Schools Challenge
The Customs House, South Shields
Event Description
New to TechNExt in 2024, the Schools Challenge engages North East school children in tech and with tech employers in the region.
Technology is all around us, but sometimes it‘s difficult to understand what a career in the tech industry might be like. The Schools Challenge will help school children get an insight into the industry.
By focusing on ‘Tech for Good' and working with North East tech industry mentors, the Challenge invites school children between 9-13 years to develop an innovative tech-based solution that addresses a real life problem and could help them and the world they live in!
This year, the students are encouraged to look at themes such as Gaming, Online Safety, the Planet, and Cyber & AI.
Registration
Use the button below to register for this event. If you login or register you can save your details, manage your registrations and keep your information updated.
Registration
How to get involved
Please read the information back below, and then fill out an expression of interest form. This will let us know you’d like to take part, what age the participating children are and whether you’d like any support from us or an ‘industry mentor.’
Plan your challenge, consider your resources and the participating students. Challenges can be completed in small or large groups. but please be aware that only 8-10 students from selected schools will be able to attend the celebration event.
Submit your challenge responses via our online form below. Your school can submit up to 10 entries. The deadline for responses is Friday 9 May, 2025. Please get in touch if you are struggling to meet the deadline.
The Schools Challenge steering committee will identify a small group of students from selected schools to be invited to a celebration event on the morning of Friday 20 June at South Shields Customs House.
If selected, you will be invited to attend by 23 May. There will also be an opportunity to display students‘ work as part of a number of public
exhibitions across local authority areas.
If you have any issues, contact us via email: getinvolved@technext.co.uk
.png)
.png)