Supporting schools with digital and technology education has always been a high priority for Manchester Digital. With the support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, we were able to upscale our Digital Futures programme which connects industry with education through fully-funded live events, industry experience days and in-schools project. The delivery of this programme was put on hold with the Covid-19 pandemic, but we’ve altered our offer to suit the remote teaching and homeschooling currently taking place.
Regular updates on how Manchester Digital is supporting schools and colleges during COVID-19 will be posted here.
Online Resources
To support with remote teaching over the upcoming months, we have indexed and categorised a live page with links to different digital and technology educational resources.
This list includes resources from our Digital Futures, Digital Her programmes and those designed by our partner and Ambassador businesses. Take a look at the huge list of free resources available here, including challenges and learning opportunities by GCHQ, AutoTrader, On the Beach, CreativeHut and more.
Take a look at the huge list of free resources available here: https://bit.ly/remote-resources-schools
Switch to Digital
Switch to Digital is a guide for young people, parents and careers leads in who want to understand jobs in the Greater Manchester tech industry. If you want to understand how different subject areas and skill sets can lead to careers in digital and technology, download the guide and informational posters.
You can hear more from people who’ve switched to a digital career here, or find out more about different jobs in the sector from the experts here.
At the moment, we’re busy planning a series of webinars, full virtual lessons and videos to support teachers with remote teaching. Save the go-live dates listed below and check back for further updates.
Webinars for teachers
Suitable for Computing teachers or curriculum leaders, and careers leads.
Tuesday 2nd June, 3pm - Digital delivery for teachers
Includes: teacher and industry networking, tips and tricks on digital delivery, Q&A with industry representatives
Tuesday 30th June, 3pm - Resources guide for teachers
Includes: teacher and industry networking, a guide to Computing resources for teachers, Q&A with industry representatives
Tuesday 14th July, 3pm- Bridging the gap between industry and education in Computing
Includes: teacher and industry networking, Q&A with industry representatives
Register via email to natasha@manchesterdigital.com
Recorded lessons for students
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science students in Year 10 or 11. These lessons will be useful for either one of the topics listed, or aiding revision. They will be delivered by an industry representative.
Live from Monday 1st June - ProgrammingLive from Monday 6th July - Networks
Live from Monday 15th July - Databases.
These sessions will be available for schools to download and share with students.
