Golden Valley funds coding workshops for Gloucestershire primary schools
Golden Valley is funding tech workshops at local primary schools, helping to inspire children and equip them with essential digital skills.
Starting with children at Rowanfield Primary and Hester’s Way Primary, Jam Coding will deliver workshops, including computer game design, stop motion animation and robotics coding.
Jam Coding delivers computing workshops throughout the UK, equipping children as young as five with essential digital skills and inspiring and educating young people. It provides a range of equipment to deliver the sessions, including robotic kits, stop motion cameras and laptops.
A joint venture between Cheltenham Borough Council and developer, HBD, part of Henry Boot, Golden Valley is a £1bn project at the heart of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy. Adjacent to the GCHQ headquarters, it will create more than 1million sq ft of commercial space and 1,000 homes. Bringing together various companies, academic institutions and research and development facilities, united by a security focus, Golden Valley will create a thriving community that will serve as an international hub for innovation, research and collaboration.
Georgina Graham, Area Director of Jam Coding, said: “It’s fantastic to have the backing of Golden Valley to deliver these workshops – this is an important age to inspire children and ensure that they have the right digital skills for the future. It’s all about unlocking potential and opportunities for the next generation.”
Matt Bellshaw, Director and Head of Region at HBD, said: “We’re pleased to be able to fund these brilliant workshops, getting the experts into schools close to Golden Valley to make tech fun, whether with coding, robotics or games. The goal is to inspire the pupils and spark an interest in tech, while helping to close the inequities in funding for digital skills. The workshops give the children an opportunity to learn new things and use equipment that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.”