Computing LIVE! Student Event - Liddington, Swindon
New for 2021! We’re bringing Computing LIVE! to the UK taking place at our activity centre in Liddington.
Computing LIVE! UK combines a conference led by expert speakers, workshops & talks, team-based challenges and outdoor adventure activities. See our great value 3-day itinerary below.
This three-day weekend event is designed to bring computer science to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions whilst also improving their ability to work together as a team, improve self-confidence, develop resilience and learn new skills.
Computing LIVE! UK brings together the best possible learning experience for your students in a fun, memorable and safe environment. We are pleased to advise that our centres are operating under COVID-secure guidelines and all appropriate measures are in place.
2021 event dates:
Friday 9th - 11th April
Friday 29th - 31st October
Prices start from£269pp
Price Shown includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' full-board accommodation
- Entrance to the Computing LIVE! student event
- Workshop & talk
- Team-based challenges
- Outdoor adventure activities
- Group travel insurance
- On-site support from the Events Team throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points.
Event overview
- Conference led by industry experts
Experts from high profile organisations will provide relevant examples and exam case studies to ignite your students’ aspirations whilst perfectly complementing the computer science curriculum at KS4 and KS5. Students can also put their own questions to the experts during a Q&A session.
- Workshops & talks
Small group sessions, led by our conference speakers & other experts in their field, will allow your students to discover and engage with a range of topics from social enterprise projects to impact of psychological resilience.
- Team-based challenges
Selected to enable your students to demonstrate control, commitment, confidence and responses to challenge. Team challenge themes include; gaining confidence, beyond the comfort zone & working together.
- Outdoor adventure activities
Adventure activities to keep everyone engaged, motivated and inspired, from zip wire to the trapeze!
- Our on-site Events Team will provide support throughout your stay, they’ll:
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Meet you on arrival & assist with centre check-in
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Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the weekend
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Assist with check-out & departure
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Your LIVE! UK centre
Liddington Activity Centre - only open to our groups.
Wiltshire
Confirmed speakers for 2021 so far...
Your itinerary
Study themes & levels
Suitable for Key Stage 4 & 5, meeting exam board specifications for AQA, OCR, EDEXCEL, WJEC and SQA.
Topics from across the Computer Science curriculum brought to life at our event include:
- Algorithms
- Programming & coding
- Computer systems
- Cyber security
- Software development
The whole experience perfectly complements classroom learning.