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Welcoming Lamar to the team

Jul 21, 2021

We are really excited to introduce you to Lamar who joined the Apps for Good team as our intern this Spring!

We caught up with the Envirocache team. The app came out of Wick High School and now it’s finding its feet in 2021 and is now part of a growing team of young app creators. We asked the team to tell us their plans.

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How Heart of Midlothian Football Club engage young people with football & tech

Jul 20, 2021

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Tanya Howden of Heart of Midlothian Innovation Centre talks to us about how they engage young people using football and technology. And about her involvement with Apps for Good since High School.

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Apps for Good Awards 2021 - The Winners

Jun 23, 2021
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Meet the Apps for Good 2021 winners.
Apps for Good Awards 2021 - Roll of Honour

Jun 22, 2021
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Well done to every single team that entered the Apps for Good Awards.
Work experience at Apps for Good

Jun 21, 2021
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Earlier this month Lissy joined the team for a two week work experience placement. Find out what she got up to.
Community Heroes - All-Star Judges

Jun 11, 2021
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We have an all-star panel of judges for our Community Heroes category. We’ll be joined by members of the Apps for Good community to select the winners
AI and the Future of Work

Jun 11, 2021
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On 10 June 2021, we participated in a panel session on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work, hosted by our partners the NCCE.
Celebrating all Apps for Good Awards 2021 entries

Jun 08, 2021
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In 2020/ 2021 students completed the Apps for Good course in a year entirely in flux. We wanted to celebrate every award applicant this year.
Earth Day 2021 - A topic all our students care about

Apr 22, 2021
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The environment has always been an issue that our students have tackled. Young people are leading the way in raising awareness and driving action.
We join the National Centre for Computing Education as a contributing partner

Apr 20, 2021
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We're excited to be listed as a contributing partner to the National Centre for Computing Education.
Finding the best ways to encourage young women to study Computer Science

Apr 19, 2021
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Gender Balance in Computing: we're working in partnership to discover the best ways to encourage young women to study Computer Science.
Remote workshop with King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy and The LEGO Group

Mar 29, 2021
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Remote workshop with King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy and industry volunteers from The LEGO Group, March 2021
Remote workshop with Lister Community School, Newham, London and Sage

Mar 26, 2021
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Remote workshop with students from Lister Community School and industry volunteers from Sage, March 2021.
Volunteer to shortlist entries for this year’s Apps for Good Awards

Mar 19, 2021
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We're looking for industry volunteers to review and rate entries to this year’s Apps for Good Awards to help us choose our finalist teams.