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2. CITY OFEDINBURGHCOMPUTINGSCIENCE , ICTAND THETECHNOLOGIESWELCOME ! 3. WHY THE FOCUS?ICT and digital technologiesplay a pivotal role in drivingthe competitiveness ofother key sectors in theScottish economyForecasts from e-Skills UK suggest that therecould be as many as 11,000 job opportunitieseach year in ICT and digital technology roles. 4. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMENIN ICT AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ROLESWomen are under represented in ICT and digitaltechnology occupations across the sectors inScotland. Participation rates of females in theworkforce has declined over a ten-year period to2011 from 30% to 17% and the number of femaleacceptances onto ICT and digital technologiesrelated higher education courses have tended to besignificantly lower than for males. This represents apotential loss of talent to the sector. 5. LOOKING TO THE FUTUREJob growth is expected to be particularlyconcentrated in areas such as softwaredevelopment, software engineering andweb development - there has alreadybeen a 50% increase in demand forsoftware professionals over the last tenyears. 6. AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SAY. 7. CREATIVITYPupils who are encouraged to thinkcreatively: become more interested in discoveringthings for themselves are more open to new ideas andchallenges are more able to solve problems can work well with others become more effective learners have greater ownership over their 8. DIGITAL CREATIVITYDigitalCreativity 9. WHAT ISCOMPUTATIONAL THINKING?Computational thinking allowsus to develop skills andtechniques to help us solveproblems effectively, with orwithout the aid of a computer 10. DIGITALCREATIVITY INTHE FIRRHILLCLUSTER 11. OXGANGS PRIMARY SCHOOLP5 SCRATCH ANIMATION 12. PENTLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLP5/6 SCRATCH GAMES DESIGN 13. BRAIDBURN SPECIAL SCHOOLCLYDE CLASS (SECONDARY) IMAGE EDITING AND BOOK PUBLISHING 14. COLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLP7 FILM MAKING 15. ACTIVITY:PROGRAM AROBOT 16. LETS PROGRAM AN EMOTIONALROBOTLETS NOT BOTHER WITH LEGO 17. OBJECTS:PROGRAMMING AN EYEBROWIf NICE SOUNDthen DOWNIf NASTY SOUNDthen DOWNIf SUDDEN SOUNDthen UP 18. GROUPDISCUSSION:YOUR CLUSTER 19. ACTIVITY:MONSTERDRAWING 20. DIGITALCREATIVITY 21. DigitalCreativity 22. GROUPDISCUSSION:A HUB IN YOURCLUSTER 23. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 24. POSSIBLETIMELINE Wk beg 9th Sept - cluster teams have introductorymeetings arranged in neighbourhoods Wk beg 6th Oct - cluster team meet (1 hour) to agreewhat comp sc skills they will focus on and any clusteraction for Dec hour of code Wk beg 24th Nov - cluster team meet (1 hour) todiscuss progress, impact for learners and plans for Dechour of code Wk beg 9th Feb - cluster team meet (1 hour) to discussprogress and impact for learners Wk beg 4th May - cluster team meet (1 hour) to discussprogress and impact for learners and showcase (eg 25. DIGITALCREATIVITY