NINE Bohunt pupils performed in front of thousands as part of an iPad Band.

And students led workshops and tours for more than 450 international visitors last week.

The point of both the visits and the band was to highlight the power of technology to enhance learning when combined with certain teaching techniques.

The iPad Band was put together and rehearsed by staff from Bohunt School and David Kirtlan from Elsium. Using an app called Garageband, pupils performed a varied set at the Bett Show in London Excel.

The band performed a number of times each day from Wednesday to Saturday on the main stage and the Apple village stage.

The iPad Band grew out of Bohunt’s iPad Band Room, which allows students playing iPads to jam live and/or record in groups with pupils playing live instruments.

It was Bohunt’s learning environments and methods of teaching that students spent the week showing visitors from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

After a talk by senior leaders on Bohunt’s vision of education and technology project leadership, students took visitors on a tour of the school, including the new technology block and the teaching block and sports hall being built.

The headteachers, government officials and politicians then observed lessons or took part in workshops led by the students.

Headteacher of Bohunt Neil Strowger said: “Our outstanding examination success, TES Award and featuring in The Tatler ‘Top State Schools’ list has come about for a number of reasons, but, in large part, it is due to a culture of innovation, the provision of fantastic learning environments and a wealth of opportunities that develop leadership, ambition and self-esteem, as well as outstanding attainment.”