaluation component of World Ready.
