An insight into the Dame Allan’s Schools Computing Department

Joined September 2013
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Good luck to our team DART who are competing in their second day of matches at the @VEXRobotics V5 National Championships in Telford
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Through to the northern semi finals we go! Wins in every single match - what a team. Well done to Gosforth Academy who will also be joining us. @DigSchoolhouse @uk_ie @NintendoUK
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We are back at Barclays Eagle Labs for the Newcastle Regional Splatoon 3 tournament. Good luck team! @uk_ie @DigSchoolhouse @NintendoUK
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Wow, what an exciting final that was and so close to qualifying. So proud of our team DART, who did amazingly well and our other teams too for really putting in the effort to perfect their robots. @VEXRoboticsUK @UniofNewcastle
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Our 3 @VEXRoboticsUK V5 teams are raring to go at @UniofNewcastle. Good luck to the teams!
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Today we held our 3rd school Splatoon 3 tournament. What an exciting event! After a morning of group stages, 8 teams progressed to the afternoon final stages. Our winning team go through to the regional event in February.
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Dame Allan’s Schools Computing retweeted
EmPower Day 1 ✅ We're introducing more than 1,000 girls to a future in STEM at one of the UK's largest events inspiring young women into cyber and tech careers with @sagefoundation 💻🤖
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It's back! Save the date - Tuesday 9th December 2025
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Promoting our clubs at the school co-curricular fair. Lots on offer from the computing department
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Well done to Deji (Manor) who was crowned champion of our house Mario Kart tournament 2025. Well done to Tom (Manor) and Oscar (Forest) who were placed 2nd and 3rd. @NintendoUK #esports #MarioKart
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We’ve had a great day at the Splatoon 3 Grand Final in London. Lots of brilliant matches were played and congratulations to @hinchleywschool who were crowned 2025 champions! @DigSchoolhouse @uk_ie @NintendoUK
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Enroute to London for the @DigSchoolhouse Splatoon 3 Grand Final. Good luck to our team 🍀 @NintendoUK
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Dame Allan’s Schools Computing retweeted
9 Apr 2025
Harvard scientists built one of the most advanced computers in the world. Then, in 1947, it suddenly stopped working. When engineers opened the machine, they found something no one expected—an actual moth. Here's the crazy story most developers have never heard: 🧵
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Our Year 9 girls team are really enjoying taking part in the Cyber Explorers Cup this morning - great teamwork going on! #cyberexplorers #girlsintech
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Congratulations to our esports team who won the Northern Semi Final for the @DigSchoolhouse @NintendoUK Splatoon 3 tournament. What an exciting day it was and lots of amazing matches. They are now preparing for the Grand Final next month in London. We can't wait!
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It’s the @DigSchoolhouse Northern Semi Finals for Splatoon 3 at @nvmuk. Our team are sporting their T-shirts with logo designed by team member Emily. Good luck team 🍀 @NintendoUK
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We are very proud of our 3 VEX V5 robotics teams, who entered the High Stakes tournament this year. It was a fantastic learning experience for our KS4 and KS5 students and they are raring to go for next season! Huge thanks to our parent's association, DASPA, who funded two robots
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Rewind back to last Friday, where our esports team won the regional round of the @DigSchoolhouse Splatoon 3 tournament. Well done Emily, Jack, Edward and Lucas! We also had fantastic commentary from William and Oliver, along with Mo assisting with the Twitch streaming. #eSports
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After an hour in the @NU_Foundation esports room, our groups are now testing their code breaking skills with @sagefoundation #GirlsInSTEM
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We are back at @NU_Foundation for our Girls in Tech event. They’ve enjoyed a fantastic workshop from @CyberFirstNE and are now working on a Lego robotics challenge #GirlsInSTEM
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