Are your pupils using the internet safely and creatively? Learn new skills, make an infographic, and you could win up to £5,200!

Welcome to Make IT Happy, the annual UK-wide technology competition for primary schools.

This year’s theme is Make IT Happy, Make IT Safe. We’ve created downloadable lesson plans and other resources for children aged 9 – 11, which will give them the tools to be confident, safe internet users.

Once they’ve worked through the lessons, there’s a great activity for students to create a Make IT Happy, Make IT Safe competition entry – an infographic (poster) that tells other people what they’ve learned.

There are some great prizes on offer:

• £1,200 for each regional winner.
   
• An extra £1,500, £2,500 and £4,000 will be awarded to the overall 3rd, 2nd and 1st prize winners.
   
• All 12 winning schools will be invited to a special awards day in London which will include an invitation to afternoon tea and a VIP awards ceremony at the Houses of Parliament.

The competition is organised by the Parliamentary ICT Forum (PICTFOR) and e-skills UK – the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology, with the support of the Nominet Trust, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and employers including Microsoft, BT and Logica.
 
For more details, and to register your school today, visit http://makeithappy.cc4g.net/


Published: 18/02/2013 09:41:54