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10/12/24

We are celebrating at Waldegrave today with funds being raised for to help children living in some of the toughest places to have a better future ❤️🎅🏼🎄#waldegraveschool pic.twitter.com/kLUUADWSaT— Waldegrave School () December 10, 2024

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04/12/24

Today four Y12 German students took part in a debating competition organised by the They performed brilliantly with their vocabulary and research commended by the judges. pic.twitter.com/gfKDwFmVLO— Waldegrave School () December 4, 2024

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03/12/24

Waldegrave pupil, Eleanor, has severe visual impairment. Watch her speak to ⁦⁩ about life as a teenager with a disability. Waldegrave is committed to support all in our school community to feel valued & achieve their potential. https://t.co/L0426QJfjU— Waldegrave School () December 3, 2024

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29/11/24

We have a thriving after school Science Club, where Year 7 & 8 pupils get to try amazing experiments 🧪 They have extracted DNA 🧬 from a kiwi 🥝 & tried out their forensic science skills 🔬, testing samples of ‘blood’ 🩸and ‘bone’🦴 for iron and calcium. pic.twitter.com/pwGETBnChJ— Waldegrave School () November 29, 2024

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20/11/24

Today eight Yr 10&11 pupils took part in the Twickenham Upon Thames Rotary Young Chef competition. Chef, Tom Rowlandson , Richmond Mayor, Cllr Richard Pyne & Rotary President, Grace Gibbs presented prizes 🥇Kenza,🥈Mila and 🥉Alishba & Honor pic.twitter.com/PtuvmjM25S— Waldegrave School () November 20, 2024

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20/11/24

Yesterday we held an introductory workshop to Devising with Complicite Theatre for Waldegrave & Grey Court School Y12 students Devising is where artists come together to create a performance without relying on a script pic.twitter.com/3aIVuJHoMt— Waldegrave School () November 20, 2024

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15/11/24

We are remembering the fallen today and honouring Armistice Day with reflection time, activities and a minute of silence pic.twitter.com/9QqF2cVI0C— Waldegrave School () November 15, 2024

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25/10/24

Today our Year 7 pupils are THINKING PINK!! They have swapped their uniform for pink to fundraise for breast cancer charities. 🩷 pic.twitter.com/w4i6JRefS5— Waldegrave School () October 25, 2024

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24/10/24

Our Year 10s are enjoying watching GCSE English syllabus text ‘An Inspector Calls’ presented by This experience will bring the play to life and be memorable for pupils when they come to write coursework and sit exams pic.twitter.com/u2tC5b2SyJ— Waldegrave School () October 24, 2024

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18/10/24

We have been Wearing Red for Show Racism the Red Card today and have already raised over £700 to support the cause. pic.twitter.com/dDHPz7SXDX— Waldegrave School () October 18, 2024

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04/10/24

Last Friday was National Teaching Assistants Day but at we celebrate how lucky we are to have such an incredible, dedicated team of TAs EVERY school day. Here’s a small selection of the 16 strong team who support in and out of the classroom all year round. pic.twitter.com/mw2BdU4lJ2— Waldegrave School () October 4, 2024

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04/10/24

Today we are holding a HUGE Coffee Morning to raise funds for Thank you to all our pupils for such an amazing array of sweet treats - thankfully there’s still some left to buy at lunchtime! pic.twitter.com/JSKWbsoZh1— Waldegrave School () October 4, 2024

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03/10/24

This week our pupils have been enjoying browsing and buying books at our book fair, held in the Green Room during breaks and lunchtimes. When students buy books they are helping to earn free books for our school library! pic.twitter.com/4NjQKiNuG6— Waldegrave School () October 3, 2024

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25/09/24

Have you ever considered becoming a trustee?If you have and want to find local opportunities, or you've not but want to find out more, head to the 's Trustee Recruitment Evening TOMORROW (Wednesday 25 September) 💼 Book for free here ⬇️https://t.co/aQPHscrP76 pic.twitter.com/VPJYvdDjfX— Richmond Council () September 24, 2024

25/09/24

Our Year 13s Geography students are enjoying some wonderful weather in Spain 😎 https://t.co/9hSB9apbYW— Waldegrave School () September 25, 2024

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25/09/24

Do you want to train to teach? Or do you know someone who does? Come along to the West London Teacher Training Alliance recruitment fair on Tuesday 8 October, 5.30-7.30pm at Sacred Heart High School, HammersmithBook your FREE place here https://t.co/OqLgQsXLyS pic.twitter.com/Bwwh2oUOnt— Waldegrave School () September 25, 2024

