Girls in ICT workshop - this wouldn't be a school trip but it might be possible for Year Twelves to attend independently. Please e-mail me this week if interested.
Thursday 27th April 2017, Oxfam House, OX4 2JY
Support your students to be inspired and empowered in their ICT career choice. Using Oxfam’s work to end poverty, we will tell our story explaining how and why Girls in ICT can play a key role in fighting poverty.
50 places are available for female students from local secondary schools, to take part in a day of inspiring interactive workshops and presentations. Students should be aged 15-18 and have an interest in pursuing a career in ICT. Places initially limited to four students per school.
Aims of the day:
Thursday 27th April 2017, Oxfam House, OX4 2JY
Support your students to be inspired and empowered in their ICT career choice. Using Oxfam’s work to end poverty, we will tell our story explaining how and why Girls in ICT can play a key role in fighting poverty.
50 places are available for female students from local secondary schools, to take part in a day of inspiring interactive workshops and presentations. Students should be aged 15-18 and have an interest in pursuing a career in ICT. Places initially limited to four students per school.
Aims of the day:
- · To increase knowledge of the role of ICT in Oxfam’s humanitarian, development and supporter engagement work.
· To encourage critical thinking about how ICT can help tackle the causes and consequences of poverty.
· To explore the opportunities open to girls in the ICT sector and challenge the stereotypes around what these career choices mean.
- · Humanitarian response: What happens when the lights go out?
· Technology in Programming: How Oxfam harnesses tech to improve our development work.
· There will also be an opportunity to take part in an interactive design challenge.
To express an interest in attending this event please reply to this email : plangley1@oxfam.org.uk by Friday 24th February.
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