On the 20th June, 26 excellent Mathematicians in Year 9 visited Bletchley Park for the day. Students got to explore the site in the sunshine, visiting Hut 8, which was Alan Turing’s office during World War II, along with Block B which serves as a museum, outlining the history of Bletchley Park from its inception to its current iteration as GCHQ. After a picnic lunch by the lake, there was a guided tour of the Park where students got to learn in further detail about the inner workings of Bletchley Park and the varied roles of its workers. The day finished with opportunity for students to become codebreakers. Using a range of different ciphers, students decoded a message to reveal the name of an actual spy that worked at Bletchley Park!
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