As we head towards the end of 2024, we look back to celebrate the success of Cambridge Tech Week, and in particular, the final day of a week packed full with activities.
The closing day of Cambridge Tech Week was dedicated to inspiring young people to explore a career in tech, by providing a platform for business, academia, and educators to connect, learn, and explore how to work together to attract future talent. We were delighted to host the day at The Bradfield Centre.
Students from the below schools attended sessions on the day:
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge Regional College
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Long Road Sixth Form College
The Oakes Sixth Form College
The Perse School
Sessions were delivered at The Bradfield Centre and other locations in The Cambridge Science Park, including:
ARM at the Cambridge Science Centre
Cambridge Consultants at their headquarters
Form the Future at MathWorks
Mishcon de Reya at The Bradfield Centre
Siemens Digital Industries Software at The Bradfield Centre
and the following organisations had stands in the The Bradfield Centre Atrium:
Barclays Eagle Labs
Black Talent & Leadership in STEM
Cambridge LaunchPad
Cambridge Mechatronics
Centre for Computing History
CASTEM
Form the Future
Homerton Changemakers
Paragraf
sAInaptic
Impact
98 Sixth Form students attended the morning/afternoon sessions
57 companies participated in Tech Futures Day
61 company ambassadors volunteered their time
500+ hours of volunteering from company ambassadors on and in the
lead up to the day
13 volunteer guides thanks to Black Talent and Leadership in STEM
Overall student rating of 4/5
If your organisation would like to get involved with student engagement activities, and/or offer work experience opportunities throughout the year, get in contact with Form The Future by clicking below.
