The after-school IT club for 9 to 14 year-old girls

Computer Clubs for Girls

Applicants to IT

degrees IT pro workforce

A-level computing

candidates

The problem is...

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Girls’ career aspirations

A report published by Ofsted in April found that:

• From age 8 girls were thinking about future careers

• Most girls questioned chose careers along stereotypical lines

• Career ambitions were changed through mentoring activities, personal encounters and meeting professionals

Maintains girls’ interest in technology

Extra curricula resource + fully curriculum compliant

Designed by Aardman (creators of Wallace & Gromit)

IT in a real world context, topics such as music, sport and fashion

The solution: Computer Clubs for Girls

In the Fashion topic, girls learn:

• Database skills

• Website design • Project management skills

• Team work

Impact:

Since 2005 3,800+ schools have run CC4G clubs, with over 135,000 members

80+% of CC4G members more likely to consider IT-related education and careers

98% of schools say CC4G is having a positive effect on achievement in IT. 83% saw benefits across the curriculum.

The Future

Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) has been re-launched as a self-sustaining offering to schools and sponsors across the UK.

We need 500 schools at £500 per year, per school for the programme to be sustainable.

How you can help

For £500 we will recruit a suitable school for you and provide them with online access and support for 1 year.

If you want to get more involved, there may be opportunities to work more closely with the school.

Who knows, these young girls may be your future employees and customers.

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