24 results for “microbit”
Q&A: ‘Everyone’s experiences are unique’- Nominet’s Lara Howlett on D&I in tech
To mark International Women’s Day, we sat down with Lara Howlett – Head of Insights and Nominet’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Employee Resource Group (ERG) lead. In this interview, we spoke about ways to improve gender diversity in tech, emphasising the importance of addressing unconscious bias in hiring practices and creating an inclusive work environment....
Safer Internet Day 2024: Inspiring Change Among the UK’s Youth
Tuesday 6th February 2024 marks Safer Internet Day: an initiative coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) to raise awareness and share key learnings surrounding internet safety. “Through Nominet’s support, we have once again been able to bring together thousands of organisations to register their support for this iconic day and raise awareness of...
Nominet’s new prize draw gives UK primary schools the chance to win £5000 towards digital equipment
19 September 2023: Nominet is excited to announce its competition for primary schools across the UK to win £5,000 towards a Digital Classroom. Earlier this year, Nominet – the guardians of the .UK domain – launched an ambitious project with BBC Education and the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, donating almost 700,000 devices for all UK primary...
Micro:bit throughout history: Paving the way for a digital future
The start of the UK school year in September 2023 marks the exciting launch of the micro:bit next gen campaign, which will see almost 700,000 devices rolled out to UK primary schools to spark children’s imagination and help them develop vital digital skills. At Nominet, we’re delighted to be supporting this initiative in close partnership...
BBC micro:bit – the next gen: Nominet backed nationwide initiative launched
Primary school children will start the new school year with enriched support to learn vital computing and digital creativity skills as the BBC micro:bit – the next gen campaign rolls out to schools across the UK. Tens of thousands of micro:bit classroom sets will be distributed for free – thanks to a donation from Nominet...