Digital Leaders

What’s a digital leader? 

A digital leader is a pupil who is part of a digital leaders’ team within their school, their role is to support the use and further the development of Computing in school. Being a digital leader helps children develop confidence and leadership skills. Digital leaders have a fantastic opportunity to take on new responsibilities and learn new skills. 

As a digital leader, their responsibilities are: 

• Learning how to use key software, so that they can be a help to others.
• Assist teachers and pupils in understanding coding applications. 
• Have a good understanding on how to stay safe with technology and share with others.
• Trialling potential new software and websites, then demonstrating them to other children and teachers.
• Writing blog posts and commenting on other blogs
• Solving problems for and giving help to teachers, parents ,and pupils with Computing.
• Set up equipment in classrooms for teachers. 
• Helping to lead the school forwards within the subject of Computing. 

Recent Projects:

Our digital leaders provide meaningful support for teachers and peers throughout our school. This term our Year 5 and 6 digital leaders have been assisting children in KS1 during their computing lessons. Their roles have provided technical support for our younger chilldren on how to use a computer successfully, as well as, provide guidence throughout challenging coding lessons.  

Upcoming Projects:

• Creating videos and posters on how to stay safe when using technology and going online.
• Presenting their online safety work to year groups during key stage assemblies. 

Our digital leaders:

Online Safety Posters: 

Research: