Quickline has joined the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology (LIoT) to help more than 500 underrepresented students get support to learn science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills in Lincolnshire.
Wed, 26/03/2025 - 10:11
CityFibre has partnered with STEM Learning to help bring learning to life in classrooms to several schools in Norfolk, committing £150k over a three-year period into various modules, and benefitting over 80 schools.
This is to support communities as part of the Project Gigabit footprint where CityFibre is connecting over 1.3 million homes and businesses across hard-to-reach areas over the next five years.
One of these modules, Computing Clusters, launches this month and will be delivered by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) – a Department for Education funded programme delivered by STEM Learning as part of their wide portfolio.
Being part of a Computing Cluster will help to enable participating schools’ staff, ranging from teachers to leadership, to work together and provide computing education skills to their pupils.
Eight of these ‘Cluster’ schools are in Norfolk, and these will be supported by dedicated professional development leaders on their journey to achieve the Computing Quality Mark for their computing curriculum and will be able to collaborate with each other to share successes and transform challenges into opportunities.
Earlier this year, CityFibre announced that the partnership will also offer additional key stage 1 and 2 resources through Explorify, available to all teachers nationwide and create opportunities for students to explore and understand careers in STEM.
CityFibre employees will also volunteer their time as STEM Ambassadors to host assemblies and webinars to educate young people on career paths within the industry.
The altnet provider will work with STEM Learning and showcase how enriching and accessible STEM careers can be.
This partnership with STEM Learning is a key component of CityFibre's broader ESG initiative, reflecting its dedication to social responsibility by investing in the education and future of young people.
Stacey King, Senior Partnership Manager at CityFibre, said: “Our Project Gigabit build in Norfolk is progressing well, and with this partnership, we aim to help these schools bridge the digital skills gap and help inspire the next generation of digital innovators to pursue a career in STEM.”
