Local primary school children bring 'IT' on at SERC

Over 80 children, parents and guardians recently attended Come and Try IT workshops aimed at introducing primary school-aged children (from 4-12) to the world of computing at the South Eastern Regional College’s Bangor, Downpatrick and Lisburn Campuses in partnership with the Bring IT On initiative.

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Ryan Major, Deputy Head of School for Computing at the South Eastern Regional College said: “We were delighted with the response to our six, free to attend, two-hour sessions, which saw children and their families conduct a series of computing related challenges linked to computational thinking, problem solving, security, encryption, recursion and logical processes.”

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He added: “The fun, interactive sessions, developed by some of our current Level 3 students, provided inspiration for parents and guardians to further develop children’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills.

"The sessions also raised awareness of computing as a potential career amongst the children, highlighting direct links between the activities and those who might utilise them in the workplace.”