Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust

The Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust aimed to engage with five local primary schools and one secondary school and offer them extra-curricular activities to improve digital inclusion and give young people the opportunity to become the next generation of developers and digital technologists. These included:
• Introduction to coding
• Coding for children (primary)
• Coding for young people (secondary to age 16)
• Digital Arts skills (basic interface design, web design, design for apps)
Participants are young people and children in one of the most remote areas of Scotland.
An Aspiring Communities grant has enabled Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust to employ a full-time Education & Outreach Officer while support from Digital Xtra Fund enabled the Trust to purchase the equipment needed and develop appropriate course material.

Context: There is currently no extracurricular provision on the island to learn digital skills such as coding. Being geographically remote also makes it difficult for young people to access learning and skills opportunities. Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust is based on the island of North Uist and works closely with the primary and secondary schools from North and South Uist. Through this work they have identified a need for digital skills workshops and extracurricular classes.

Stakeholders involved: Local Schools
Digital Xtra Fund
Aspiring Communities

Key learning points: NEI.

Evaluation: No

Information sources: No information available

Read the full analysis: http://www.digitalxtrafund.scot/round4-projects/