Sheffield Girls’ recognised by Google for their leading strategy on technology in education

We are delighted and proud to announce that Sheffield Girls’ is now a ‘Google Reference School’. The GDST school was awarded their new status in June 2024 by Google, one of only two schools in the region to receive the title, in recognition of their outstanding use of technology to drive positive learning outcomes.

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The new status for the school comes just a week after being nominated in the Tes School Awards for ‘Best use of Technology’. The winners of the awards will be announced later this month.

Stephen Wiles, Head of E-Learning at Sheffield Girls’ states:

“This achievement is not just recognition of our exemplary use of Google tools and Chromebooks, but also a celebration of how we proudly use, train and develop digital skills in school and beyond.”

“Our students and staff embrace digital creativity in all areas of both our curricular and co-curricular offerings. Everyone is encouraged to RiskIT and upskill such as learning a new app, exploiting AI or simply refreshing traditional pen and paper activities with an online tool.”

“We are proud to support our community so that as many students as possible are suitably prepared for the unknown digital world of the future.”

How Sheffield Girls’ were recognised by Google

  1. The bold ambition to put girls first
  2. The focus on collaboration
  3. The agile approach to all aspects of learning
  4. The innovative approach
  5. The willingness to ‘learn as you go’

As a Google Reference school, Sheffield Girls’ will be hosting more events for the wider Sheffield schools community in the future.

Learn more about Sheffield Girls' Google badge of honour