Tell us a little about yourself and your work. My name is Jayden, and I am 20 years old. I am currently in the third year of an electrical/automation engineering Degree Apprenticeship with Tata Steel, attending UWTSD one day per week and working full-time at Tata Steel for the rest of my week. At work, I have been working on … Read More
Case Study: Simon Lewis
Tell us a little about yourself and your work. I have worked for Tata Steel and its previous companies (Corus/British Steel) since 1998 after completing an EngD in Materials Engineering. I have worked in a variety of technical, product management, IT and Surface Inspection systems section manager. I work closely with Swansea University Computer Science, being a member of several … Read More
Case Study: Abby Williams
Tell us a little about yourself and your work. My name is Abby. I am a Cardiff University graduate and currently work with the Computer Science Outreach Team at Cardiff University. My role involves delivering workshops in schools, developing new resources, and helping people get involved in and excited about the wonderful world of Computer Science! How did you get … Read More
Update: Beti’s Petition to the Welsh Government
My petition to the Welsh Government to continue funding Technocamps was discussed by the Petitions Committee on the 8th December 2025. In advance of the Petitions Committee meeting, the Cabinet Secretary for Education was invited to comment on the petition, and I was then invited to provide my reflections on the Cabinet Secretary’s comments. The two letters sent to the … Read More
Technocamps Hosts Final Professional Learning Events for Educators in Wales
Last month, practitioners and educators from across Wales attended our Professional Learning Events held at Technocamps HQ and Sketty Business Hall. These events provided practitioners and educators with hands-on, bilingual resources aligned with the Curriculum for Wales. Informative, engaging session with hands-on experiences and examples of learning we can use. – Primary School Practitioner In our Primary sessions, practitioners explored … Read More
Technocamps Celebrate 25th Year of International Women’s Day Event!
International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women, past, present, and future. Every year, thousands of events take place worldwide to inspire and empower women while highlighting their remarkable contributions. Our annual International Women’s Day gala dinner brought together over 170 guests at the Swansea.com Stadium, which has become a popular event … Read More
Calling All Educators: Explore Machine Learning and Data Logging using micro:bits at our Upcoming Events!
To continue our support of the BBC and micro:bit Foundation’s micro:bit – the next-gen campaign, Technocamps are again hosting professional learning events for practitioners in Wales during February and March 2025. The event is most suited to practitioners in upper primary and lower secondary. The training events will run as follows: South West WalesTechnocamps HQ – Margam Building – Swansea … Read More
Technocamps USW Teacher Training Events: January to March 2025
From January to March, we will be running teacher training events, to help you to improve your skills to be able to deliver Computer Science skills from the ‘Computation is the foundation for our digital world’ Description of Learning, from the Science & Technology Area of Learning, as well as skills from the ‘Problem-solving and modelling’ Element of the ‘Data … Read More
The BBC micro:bit playground survey results are here!
Primary school teachers and pupils across the UK have been taking part in the BBC micro:bit playground survey. An exciting investigation to help children aged 7-11 get to grips with data science and digital skills in a way that relates to their everyday lives. Back in March, we had the privilege of hosting the micro:bit Launch Event for schools across … Read More
New Online Professional Learning Course for Primary School Teachers Starting in January!
We are pleased to announce our upcoming Professional Learning (PL) programme for primary school teachers happening this January! This free programme aims to improve teachers’ knowledge of Computer Science and Computational Thinking and help them apply these skills in the classroom and across the school. The sessions link with the DCF and work across the new curriculum’s AoLEs. The 10 … Read More