CityFibre helping to bring STEM subjects to life in King’s Lynn and Norfolk schools

The company behind a full fibre network roll-out in Norfolk is helping to bring STEM learning to life in classrooms across the county.

CityFibre has partnered with STEM Learning, a leading provider of education and careers support in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), for the scheme.

CityFibre has committed £150,000 over a three-year period into various modules, benefiting more than 80 schools, with eight of these schools in Norfolk.

This is to support communities as part of Project Gigabi, through which CityFibre is connecting more than 1.3million homes and businesses across rural or hard-to-reach areas over the next five years.

One of these modules, Computing Clusters, launches this month and will be delivered by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) – a Department for Education-funded programme.

The eight schools taking part include Lynn’s King Edward VII (KES) Academy.

Stacey King, senior partnership manager at CityFibre, said: "Our Project Gigabit build in Norfolk is progressing fantastically and we are delighted to be engaging with these local schools through the launch of the Computing Clusters.

“We believe in the power of technology and education to transform lives, and, with this partnership, we aim to help these schools in Norfolk bridge the digital skills gap and help inspire the next generation of digital innovators to pursue a career in STEM.

“Our partnership with STEM Learning underlines CityFibre's social value commitments and, as part of the Project Gigabit programme, we are investing in the future and equipping young people with the skills they need to thrive in a digital world."

Mayaz Rahman, STEM Learning’s head of fundraising, said: “CityFibre’s very welcome and generous donation to STEM Learning’s ENTHUSE Charitable Trust allows us to work together on this dynamic three-year plan to transform the prospects and outlook of thousands of young people.

“Primary, secondary and SEND pupils will soon feel the many benefits through improved teaching, access to equipment and links to inspiring and supportive computing professionals through the STEM Ambassador scheme.

“I’m really excited to see the short-term and long-term impact that this partnership will have.”