ICT & Computer Science

Commemeration

Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future. The challenges that developers face is massive, among some are the extensive research on battery management, customer accepting the new concept and charging infrastructure. Qatar is positioning itself as a leader in EVs in the middle east by rolling out hundreds of electric buses for the World Cup 2022. People usually cover smaller road distances in Doha, thus making it a suitable location to reach a goal of high number of EVs.

The ICT and Computer Science department has benefited a lot by integrating a policy for all pupils to own a laptop and use it in every subject. This has helped pupils to take more responsibilities in being more productive in school and at home with their work. We continued to use OneNote and Teams as tools to teach and learn. Pupils are more reliable with their devices and have built a better routine with their work.

Robotics have restarted at Sherborne Qatar and we purchased new devices such as the Lego Spikes. These are more adaptable to Key Stage 3 (Year 7, 8 and 9) where pupils have worked on different projects involving engineering and coding. The challenges have been more intense and pupils have gained a lot more through varioud competitions.

We had a mini tournament of Sumo-Bots, where pupils from the Technology Club built robots and competed after school. Robots with lethal features of sensors, arms, wheels and destructive designs were fantastic to watch and the excitement brought loads of inspiration for future competitions and aim to work in the robotic industry.

With over 70% of pupils gaining A/A* in Computer Science at A/AS Level, we continue to build a strong rapport of fantastic teaching and learning. We have several pupils who went to study ICT or Computer Science at universities and managed to send two of our best to Carnegie Mellon in Qatar and they are currently thriving. We hope to develop more talented young adults in this most rewarding field.

Mr Ranglall Head of ICT and Computer Science