AiQ at Alleyn's

AiQ courses look at ways of thinking that are relevant today and ways of thinking students will need for tomorrow. We believe that by breaking down the barriers between different parts of the curriculum and bringing together knowledge and techniques from different subjects we can inspire our pupils to create a better future.

We asked ourselves what sort of world young people will be entering when they leave Alleyn’s, and what they might need to shape it.  

The world is changing rapidly, and our children will need strong human skills as well as the ethical frameworks to use the amazing tech at their disposal for collective good.  

We believe pupils should be equipped with the ability to innovate, adapt and think critically using advanced digital skills so they can navigate, contribute to and thrive in an ever -evolving, interconnected global digital society. This digital expertise should be integrated into, not separate from, a future focused, first-rate academic education and core tenets that underline human creativity, ethics and communication should remain at its core. The AiQ aims to achieve this with courses that embed sustainable practice, provide an enormous dose of critical thinking and promote collaboration on projects in the real world. 

The AiQ is designed for pupils from Reception through to Year 12. During their time at school, they will take a mixture of courses designed for their age range to build their understanding and perception of the world, and drawing from cultural frames of reference local to the school community and in the wider world.  

Pupils will learn how to navigate and shape tech and digital tools with confidence, as well as the skills needed to use digital systems. This skillset will be woven through AiQ courses covering four elements:  

Innovation and enterprise: Bringing ideas to life with courage and conviction. 

Purpose and moral Integrity: Thinking and acting with purpose, responsibility and respect to create equitable solutions for our communities.  

Critical consumption and clarity of communication: Thinking deliberately about information and its impact, both as a producer and a consumer.  

Creativity and collaboration for co-creating: Thinking as a designer and a team: developing fresh ideas and working tougher to apply them.  

We believe that our pupils need to be aware of the social and environmental impact of the choices they make in the future, so the AiQ will be run through by a green thread of Sustainable and Regenerative Thinking.  

AiQ courses are:  

• Practical and rooted: we want to develop human and digital skills which impact our local and global communities  
• Open-minded and exploratory: we are seeking tools, stories and solutions which sit beyond our own experience  
• Creative and collaborative: we can lean on each other in developing our epistemic and impactful agency