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Code Club Teacher Training

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21st Mar 2016

Code Club is recruiting Teacher Trainers to train teachers responsible for the new computing curriculum. 

The new curriculum expects primary school teachers to teach coding to children from the age of five upwards. Most teachers don't know how to code, and need help - so Code Club is training people with computing skills to volunteer as teacher trainers. 

If you're interested, check out Code Club's website here to get started on the three stage process. After filling in a quick quiz, you'll be invited to a volunteer induction day, and then you can get volunteering! Code Club ask that you commit eight hours a year to training teachers. 

 


Picademy @ Google UK

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28th Mar 2016

Thanks to the generosity and support of Raspberry Pi's friends at Google, educators can apply for FREE Raspberry Pi Continued Professional Development (CPD), hosted by Google in cities around the UK, in conjunction with the Digital Garage programme.

Picademy@Google can be applied to by teachers of any subject at primary, secondary or post-16 level, as well as other educators who either work with children or educate student teachers. The Picademy@Google courses are run by a hand-picked group of our highly skilled community members and educators, and are a mix of hands-on making, project-based learning and general hacking.

KEY INFORMATION

  • For: Teachers, Educators, HLTAs, and Librarians
  • Investment of Time: Two full days
  • Cost: FREE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Newcastle @ Newcastle City Library

  • 18/19 May
  • 26/27 May
  • 03/04 June
  • 27/28 June

London @ Google London HQ

  • 18/19 May

Liverpool @ Edgehill University Campus

  • 20/21 June

MAKE AN APPLICATION

To be considered for a Picademy, visit the Picademy website and pick a location.

The Apps for Good Awards 2016 are open!

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7th Apr 2016

Our friends at Apps for Good have launched their 2016 Awards! They've written a really helpful blog with some top tips for all the young people thinking about entering. Check it out here.

BBC micro:bit modules from Code Club

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8th Apr 2016

Code Club has developed six great modules to get started with the BBC micro:bit, which was recently delivered to every single Year Seven student in the country. These modules will show you how to get making things ranging from a Fortune Teller to a countdown timer.

Check the modules out here.

BAFTA YGD

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14th Apr 2016

Bafta YGD is a programme which encourages young people to turn their hobby into a career by providing competitions, access to games developers and social networks. 

The competition is now open for entries in a number of categories, including a Game Making Award, a Game Concept Award, a Mentor Award and a Hero Award. Visit the Bafta website to find out more about the competition.

BAFTA YGD 2016 is open for entry until 16:00 Friday 3 June 2016.

CoderDojo Coolest Project Awards - Get your tickets now

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17th Apr 2016

Tickets are now available for the Coolest Project Awards in Dublin!

The Coolest Projects awards are unique in Europe and were established on a voluntary basis by a number of industry professionals as both a competition and exhibition to support and inspire a generation of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs aged from 7 to 17. The awards, which are now in their fourth year, create a unique platform for young people to develop a broad set of digital abilities by offering them the opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned at CoderDojo. CoderDojo estimates that it will have over 800 entries to the 2016 awards and up to 10,000 attendees.

You can also get your ticket for Launch'd, Ireland's largest technology summit where participants in Coolest Projects can launch their projects alongside some of the biggest names in tech.

Register for tickets here.

Tech4Good Awards now open!

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22nd Apr 2016

Now in its 6th year, the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards recognise organisations and individuals who use digital technology to improve the lives of others. It's the only awards to highlight the wealth of charities, businesses and volunteers across the UK that harness the power of technology to benefit the community. Its aim is to celebrate the hard work that these people put into making the world a better place.

There are seven awards in a variety of categories, including a Young Pioneer Award which is looking for inspiring examples of how young people, under the age of 18, are using technology to meet a need or tackle a problem that they care about.

Find out more about the Awards and how to enter here. Entries close on Friday 6th May.

Make Stuff - Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

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5th Aug 2016

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, Moss Street, Bury, BR9 0DR

We would like to invite you to MAKE STUFF: a free coding, making and tech event for all ages at Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre on Saturday 20th August, 10am - 4.30pm.

Event Highlights

Drop by and Make Your Own Robot, learn how to solder with our Build A Badge workshop, see our 3D Printer in action and explore our Virtual Reality Showcase. There’s also a chance to play in the Awkward Arcade - a real-life experimental video arcade, discover PatternCraft - a hands-on Minecraft making challenge, and lots more!

Sarah Unwin, Producer at MadLab says: ‘MadLab are proud to be the driving force behind the MAKE STUFF programme, it’s going to be an exciting event in Bury, it is free, family friendly and offers a taste to just how fun and accessible that tech, making and digital skills development can be.’

About MAKE STUFF

MAKE STUFF a series of free coding, making and creative tech events for both adults and young people in Greater Manchester this August and September, an introduction to the world of making, an an opportunity get hands-on with new technologies.

Regions include Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. More programme additions and events to be announced soon!

To keep up to date or get involved with future events, follow us on Twitter @MadLabUK using #makestuff or for any enquires email makestuff@madlab.org.uk

About MadLab

Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab) is a not-for-profit grassroots digital innovation organisation based in Manchester. They support public experimentation and deliver exciting projects in the realm of science, art, culture and emerging technologies.

For more information head to: http://makestuff.madlab.org.uk/bury-art-museum-sculpture-centre


Crafts Council

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Crafts Council

The Crafts Council's goal is to make the UK the best place to make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craft.

@CraftsCouncilUKparticipation@craftscouncil.org.uk020 7806 2503https://www.facebook.com/CraftsCouncilUK/http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/makeshiftdo/ Crafts Council 44a Pentonville Road Islington LondonN1 9BYAdditive/SubtractiveAnimation/GamesApp DevelopmentCreative IndustriesDesignPhysical ComputingProgramming/CodingPrototyping
Number of volunteers: 
<50
Type of service(s) you offer: 
Maker space/facility
When do you offer you service(s)?: 
N/A
What are you looking for?: 
FundingVolunteersEvent invitationsPartnerships

Make Things Do Stuff is winding down...

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30th Jun 2017

Make Things Do Stuff launched in 2013 as a campaign and website designed to mobilise the next generation of digital makers. Since then, over 70 organisations from large technology companies, to grassroot clubs provided over 100,000 digital making experiences to young people nationwide.

With creative digital making platforms such as the BBC's Mixital providing access to the kinds of inspirational tools and projects Make Things Do Stuff used to provide, in 2015 we evolved the site to answer a new need: providing a directory of UK digital making provision.

The Make Things Do Stuff campaign has finished and we are now winding down activity on this website. The website will close at the end of July 2017. We’d love to get your feedback on the campaign, including the website, so please do get in touch to tell us what you think at: info@makethingsdostuff.co.uk.

 





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