Our new free CPD programme is designed to support secondary school teachers with the delivery of the new Digital Technology GCSE in Wales. The course is entirely free thanks to funding support from the Welsh Government. The short course will run from May-July 2021 and the full course will run from September 2021-July 2022, however there is no pressure to … Read More
Using Minecraft to improve Cardiff’s sustainability plans
[Blog by Technocamps Delivery Officer, Laura Choy] Minecraft captures an element of artistic freedom that many other mediums haven’t yet matched. The ability to model a 3-dimensional world with simple tools enables visions and ideas to take form with ease. During my youth, I spent many hours with my peers building elegant constructions and venturing off into the diverse biomes … Read More
New Podcast Launched to Encourage Young People to Consider STEM Careers
Our new podcast, Technotalks, aims to entertain and inform young people about the careers available to them in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths sectors. Each week, inspiring people in STEM careers will discuss what their job involves, their career path and the exciting new technology in their field. Laura Roberts, our USW Regional Coordinator, will host the podcast, interviewing … Read More
Updated STEM Workshops for Secondary Schools in Wales
Our very popular STEM workshops for schools have been used to support the digital curriculum for years, and over the last year they became virtual. Now, we have adapted our workshops to meet your school’s needs until we can deliver in-person sessions once again. All workshops are fully funded through support from the Welsh Government. Unplugged workshops – no computer … Read More
Education Conference 2021: In Touch with Digital
We are hosting our 2021 Education Conference on Thursday 4th November! The aim is to bring Wales’s digital educators together to share best practice, inform on the newest curriculum changes and promote the available support to them. The FREE event will be held in-person in the Liberty Stadium in Swansea and live streamed for those who are unable to attend. … Read More
Building cohousing projects in Swansea using Minecraft
We have been working with Swansea Co-Housing and Christopher Gutteridge from the University of Southampton IT department, as well as schools in the area to design cohousing buildings for local residents. Swansea Co-Housing have been researching opportunities to develop community focused, sustainable and congenial living spaces in the Swansea area. We teamed up to work on a project where local … Read More
The New Digital Technology GCSE in Wales: (Nearly) Everything You Need to Know
The Digital Technology GCSE will be introduced to schools in Wales in September 2021. Here’s (nearly) everything you need to know about it… The inspiration for the course was a 2018 report, launched by Qualification Wales with Technocamps at Swansea University’s Computational Foundry, “ICT Qualifications need Fundamental Reform, say Regulator”. The report concluded a need for a new digital based … Read More
Pupils support new train station design using Minecraft
Pupils from Milford Haven have redesigned the new train station in a Minecraft world, in the hopes of inspiring the council’s new real-life design. We have been working with Milford Haven Comprehensive School and Pembrokeshire Council to challenge pupils to design and build the town’s new train station in Minecraft. Pupils were asked to think about the future of their … Read More
£3.8M EU Investment in Technocamps to Support Digital Upskilling Across Wales Extended
In 2003, Technocamps was established as a small unit within Swansea University to address issues with the teaching of computing in schools in Wales. 18 years on, and many collaborations later, Technocamps is celebrating another year of EU structural funding from the Welsh Government. Back in 2018, Technocamps secured £5.3M of both EU funds (via the European Social Fund) and … Read More
Minecraft set to influence future design of new cancer centre
We are working on an exciting partnership with Velindre University NHS Trust to adopt gamification to engage the children and young people of south east Wales in the design of the Trust’s new cancer centre. An amazing bespoke Minecraft world encompassing the site for the new Velindre Cancer Centre has been built by our Cardiff ambassadors. Those entering the competition … Read More