Computing & I.T

Robot-savvy students secure once-in-a-lifetime chance to represent the UK at global robotics tournament in the USA

Almost 500 students from across the South of England gathered at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough this week (Wednesday 13 March) to compete in the inaugural FIRST® Tech Challenge UK Championships. Team St Christopher’s Snowflakes from St Christopher School, Letchworth Garden City were named FIRST® Tech Challenge UK Inspire …

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Students put their STEM skills to the test at the IET FIRST® LEGO® League Cambridge tournament

Almost 200 school children from across East Anglia gathered at University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering this week (Tuesday 15 January) to compete in the IET FIRST® LEGO® League Cambridge regional heat. Team CERC, Cambourne Electronics & Robotics Club, were awarded the FIRST® LEGO® League Champions’ Award and will now …

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UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country compete in national coding challenge

The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country competed in the final of PA Consulting Group’s sixth annual Raspberry Pi coding competition on Tuesday 17 April 2018. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future. This year, it challenges school children and college students to use …

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Shortlist of coding enthusiasts revealed in PA Consulting Group’s Raspberry Pi schools’ competition

Finalists for PA Consulting Group’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition have been selected. The nine teams of school children will present their inventions to nine expert judges on Tuesday, 17 April at the IET in London. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future and challenges school …

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East Anglian coding competition set to reduce skills gap and drive social mobility

FXP Festival, a STEM initiative based on a computer and mobile game design and development competition, is now open to entries from secondary schools and colleges across East Anglia. The initiative, which is linked to the computer science curriculum, uses computer games to increase interest and uptake of STEM subjects, …

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GENEE at BETT 2017

Genee World Ltd was established in 2005 and has rapidly become a leading manufacturer of interactive touchscreen technology, from hand held tablets through to 4K screens. Based in the manufacturing heartland of the UK, Genee delivers a range of interactive displays, kiosks, visualisers, response systems and software for the education …

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