Students from Toot Hill School in Bingham – which is part of the Nova Education Trust – have been ranked in top 10 per cent of pupils in a national computational thinking challenge.
The Bebras Challenge introduces computational thinking to students and takes place in schools all over the world in a two-week period every November.
Last year, over three million students from more than 80 countries participate.Chris Rudge, Head of ICT & Computing at Toot Hill, said: “We entered all students who study Computer Science into the Bebras competition.
“Out of our students, we had 48 who achieved a gold award that puts them in the top 10 per cent nationally.
“What was particularly impressive was that 24 Year 9 students got one of these awards. This is a great achievements by the students and we are very proud of them.”
In the UK, the Bebras Challenge is open to all young people aged six to 19.
Each participant has 45 minutes to tackle a series of interactive tasks, designed to encourage logical thinking and problem-solving skills appropriate for their age group.
The challenge is conducted online and tasks are marked automatically by a dedicated competition system.
Dr Chris Eardley, Head Teacher at Toot Hill, said: “We are committed to ensuring every student in Years 7 to 9 accesses a Computer Science curriculum delivered by experts in the field.
“Many of these students then choose to study GCSE Computer Science in Years 10 and 11, and then A Level Computer Science in our college.
“I am immensely proud of all the students Their commitment to excellence is breathtaking.”
To find out more about Toot Hill school please visit www.toothillschool.co.uk.
To learn more about Nova Education Trust, visit www.novaeducationtrust.net.