CAS Regional Community: North West
Welcome to your CAS Regional Community!
Keep an eye out here for upcoming regional events and opportunities.
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Regional Communities bring together local groups from across a wider area, creating opportunities to connect, collaborate, and share ideas beyond your immediate network. These overarching communities are designed to support and strengthen Local Communities by hosting regional events and encouraging cross-community connections.
Cyberfirst
CyberFirst is a government-backed outreach and education programme designed to create opportunities for talented young people in future-focused tech careers. CyberFirst supports students from all backgrounds to consider a career in tech – including cyber security, AI, quantum computing, software, data and more. Over the next few months readers will notice an increase in the use of TechFirst as CyberFirst remit is expanded.
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As part of its commitment to building a strong professional community, BCS supports a network of regional member branches across the UK. These local groups provide opportunities for members to connect, share knowledge, and get involved in events and activities relevant to their area. Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, attend local talks and workshops, or contribute to the wider digital community, your nearest BCS branch is a great place to start. You can find more information and explore the full list of BCS member communities here.
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Hi everyone! The Code Club team is running a free event for teachers next week - on Wednesday we will be in Manchester at the Ada Digital Skills College then on Thursday, we will be at Gateshead Central Library. We are also offering a bursary of £150 towards supply cover costs. You can book your free place here:Funded teacher Code Club training in Manchester and Gateshead
Hello and welcome to the new North West Regional CAS Community! Thank you for joining, you are what makes the community work. The two Alans, myself Alan Harrison with my Secondary experience, and Alan Ellis with his Primary background are your co-leaders. We will be organising events soon, but if you know of anything going on feel free to share, don’t wait for us!
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Alan Harrison
Hi Everyone
Hulme Grammar (Oldham) are hosting the first (of what we hope will become an annual event) Hackathon - the event is aimed at pupils in years 6 to 13, with any experience of software development. We already have support from Purpleai, a Swedish AI development platform called Lovable and Nominet.
If any of your local schools would like to enter a team, I can send over further information. We are also looking for further sponsorship (or gifts in kind) for the swag bags and prizes for the teams. Again, I can send over further information on this.
The general plan for the day is 10 hours of development (pupils working in teams of up to 5) with support from professional developers. Over lunch (provided), a panel discussion about computer science, AI, uni applications, etc., and to end the day, a show and tell to parents and supporters.
Prizes are available for the teams that make the “most progress”. A rubric will be issued on the day with the judging criteria.
If you would like further information, please contact S Norbury via email digital@hulmegrammar.org