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Pupils with SEND learn skills for digital careers

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Special schools project gives young people opportunities to develop their practical skills and gain valuable work experience in exploring digital career paths.
Melland High School pupils learned to develop their own digital projects while participating in the Digital Inc. programme
Melland High School pupils learned to develop their own digital projects while participating in the Digital Inc. programme

PROJECT

Digital Inc.

PURPOSE

To boost the confidence of teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and prepare them for digital careers such as digital marketing and designing websites

FUNDING

The Digital Inc. special schools project cost £8,000 per school to deliver and was funded by the Careers & Enterprise Company, Manchester City Council, and Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The supported internship is a partnership between The Manchester College, Digital Advantage and Pure Innovations

BACKGROUND

Community interest company Digital Advantage runs a learning programme called The PopUp Digital Agency, which gives young people experience of working in a realistic digital agency environment and the opportunity to learn skills including creative thinking, business modelling, and digital production. Young people develop their own digital project and the programme culminates in a competition judged by a panel of digital experts.

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