Mathematicians explored the world of codes during one of the Academy’s latest assemblies.

A group of Sixth Formers hosted an assembly called A Short History of Coding with the help of some Year 7 students.

The assembly will be used as a springboard for a series of maths lessons featuring coding.

Numeracy Co-ordinator Samantha Anderson said: “The assembly gave a brief history of coding from Ancient Greece through to quantum mechanics and quantum cryptography.

 “Following the assembly there will a follow-up lesson which will be delivered to students in Years 7, 8 and 9.

“We will be looking at things like the Caesar shift, which is a simple way of encrypting text by using a sequence of letters, and other simple codes, including writing words backwards.

“As Numeracy Co-ordinator, I encourage the students to develop a broader interest in maths, show them how maths influences what goes on in the world and show them how maths can be fun.”