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Thank you so much to our brilliant young artists for sharing their Digital Futures exhibition with the SLT. Their presentation generated so many interesting conversations about the future of technology. Thank you so much! pic.twitter.com/k16CdR3LXS

19/04/24

Winners of the London Debate Mate Cup! Huge congratulations to our debating team - you are incredible! pic.twitter.com/I5WzP8t7vW

28/03/24

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27/03/24

Thanks to supporting year 11 students' well being. A great session today with NASYouth helping students prepare for exams. pic.twitter.com/2d26XwsaUN

27/03/24

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27/03/24

You’re very welcome - thanks for continuing to invite me! Your brilliant school has a special place in my heart.

27/03/24

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27/03/24

Our Y11s loved their creative writing workshop with . The next generation of authors here 👏 pic.twitter.com/hGWzx8e3kY

27/03/24

Almost a decade of studying 's brilliant 'Pigeon English' at HGAED. The highlight of every Y11's year in English is the Q&A with the author himself! Thank you so much for being so generous with your time. 📙 pic.twitter.com/yviphuxdUe

22/03/24

Our brilliant Ms Noah being recognised for all her work to promote good mental health in our communities. A inspiration to our students! 👏 https://t.co/JA2Ohfty3d

21/03/24

Our brilliant choir performing with 6,000 young people . We could not be prouder of your passion, resilience and confidence. A proud day for HGAED! pic.twitter.com/7e9Jj784b8

20/03/24

Our Art History Society visited the Courtauld Gallery to learn more about significant figures in art including Edouard Manet. pic.twitter.com/DCbaowPri8

19/03/24

Inspiring trip to Dulwich Picture Gallery for our Y10 GCSE Photography students. pic.twitter.com/WNeINtAaWG

19/03/24

Wonderful Shibori creations by our Y10 Art Textiles students 💙 pic.twitter.com/mxP9qi7QBV

15/03/24

Great day for year 10 students. Visit to with and thanks to the staff and students making us welcome. Interesting Q&A and debate. pic.twitter.com/YHIkTZKN6r

15/03/24

ASME Clinic guided our students through the process of creating and marketing a skincare product for pic.twitter.com/yf8nRksi8R

15/03/24

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11/03/24

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Posted on March 15th 2017

Computer Science Students Visit the Home of the Codebreakers

Bletchley4Year 9 ICT students went on a trip to Bletchley Park, a facility that remained top secret until 30 years after the end of World War II.

Students attended a workshop on cyber safety as well as demonstrations of the Enigma and Bombe machines and guided tour of the park.  We learned that the workforce at Bletchley Park was predominantly made up of women aged 17-19 who had excellent maths skills and who joined the war effort without really understating the value of their contribution.

Tahira Khan, Year 9, wrote:

Bletchley Park was originally the central site for British code breakers during WW2. It was run by the government code and cypher school. It regularly penetrated the secret communications of the German Enigma and the Lorenz ciphers. The Ultra intelligence (which was produced at Bletchley) shortened the war by two to four years. Without it the outcome of the war would have been unexpected. Now Bletchley Park (located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK) is a well-known heritage attraction.

Bletchley1Alan Turing was an English computer scientist, mathematician and a theoretical biologist. He was very influential computer scientist and was considered the father of artificial intelligence. During WW2 Turing worked for the government code and the cypher school. He created a number of techniques which were all made to try to speed up the process of breaking the enigma. He eventually devised The Bombe.

The Enigma was invented by a German engineer, named Arthur Scherbius at the end of WW1. Enigma machines were used to protect diplomatic and military communications.  Most German communications were enciphered on the enigma cipher machine, which was based on rotors. The enigma was created to send messages to the Germans without the English knowing what was being said.

Nishat, Year 9, wrote:

 “I learnt how to spot a fake website from a real website; this will help me to stay safe online from scams and people who will try to steal your personal information”

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