News. People & Skills Projects - 17 May 2022

Pupils in Derby to learn coding in special after school clubs

The D2N2 Careers Hub and STEM Venturi have teamed up to provide the young people with new skills for their future.

The digital world of work is growing at a rapid rate and coding plays a key role in this – it has been identified as a critical skill for any future roles in cyber security, software development, web, app, and game design and much more. 

Taking part over a three session programme, almost 50 children from three schools will learn basic coding skills by programming and hacking remote controlled cars. The interactive sessions which are ran by experts from STEM Venturi are designed to ignite students’ interest in the field by giving them real-world problems and experiences that will develop their analytic, problem-solving and thinking skills. Young people who take part in the programme will become more aware of the careers available to them and will raise aspirations as a result.

Tim Taylor, Aspirations Careers Employability Coordinator at Murray Park School said: “Both the students and staff involved gained so much invaluable knowledge and experience from the sessions. The students have had their eyes opened to a ray of opportunities in the coding and ethical hacking sector and feel inspired.

 “Our staff have sourced some fantastic contacts and resources to help with next year’s delivery of the computing curriculum which will help with linking curriculum learning to the world of work, which is brilliant.”

The D2N2 Careers Hub supports 92,000 young people across the region with the aim of preparing them for their best next step. The coding after-school club just one of a wide range of meaningful careers experiences provided by the Hub, for more information on how your business could get involved, email hubs@d2n2.lep.org.

Latest News & Events

19 July 2024

Local business support boosted with launch of Early Stage Angel Investment Fund

Read Article

21 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: Scott Knowles, Chief Executive, East Midlands Chamber, on the D2N2 LEP transition and East Midlands devolution

Read Article

11 June 2024

The D2N2 LEP staff team joins the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA)

Read Article

07 June 2024

Becky Rix, Marketing Director at Roadgas, explains why Roadgas is a proud member of the East Midlands Hydrogen Consortium

Read Article

05 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: D2N2 LEP Board Member Natasha Johnson, Director of Partnerships at Global Entrepreneurs UK

Read Article

05 June 2024

Free Expert Business Advice and Support available through East Midlands Chamber’s Accelerator Programme

Read Article

03 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: D2N2 LEP Board Member Professor Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President, Nottingham Trent University

Read Article

24 May 2024

Focus on the East Midlands: our time is NOW!

Read Article

24 May 2024

D2N2 LEP CEO, Will Morlidge, shares our East Midlands Hydrogen ambitions at UKREiiF

Read Article

24 May 2024

East Midlands Freeport and Freeport East Sign Green Freight Corridor Initiative at UKREiiF

Read Article

Get in touch.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up
Address

D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
8 Experian Way
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG2 1EP

Social

Our Partners