Year 9 girls trip to IBM York Road offices
Last Friday, Ada Lovelace organised a very special trip for 30 Year 9 girls to visit the York Road offices of IBM.
The girls participated in an Agile Thinking workshop which required them to work as a team. They were able to see the Quantum computer up close, see Spot the Dog in action and…
IBM invites Ada Lovelace T Level students to Hackathon
IBM extended an amazing invitation to our T Level students - to take part in IBM X Natwest Group's 2025 hackathon.
8 Ada Lovelace T Level students went along to IBM's office on York Road and enjoyed talks from senior managers and employees from IBM and Natwest. They learnt about stand out tools…
IBM deliver Professional Skills workshop to Year 10 students
We were very fortunate to have IBM visit the school today to deliver a Professional Skills workshop to all our Year 10 students.
Each tutor group benefitted from IBM professionals sharing first hand their experiences of Further Education interviews, job interviews and delivering presentations…
Year 11 students visit IBM offices
On Friday 24th January, a group of Year 11s and Year 12s attended a trip to IBM's London Office where they were given a tour of IBM's Innovation Studio. The students who attended had a chance to see the Robotic Dog, the Quantum Computer and The Immersive Storytelling room features the Mayflower…
IBM & Ada Lovelace Day 2024
IBM helped us to deliver another fantastic Ada Lovelace day yesterday. Ada Lovelace Day is annual event to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to STEM fields. We mark this day by providing the students with a full timetable of workshops, keynote speeches and events - many…
IBM deliver CV Writing workshop to Year 10
On Friday, lots of IBMers visited Ada Lovelace school to deliver the next workshop in a series to our Year 10 students.
This workshop was all about CV writing. The students learnt about what makes a good CV, Dos and Don'ts and then practised writing a personal statement. For many this is the…
Year 11 visit to IBM
On Friday, our Computer Science students visited IBM offices on York Road. IBM had prepared an enlightening and varied afternoon for the students. They were able to see the Quantum Computer up close, hear all about the Mayflower, IBM's AI controlled ship in an immersive room and see Spot the…
IBM run Presenting with Purpose workshop
Last week all of our Year 10 students were engaged in a workshop which was led by IBM. We are so grateful to our IBM partners who sent 25 of their young IBMers over to run a workshop on Presenting with Purpose.
The purpose of the workshop was to teach our Year 10s to be able to understand…
Ada Lovelace Day 2023
IBM joined us in school yesterday to help deliver a range of workshops and keynote presentations to our P-Tech students.
IBM delivered an Agile Thinking workshop to our Year 7s. They ensured it was a fun session by briefing them to make as many paper aeroplanes as they could to a certain spec.…
IBM delivers CV writing workshop to our Year 10 students
Last week, IBM came in to school to deliver an invaluable workshop to our Year 10 students. The workshop focussed on tips and skills on how to write a successful CV. They gained insight on how to make their CVs impactful and stand out, and then they had a go at writing their own personal…
Y10 students take part in IBM workshop
Last week, our Year 10 students took part in workshops delivered by our friends over at IBM. They learnt all about the importance of non verbal communication, such as: body movements, eye contact, appearance and posture. They then logged into SkillsBuild and began working on the Professional…
Trip to University of West London
On Friday 11th November, 20 Computer Science students in Years 10 and 11 attended an exciting workshop held at the University of West London.
Students were given the chance to participate in an engaging programming workshop led by the Computer Science faculty at the University. It was a…