Digital Learning

Information technology plays a key role in the personalisation of learning and igniting enthusiasm for the discovery and application of knowledge amongst pupils at PGS. The efficient, ethical and effective use of electronic resources is also a key study skill and learning disposition that we seek to inculcate in our pupils via the teaching and monitoring of correct usage of such devices and associated software platforms in a formal learning environment. The School operates a bring your own device policy for all pupils from Year 9 and above. Our main software apps and cloud-based platforms at PGS are all browser-based and therefore device agnostic, so pupils and parents are able to choose their preferred device to support their learning; whether that be a Chromebook, MacBook, iPad or Windows 10 Laptop. The only stipulations regarding devices are our minimum technical requirements, as outlined below, which will ensure that any pupil device is able to access the vast majority of the technology the school uses to facilitate teaching and learning. We have identified the following key teaching and learning objectives which are primarily facilitated and enhanced by the use of digital devices at PGS: 1. To support collaborative learning. 2. To facilitate regular and effective communication between pupils and teachers including homework setting, disseminating personalised feedback and the rapid assessment of understanding in lessons.

3. To promote creativity. 4. To provide personalised learning and assessment experiences for pupils and to assist teachers in addressing the needs of individual pupils more easily and thereby aiding differentiation. 5. To enhance and augment teaching and learning in ways that are otherwise not possible or not easy to do. 6. To promote engagement and motivation, both in lessons and outside the classroom when pupils are studying independently. More details are available from the school. Extensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been prepared with assistance from members of the Parents’ Forum and are available on the school’s website at pgs.org.uk/key-information/digital-learning