New College Lanarkshire

Building on their previous grant award, New College Lanarkshire will continue to grow the VEX Robotics EDR extracurricular programme in Lanarkshire to inspire young people aged 11-16 in coding and robotics. VEX Robotics EDR is a competitive extracurricular programme where teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an exciting global engineering challenge. The modular robot kits and variable challenges promote skills such as creativity, problem-solving, and computational thinking while teaching students about the design process. Participants are placed into small teams where each is given an essential role in the design and development process. Teams compete against each other and participate in local, regional, and national competitions. Activities are delivered at the College’s Motherwell Campus. Participants are also supported to establish VEX Robotics clubs within their schools. NCLan will also host the Scottish Finals where successful teams will be given the opportunity to compete at the UK National Finals in Birmingham.