Computing LIVE! Student Conference Event at Disneyland® Paris
Event Dates:
Monday 1st February and Monday 22nd February 2027
Computing LIVE! is a fantastic opportunity to bring the curriculum to life and inspire your students' future careers.
Our quality speakers are chosen based on their ability to meet the learning objectives of the Computing curriculums at KS4 and KS5. Your students can then take out their newfound knowledge into the Disneyland® Paris Parks and apply in a practical and fun way.
The expert and live speaker presentations give your learners the opportunity to access people from high profile organisations who provide relevant examples and case studies for exams. Through their real-life experiences our speakers will give students the chance to hear how fundamental principles and concepts of computer science are applied in the real world to offer real solutions to everyday problems, as well as understanding the different directions a career in computing could take.
There will also be the opportunity for students to ask questions of the industry practitioners and learn about careers associated with the subject during the interactive question and answer sessions.
Prices start from£465pp
Price Shown includes
- Return coach travel
- 2 nights bed & breakfast accommodation at Chateau de Grande Romaine*
- Park Hopper Ticket
- Attendance at the Computing LIVE! Conference
- Curriculum-linked workbook for students
- Group Travel Insurance
- 1:10 free place ratio for staff on a twin room basis
- Support from our Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
Based on 40 passengers travelling by coach to the 3rd February 2025 event. Eurostar and flight options available.
*On-site Disney hotels and additional nights also available.
Who Is This For?
Suitable for Key Stage 4 & 5, meeting exam board specifications for AQA, OCR, EDEXCEL, WJEC and SQA.
Topics from across the Computer Science curriculum brought to life at our event include:
- Algorithms
- Programming & coding
- Computer systems
- Cyber security
- Software development
The whole experience perfectly complements classroom learning.
Places to Stay
Event details and 2027 speakers at LIVE! events
Speaker TBA
More speakers to be announced soon!
Q&A Session
Our lively and interactive question and answer session gives the students control to ask the questions they want answers to. All the speakers take to the stage to answer questions to provide different perspectives and to offer invaluable career advice from their own experience.
LIVE! Events Team
Our LIVE! Events Team provide expert on-site support throughout your stay to make your trip as easy and memorable as possible:
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
Workbook and Park Challenges
Our complementary workbooks are designed to be used as your group enjoy the Disney® Parks. The workbooks contain park challenges which encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort from their subject perspective. These park challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as working together so that your students get the maximum from the their time at Disneyland® Paris.
Ed Wilson-Shah
Ed is a hacker and technologist who has spent decades exploring how technology really works - and how it can be broken, fixed, and made safer. His work has helped shape the UK’s cybersecurity landscape at the highest levels. Ed was a founding member of the National Crime Agency’s PREVENT scheme (now part of Cyber Choices), helping to steer young people away from cybercrime and into positive, ethical careers.
As an ethical hacker, Ed has worked with banks, governments, and critical organisations around the world, helping them understand how real attackers think and how to defend against them. His career shows that curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving can lead to meaningful and impactful work in cybersecurity.
Step behind the screen and explore the hidden world that powers the internet. Ed will reveal the invisible networks all around us - the systems that allow your phone, games console, and laptop to talk to the rest of the world. You'll discover what really happens when you send a message, load a website, or connect to Wi-Fi.
Through live demonstrations and hands-on experiments your students can try at home, the session will break down the key building blocks of the internet: wireless networks, IP addresses, DNS, TLS, and TCP. Along the way, stories from Ed’s work as an ethical hacker will show how networks can be explored, tested, and sometimes even tricked - and how the internet protects itself.
What You Say
Great speakers this year…good student workbook - really enjoyed the information related to Disneyland and the info graphics - can use these in the classroom. Aylesbury Grammar School
Learners came away with ideas to discuss and were engaged by the issues raised. Birmingham Metropolitan College
The speakers were excellent. The pupils really enjoyed the conference and it was very relevant to their learning. Bathgate Academy
We definitely want to come back next year. Your trip represented better value for money than the rival company as the pupils had one more day in the park. Churchdown School Academy
Very useful good trip as always. Peterborough Regional College
Expert's comment
"I had a really great day talking to a crowd of hundreds of motivated guys & gals at Computing Live. Thanks for having me, not only is the future safe, it looks wonderfully diverse from the stage too!"
Rik Ferguson