Why Digital Leaders?
Pupils chosen to be Digital Leaders can have many benefits across the school, including promoting e-safety (children often listen to children more than adults), giving opinions on new technology before an investment is made, helping organise clubs such as Code Club and sharing expertise across the school. They are role-models for younger children and there is no limit to how many schools can have. Below are a selection of activities and resources you could try when setting up Digital Leaders in your school.
Pupils chosen to be Digital Leaders can have many benefits across the school, including promoting e-safety (children often listen to children more than adults), giving opinions on new technology before an investment is made, helping organise clubs such as Code Club and sharing expertise across the school. They are role-models for younger children and there is no limit to how many schools can have. Below are a selection of activities and resources you could try when setting up Digital Leaders in your school.
Application Form
As mentioned above, there is no limit on how many Digital Leaders one school has, it just depends on how big the school is. However, you need to make sure the children selected are committed so asking them to apply for the position is a good idea. The application form template below is a suggested framework that could be adapted to suit. Pupils applying for the position online (through whatever digital assessment tools your school uses) give more digital credentials. For example, pupils could use our Scratch Pupil Activities to produce an application. Here is an example by a Year 6 pupil.
As mentioned above, there is no limit on how many Digital Leaders one school has, it just depends on how big the school is. However, you need to make sure the children selected are committed so asking them to apply for the position is a good idea. The application form template below is a suggested framework that could be adapted to suit. Pupils applying for the position online (through whatever digital assessment tools your school uses) give more digital credentials. For example, pupils could use our Scratch Pupil Activities to produce an application. Here is an example by a Year 6 pupil.
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Clubs
Digital Leaders could help run lunchtime or after-school clubs for younger pupils to introduce digital skills or parent and pupil workshops. The Digital Leaders could decide between themselves which aspects they each want to introduce (they could use the activity packs on this website to give them ideas).
Digital Leaders could help run lunchtime or after-school clubs for younger pupils to introduce digital skills or parent and pupil workshops. The Digital Leaders could decide between themselves which aspects they each want to introduce (they could use the activity packs on this website to give them ideas).