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24/09/24

Tickets are open to book now for the Sixth Form Open Evening taking place on Thursday 24 October. Don’t miss out - Reserve your slot in one of our three sessions taking place between 5-8pm.https://t.co/iFa7BS12Yg pic.twitter.com/dTgS1Ut8oO— Waldegrave School () September 24, 2024

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24/09/24

Morning classroom session has begun in Spain 📚Students are looking at the methodologies for the beach profile data they will collect before lunchtime. Great start! pic.twitter.com/B7qVW3tbQc— Miss Flanigan () September 24, 2024

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19/09/24

Two of our Year 7 classes are having a great day 💦splashing💦 about on the river with Thames Young Mariners in Ham. The other six classes will get their turn at kayaking & raft building next week pic.twitter.com/ULptsAGUzh— Waldegrave School () September 19, 2024

18/09/24

Waldegrave Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 24 OctoberTickets are available to book now! Y11s & their parents are invited to meet staff & current students and discover more about what Waldegrave Sixth Form has to offer.Book tickets: https://t.co/BBKeb6Kn4X— Waldegrave School () September 18, 2024

Are students more engaged in learning using technology?

 

   Are students more engaged in learning using technology? 

Written by Yasemin A




 

  Almost all educational institutions are now using forms of technology and the internet to support learning, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been many mixed opinions on the topic of virtual learning but what are the real benefits and harms of using plenty of technology in young people’s standard lives? 

 

  According to a recent UK study, 56% of students were noticeably more interested in learning when the internet or technology was used. 98% of all schools have access to computers. 58% of schools provided a personal laptop to students. Although this may seem like a huge advance in education, there are many dangers to excessive computer/laptop use in schools. 

 

  The average UK school provides access to a computer or laptop for students, typically in a library or a computing room. A single computer radiates at least 400 THz of electromagnetic radiation. Considering there would be at least 30 in one IT classroom, 12,000 THz would be emitted into one classroom. This is a great amount of radiation that young people are subjected to and the future effects are still unknown. 

 

  Medical board certified paediatrician, Jennifer Cross, MD, who is also a professor at Cornell Medical School has studied screen time and radiation effects on the paediatric brain and has found that children who were over exposed to radiation and mobile devices performed worse on reading tests in school compared to ones with limited screen time and spent more time having verbal conversations with their friends and family. She advised parents of 2-5 year old children to limit their child’s screen time to only one hour of educational, quality content and for 6-12 year olds she advised to keep them off of social media and make sure they still have balanced and healthy offline lives along with online. Overall, she advised to generally make sure that developing children spend lesser and lesser amounts of time surrounded by radiation from mobile devices since it could potentially be a threat to development. Although it is only potentially, the fact that we do not know any of the future side effects is the most terrifying realisation. 

 

  Leora Lawton from University of California, Berkeley believes excessive exposure to radiation emitted from technological devices as a developing child or teen could increase the risk of depression, shorter attention spans and addiction - substance addictions and mobile device addictions. Both of these addictions, though very different, lead to serious mental illness that could last a lifetime. 

 

  But perhaps the various benefits outweigh the negatives - at least the negatives of using technology for educational purposes in schools. Mrs Green, Head of ICT at Waldegrave School, believes that it is worth the risk to use technology in schools because of its various benefits and contributions. For example, it is extremely important to have experience using ICT because every single job young people will do in the future, that job will involve technology and “the more you’re exposed to it, the more confident and comfortable you will become”. She also thinks it is fair and important that every pupil has access to the same material through the virtual learning environment at Waldegrave. 


 

  Furthermore, Mr Isted, Deputy Head of Waldegrave School who introduced Google suite to the school, has seen a very positive change in learning engagement and confidence since introducing the tool to the staff and students. He believes it has solved many issues in the school such as communication with teachers and access to learning being completely cut off when a student was not present in school but after the introduction of Google, students can learn independently from home and get support from teachers and faculty. Especially for Y11s and Y13s on study leave, the virtual learning environment Waldegrave has created would benefit them tremendously and improve the outcomes of their exams. 



  A Year 9 student who stayed off  school for a week due to COVID thinks that the virtual education resources saved them from falling behind. They felt more organised with all their work together on their Google Drive and easy to access/find. However, they also think education should never fully be converted to online because having an equal balance of virtual and in person education is the best for success in learning and mental health of students. 

 

    Ultimately, there are clear reasons to limit and monitor screen time but the benefits are hard to live without so we should make sure our health is not majorly affected by technology but continue to make the most of the convenient benefits they create, especially in a school/learning environment.