Firpark Secondary School

Firpark Secondary School will be developing a SheBot After School Club for S1-S4 girls using the new VEX Robotics EDR V5 platform and VEX Coding Studio. In addition to developing coding and design skills, the club will also focus on forming new friendships and developing confidence, creativity, communication and collaboration skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Teams will work together to understand and experience new technology and explore electronics and engineering concepts. Firpark is an additional support needs establishment in North Lanarkshire whose pupils have varying degrees of disability or infirmities. Giving pupils access to equipment which has been unavailable to them previously, will help them communicate their ideas in ways that traditional methodologies have not been able to and will also allow them to better showcase their achievements. Currently at Firpark Secondary, pupils are introduced to coding using the Scratch and almost all pupils have no prior knowledge of programming.