Computational Thinking Skills at Somerset

'Skills For the Information Age' that we once viewed as specialist skills are now seen as essential skills for our young people to acquire and bring forward into the workforce.

When developing these skills, it is essential to understand how data is transformed into information that then leads to knowledge acquisition and eventually wisdom. As artificial intelligence develops the computational tools required to analyse data and find wisdom will become more prevalent. At Somerset College students who maintain a focus on developing their digital skills for the information age will be well placed to interact with those new tools. When a student studying Digital Design or Digital Solutions engages in computational thinking, they are looking deeper at the problem for the abstractions that exist beyond the immediately obvious. These skills for the information age allow a student to see inputs, how processes may be repeating and develop strategies to improve both effectiveness and efficiency. Studying digital subjects at Somerset College is so much more than learning to code. National curriculum dictates that students should learn to design, create, manage and evaluate sustainable and innovative digital solutions to meet and redefine current and future needs.

At Somerset College, the vertical digital curriculum builds a wealth of understanding of how our modern world is saturated with technology, developing within each student an appreciation of the risks and threats that exist and placing them in a much stronger position to prosper as they go forward in life.