Education technology specialists C-Learning will sponsor Hartlepool Sixth Form’s first Digital Skills Expo. The cloud-based company, who were the first Google for Education Partner in the UK, will be offering Chromebooks as prizes to students who have most embraced cloud technology and improved their skills by the end of term. With a commitment to innovation … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form is hosting its first digital festival to celebrate and showcase the exciting and dynamic digital technology and creative sector. The Digital Skills Expo, in partnership with education technology specialists C-Learning will take place Monday 1 to Thursday 4 November at the sixth form’s campus with workshops, demonstrations and seminars covering a variety of topics ranging from cybercrime to … Continued
People from across the North East are to benefit from a new set of digital training courses to develop specialist skills and improve their opportunities of securing a job with local businesses. The Skills Bootcamps in Digital are short, intensive courses in subjects such as data analysis, digital marketing, web development and cyber security. They … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form lecturer Chris Jeffrey has been nominated for the 2021 BAFTA Young Games Designer Mentor Award by the students he has inspired. The Award is presented to educators whose passion and dedication has motivated learners through games development and design, especially engaging those who may not have considered a career within the industry. As well as bringing games design to life in the classroom, Chris has also … Continued
Animation, Games Design & VFX students at Hartlepool Sixth Form are to benefit from a £30,000 technology donation by a leading games developer. Through Creative Assembly’s award-winning industry outreach programme, the Legacy Project, 50 students from across the UK will be given high-performance laptops to support their education through COVID-19 and beyond. To help combat … Continued
Animation, Games Design and VFX students from Hartlepool Sixth Form are celebrating after winning two awards at the NextGen Games Jam 2020. A highlight of the digital academic year, the competition sees students working together to complete a game, animation or other creative piece in just seven days. Reflecting the current times – and taking … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form students’ talent and hard work has been recognised by the NextGen Academy in their annual showcase. The NextGen Class of 2020 gives graduating students the opportunity to show off their impressive portfolios they have developed over the past two years studying animation, games design and visual effects courses at colleges throughout the … Continued
Students from both Harltepool Sixth Form and Sunderland College recently took part in ‘The Global Game Jam’ (GGJ), which is the world’s largest game jam event taking place around the world at physical locations. The students were tasked with creating games in teams, to the theme of ‘what home means to you’. They were given … Continued
