UoB Master Classes & Taster Days

During the past year the Computing and Multimedia department have collaborated with the University of Birmingham on a number of initiatives including participating in the University of Birmingham’s Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme. This programme entailed a final year undergraduate Computer Science student visiting Handsworth Grammar for half a day per week for one term, primarily to support KS5 Computing students develop their Java Programming skills.

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Robot Wars – Taster Day

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During the summer, sixth form computing student Adreese Ashfaq, attended an introduction to computing Taster Day at the University of Birmingham.  The ‘hands on’ workshop began with the forming of small teams to create and program an armoured robot using Lego Mindstorms. Once the robot was assembled and programed to battle and defend itself, it was entered into a Robots War Tournament. Overall the day was very enjoyable and helped to increase the students’ knowledge of computer programming within a university setting.

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Computer Science Decoded – Master Class

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Two KS3 students from Handsworth Grammar were accepted to take part in the unique workshops of ‘Computer Science Decoded’ at the University of Birmingham. These Masterclasses were hands-on and interactive extracurricular sessions led by top experts from academia and industry for talented computer science students across the country. The aim was to open the eyes of young people to the excitement and value of computer science and was the first of its kind in Birmingham. Congratulations to Ismail Hussaain and Danyal Iqbal, both of whom were awarded certificates from the Royal Institution of Great Britain Computer Science Masterclasses.

If you are interested in attending a Computing Master class at the University of Birmingham or Aston University please see your ICT teacher or Mr King for further details.