We are offering a free 10-session virtual CPD programme for primary school teachers with the aim of improving knowledge of Computer Science and Computational Thinking, and applying these skills in the classroom and across the school. Following the success of the virtual training sessions we offered primary school teachers during the lockdown period, we are pleased to be able to … Read More
Free online CPD course for secondary teachers
Following the popularity of our CPD course for computing teachers, we’re now offering free training courses for teachers of any subject! Whatever your subject, any secondary school teachers are eligible to join our virtual course to upskill through sessions on computational thinking and programming concepts and how to implement them across the curriculum for Wales. The course is split into … Read More
Battle of the Bots at our Annual Competition
Pupils from 23 teams went head to head in our 2023 RAF Robotics Competition grand finals in North Wales and South Wales! The theme of this year’s competition was Green Machines, and pupils from across Wales were challenged to design and create a robot that could tackle climate change. In their teams, participants considered whether the robot could sort recycling, … Read More
STEM Academy 2023
Anyone who has ever taken part in our workshops knows that we have a knack of turning complicated science and technology into fun and interesting activities! This Summer, we are inviting you to do something a bit different and really exciting over the summer holidays. Come along to our STEM Academy for some science-based activities in South Wales. We have … Read More
Developing the skills of future cyber security experts
We’re working with the University of South Wales on a nationwide project to develop the skills of Wales’ next generation of cyber security experts. Our Technocamps hub in the University of South Wales, which is a Gold standard National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) partner and which has won ‘Cyber University of the Year’ for four consecutive, is leading the NCSC’s CyberFirst … Read More
Technocamps Supporting BBC micro:bit – the next gen
We’re supporting BBC’s micro:bit campaign to get young people in Wales excited about STEM. BBC is once again launching a new micro:bit campaign following the success of the previous campaign in 2015, which saw a million micro:bit devices delivered to schools for their Year 7 pupils across the UK. The new campaign, BBC micro:bit – the next gen, will focus on … Read More
Newsbyte: Spring 2023
Welcome to the Spring 2023 edition of Newsbyte! The sun is shining and we’re almost halfway through the term, so let’s get going. As always, get in touch if there is anything we can help you with. Here’s what we have been up to since the last edition…
LEGO SPIKE Prime kits for schools in Wales
CyberFirst has loaned robotics kits to Technocamps to engage young people in Wales in STEM. CyberFirst have donated some LEGO Education SPIKE Prime kits for us to enable more schools to participate in our Robotics Competition this year. With more kits available across our regional hubs, we will work with schools across the country to engage children in fun and exciting STEM activities. … Read More
Working with local schools to support alternative curriculums
Our University of South Wales Hub Coordinator, Laura Roberts, recently attended Herbert Thompson Primary’s Cwtch group to deliver a series of exciting and interactive lessons with a small group of learners who require an ‘alternative curriculum’ in a different environment due to a range of additional learning needs and low engagement with education. The group, made up of Year 6 … Read More
Technocamps adds TASK to enhance STEM engagement in classrooms
We have joined forces with TASK to enhance our digital upskilling and STEM engagements in classrooms (and beyond!) across Wales. TASK’s easy, accessible, hands-on experiments are ideal to help us encourage young people to enjoy Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. “We were very excited when we were first introduced to TASK. The kit offers context for pupils into STEM subjects … Read More