Fife College

Addressing the gender imbalance in the IT sector, Fife College will use the Digital Xtra funding to deliver an after-school club for P7 girls in the East Neuk of Fife, building confidence and introducing a new creative outlet while teaching them what the digital sector has to offer.

Twenty pupils will create computer applications of personal interest or to benefit the community, to create their own new computer application supported by the Apps for Goodinitiative. Students are encouraged to use new technologies to design and make products that can make a difference to their world. Mentors, including industry role models, female STEM ambassadors and female staff, will support them.

This funding will also enable the project to train local teachers in the use of technology and delivery methods for the Apps for Good programme, to create a sustainable model for this project that can be rolled out further across Fife.

Two teachers in each of the following schools will be trained – Pittenweem, Colinsburgh, Crail, Anstruther St Monans and Elie. This training will be delivered in schools and via the cloud, and is supported by industry and the Fife Education Authority.