Welcome to our Spring 2020 newsletter. We may not be able to come into schools at the moment, but the team has been keeping itself busy. There’s some great stuff going on while we are all staying safe and working from home. Hopefully, you are following our social channels (@Technocamps) to keep up with the most recent developments.
Activity Packs Launched to Support Pupils, Teachers, and Parents
We know that this is a very worrying time but we wanted to keep everyone updated as far as we can. The Minister of Education in Wales, Kirsty Williams AM, issued a statement this week to inform everyone that schools would be officially closing “for statutory provision of education”. Therefore, there will obviously be no face-to-face workshop activity taking place until … Read More
GiST Cymru Half Term Events – Inspiring Girls into Science and Technology
Technocamps inspires young women to take up careers in STEM with half-term workshops in both North and South Wales. Since the launch of GiST Cymru at the University of South Wales last year, Technocamps has designed and delivered a range of activities to promote careers in STEM for girls. The latest sessions took place over the Spring half term, in … Read More
Technocamps shortlisted for a Wales STEM Award
Technocamps has been recognised for the work it does across Wales by being shortlisted in the inaugural Wales STEM Awards. Technocamps is a pan-Wales schools, community and industry outreach programme based at Swansea University with hubs in every University across Wales. It is privileged to be among 42 innovative companies, projects, and individuals to be named finalists in this year’s highly … Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Tea and Technology
Technocamps holds its inaugural Tea and Tech sessions, inspiring young women into science and technology. Complementing our annual gala celebration of International Women’s Day, Technocamps focused our efforts this year on the next generation of scientists by holding the first ‘Tea and Tech’ events in both North and South Wales. A specially invited group of girls from local schools were … Read More
Lots of Fun at Super Science Swansea
Showcasing our Amazing Technology with Oriel Science at the Waterfront Museum in Swansea In celebration of British Science Week and International Women’s Day, Super Science Swansea is an event not to be missed. Technocamps was once again privileged to have been invited by our CoSMOS partners Oriel Science to be part of this incredible showcase. The event really is ‘super’ and offers families a … Read More
Wales celebrates and encourages women to be the Future of Science and Technology in Wales
Building on the Legacy of ITWales, Technocamps hosts International Women’s Day Annual Celebration Dinner 2020. Technocamps is proud to have hosted this year’s annual Gala Celebration for International Women’s Day which took place at Swansea’s Marriott Hotel last week. The evening has become a regular feature on the Welsh social calendar, with guests travelling from all parts of the country to attend. This … Read More
Technocamps launches its brand new Network for Women Working in STEM
The year 2019 saw the launch of Technocamps new Role Model Network for women working in STEM, in association with Women in Tech Cymru. The aim of the network is to establish connections between women working within the sector (technology in particular) with regular meet ups to learn from each other’s experience in the workplace and to support and inspire … Read More
We are celebrating the success of the first degree apprenticeship graduates in Wales
Swansea University is celebrating the success of the first degree apprenticeship graduates in Wales. The 14 students have completed a three-year programme in Applied Software Engineering with the University’s Computer Science department. The Degree Apprenticeship Programme combines traditional academic learning in a university environment with work-based projects allowing the students to apply their newly-acquired academic knowledge within their specific job … Read More