A Mickleover school has received national recognition for delivering high quality computing education and the digital skills young people will need for their future.
Murray Park School has achieved the new national Computing Quality Mark, after experts evaluating its computing department found they were offering a ‘high quality provision’.
Stuart Rossell and Murray Park School pupils.
Stuart Rossell, head of computing at the school said: “I am truly delighted that the school has been presented with this prestigious award, making Murray Park one of only a few schools in the Derby area to do so.
“I arrived at the school with a vision of improving the computing provision to that of an outstanding one and this award highlights the hard work that the school and the computing team have put into realising this vision.”
Murray Park School completed the National Centre for Computing Education’s ground-breaking new programme, the Computing Quality Framework, in order to receive the award.
It recognises achievement in leadership and vision, curriculum and qualifications, teaching, learning and assessment, staff development, careers education, as well we equity, diversity, inclusion and SEND.
Claire Garside, senior lead facilitator at the NCCE, said: “Congratulations to Murray Park School, on becoming an NCCE ‘Computing Quality Mark’ school.
“They’re among the schools leading the way to deliver high standards in computing education. The Computing Quality Mark recognises the quality of their provision to ensure all students receive the computing skills and knowledge so valuable for today and in their future careers.”
The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is funded by the Department for Education and supporting partners, to improve the provision of computing education in England.
Since the NCCE’s establishment in 2018, it has engaged with 34,000 teachers from more than 19,000 schools in England, created the Teach Computing Curriculum which has seen half a million downloads of lessons. It has now added the CQF to its provision.
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