The Impact
Coombe Academy Trust have been using Chromebooks over the last 6 years to greatly enhance the availability and access to IT resources in every lesson, with over 2,500 devices already in use by students and teachers across the Trust.
Coombe Boys' School is now fully 1:1, with all students having their own Chromebook, and Coombe Girls' School is now entering into their 4th year in the scheme.
Skills Developed
Across the board, students report increased confidence in typing, computing and digital literacy.
Feedback from Students at Coombe
Over 93% of students rate their experience with their chromebooks between 4 and 5 out of 5.
91% of students say their Chromebooks are helping them getting organised with their homework, rating that experience between 4 to 5 out of 5.
What are the students saying?
“Chromebooks help with lessons to research and are easy to use when writing full paragraphs. The time difference is huge.”
“It makes the lessons more interesting and is useful for research. It is also a great help when it comes to remembering due dates and the like.”
“I am happy using Chromebooks in school because it can be a faster and easier way to work and gather more information.”
“The Chromebook keeps me very organised and it allows me to ask for help on the stream.”
“I like using our Chromebooks to do Kahoot quizzes, as they test your knowledge in a really fun way.”
“I like being able to work on documents as a whole class, and all be able to edit it at the same time.”
“I find it useful to view the slides on Google Classroom, it is easier than looking at the board”