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“I have seen first-hand how the TechFuture Girls Club at St Vincent de Paul Primary School is working directly with employers to inspire girls to become coders and programmers”
SKILLS MINISTER SUPPORTS TECHFUTURE GIRLS
Skills Minister Nick Boles joins TechFuture Girls to see how employers are creating a talent pipeline for the future AB OV E :
H P’ s J acq ui Ferguson and Skills Minister
N ick B oles met with students from St V incent de Paul R C Primary School AB OV E R IG H T: St V incent de Paul R C Primary School p up ils were working on a coding activ ity led by
v olunteers from the J ohn L ewis Partnership , during the Skills Minister’ s v isit
Skills Minister Nick Boles joined one of the Tech Partnership’s TechFuture Girls clubs to see how employers are working together to inspire the future female workforce into tech careers. The minister joined St Vincent de Paul RC Primary
School pupils who were working on a coding activity led by volunteers from the John Lewis Partnership. They had to describe how they made their breakfast that morning using algorithms to describe the process. The activity aims to demystify coding and algorithms by showing the girls how an algorithm is actually something they use every day without even knowing it. Research released by the Tech Partnership shows that
just 17% of tech professionals are female. TechFuture Girls aims to challenge the gender imbalance in the industry by demonstrating the exciting possibilities of careers in tech to girls at the age they typically 'switch off' the subject.
Dep uty H ead of St V incent de Paul R C Primary School, Anne Fothergill said:
“ TechFuture G irls makes a real difference to the girls that are p art of it. G etting to work
closely with the v olunteers each week boosts their confidence and the activities help build their sills across a whole range of subj ects from maths and IT to E nglish. ”
Since its launch in 2005, more than 150,000 girls have
benefited from its mix of activities, games and projects, all designed to build girls’ skills and confidence in technology. Nick Boles said: “I have seen first-hand how the
TechFuture Girls Club at St Vincent de Paul Primary School is working directly with employers to inspire girls to become coders and programmers. “The digital economy is creating growth, prosperity
and jobs across the UK. In such a fast-paced industry, companies need to innovate to be at the cuting edge of new technologies, and a diverse workforce is key to this. That is why we have unveiled plans for a new National College for Digital Skills to provide the right skills and a route into digital careers for those inspired by projects like TechFuture Girls Club.” The TechFuture Girls clubs are run free of charge to
schools across the UK thanks to the support of Platinum sponsor HP, with generous support from Gold sponsors BT, National Grid and Oracle. Jacqui Ferguson, Senior Vice President, UK & Ireland,
HP Enterprise Services, said: “Tech Partnership research released today underlines how central technology is to the success of our economy. Employers from all sectors are collaborating through the Tech Partnership to support the growing tech skills needs. A career in technology is really exciting and it is vital that we get more people interested and increase diversity which is why we are investing in TechFuture Girls clubs as well as other training initiatives and programmes.” ET
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