Future CodeHers

Last week we were delighted to welcome six inspirational girls through Oliver Bernard’s Future CodeHers to our East London Studios for a week's work experience in our technology department. FutureCodeHers partner with schools across the UK and connect girls interested in a future in technology with industry professionals who are passionate about nurturing young talent and opening up opportunities to explore the industry. Team members Cassandra Nicholson and Krystyna K. Wood coordinated an action packed week of activities for the group across the different functions in our technology department. This was all done in partnership with Oliver Bernard’s Naushine Robinson Assoc CIPD and Ewan Marshall so together we knew we had an enlightening week of activities ahead to benefit each of the attendees. The week included time with our business analyst, digital product owner, project management, IT service desk, information security and data functions. Needless to say we couldn’t have hosted it without the support of Suzi Colman, Hollie Buzer, Dara Kolajo, Jake Dormer, Hamzah Choudry, Kezia D., Spencer Scott CISSP GCIH, Sonali Patel and Alain Peroumal who introduced the students to their day to days and involved them in a variety of activities in their functions. We were all inspired by this wonderful group of future female talent. What a privilege to play a small part at the start of their career journeys! #WeAreAllSaints

Last Friday was the end of the 4 week Digital (Tech) T-level industry placement supported by Argus Media. We remember conversations with Caroline Loubert, Andrew Godfrey and Jon Peterson started back in May 2023 about a collaboration and it went along the lines of "we love the talks and insight days you're doing, we would love to do something longer, something impactful" ...and so just over a year later we have had Karolina Kamionka Rona Nteeba Gainelle Sarmiento and Nyashadzashe Zinyuke from Ursuline High School Wimbledon join the team at Argus Media for 4 weeks as full-time apprentices. 🙌 This is a major contribution to their 45-day mandatory company placement they need to get their qualification! At the age of 16/17, the students have gained invaluable insight across tech including: 🗞 Different roles across Product Management, UX Design, Engineering, QA, Service desk. 🐞 They found a software bug in their first week! 😯 They've been surprised about how similar their course content is to the real world ↗ Different pathways people took to get into tech 👍 👎 What jobs they like and what they don't want to do! ...and outside of the above, they loved how friendly, welcoming and supportive the team are and will miss you (and the pool table 🎱 ) Thank you to everyone at Argus Media for this unforgettable opportunity 👏👏 Meltem Dincer Tunde Jinadu Theodora Winful Naushine Robinson Assoc CIPD Halima Bhayat Oliver Bernard

🤘🏽Tech Lunches🤘🏽 When we invite students from all year groups to listen to a 'career in tech' talk during their lunch break to perk their interest. This week, Central Foundation Girls' School was joined for their third and final #TechLunch by the lovely Sophia McDermott, a Senior Manager in Change & Release Management as well as the ERG Lead of BEAD (Black Employees of African Descent) at Anaplan. This talk was 10/10 ⭐️ What perked the students interest? 👏 Hearing about Sophia's personal struggles and how she overcame them 🧐 The power of curiosity, and how asking lot's of questions can help progress 🚪Just get in the door, it doesn't mean you have to stay in that role 👀 Look out for opportunities such as secondments/ ask for them 💰and Salaries in tech/ earning potential! Thank you Sophia McDermott and Laila Miah for enabling this event to take place!

Good Luck today to the students from Ursuline High School Wimbledon starting their 4 week T-Level Digital Industry placement at Argus Media. We're looking forward to seeing what you get up to 🙌 Argus Media Halima Bhayat Andrew Godfrey Olivia Ronan

Women in Web, can you help? 👀 We are looking for 2-3 Web Developers (ideally Women) to run a Software Engineering focused activity, possibly focused on web development or scratch as part of a tech insight day which aims inspire the year 9 (age 13/14) girls at Walthamstow High School about careers in technology. 🗓️ 16th & 17th July 2024  🕛 2 hours between 13:30-15:30. 40-minute sessions for all 3 groups of 30 students 💬 Comment if you're interested, or 📧 Email naushine.robinson@oliverbernard.com

⭐️ Shining the spotlight: part 2 ⭐️ This week, we continue to shine the spotlight on our partners/volunteers who have gone above and beyond to support Future CodeHers This post is dedicated to GlobalLogic, who have supported us from the start. Sam Baillie and Jen F. are huge advocates of the programme, and have played a big part in making this partnership a success 🙌🏼 And special mentions to Jen, Grace Sandford, Samer Naqvi, Paige Dawson, Tom Chapman who have supported with School Careers Talks, Tech Lunches, Careers Fairs and now upcoming yr 12 Tech Work Experience in July. Thank you for going above and beyond in helping us inspire girls at school about a career in tech 🫶

👩💻 New opportunity for girls 16-18 to attend BPP's 2-day hackathon 👩💻 BPP is a leading provider of professional qualifications/education and are going through a major digital transformation. They have plans to modernise the digital experience for their students from how they access their timetable, manage their learning and see their progress. BPP are exploring machine learning and AI to better support students, tutors and staff. They are inviting a small selection of students interested in a career in technology, to gain insight into how a Tech project runs. The 2-day hackathon will cover  🔎 digital product and service design 🔎 software development 🔎 data engineering or data science & AI 🔎 digital product and delivery management Register your interest by emailing naushine.robinson@oliverbernard.com KEY DETAILS 📅 Date: 31st July and 1st August 2024 👉 Students must be able to attend both days 🔢 6 spots available 📍 Location: BPP Waterloo, London SE1 9NN 👩💼 Age: 16-18 Please share if you know any students in and around London interested in technology

✨ Shining the spotlight ✨ This week, we are shining the spotlight on our partners/volunteers who have gone above and beyond to support Future CodeHers. Quite Frankly, we could not operate without any of you 🙏 The first is dedicated to Namrata Sarmah (Nam) and the Women in Product®UK community for never failing to step up in need. Special mention to Daria Beliakova for your Meta VR session at Wallington Girls and Catalina Vlad for supporting CareersinTech week at Ursuline Girls and Namrata Sarmah (Nam) for opening the doors to your network. When I put out a request for support; I am always overwhelmed by the response from Women in Product®UK THANK YOU, and we look forward to continuing to work together to inspire girls about Careers in Tech and Product 💛

What a truly inspiring day this was! "It was the best careers fair we've ever had" (Feedback from students) We are incredibly proud to have supported 'Makers of the Future Day' at Wallington High School For Girls which gave our fabulous partners/volunteers an opportunity to engage with potential future talent and provide valuable insights into types of careers, industries and career pathways available to them. The turnout was huge; over 500 year 11 & Sixth form students attended and it was great to see the enthusiasm and interest from all. Days like these are invaluable; they provide guidance for young people about their future, teach and enable them to network and put your company on their radar for the future 💫 Big thanks to Lisa Parkinson Wallington High School For Girls for the opportunity. Our partners Flock Deloitte DEMICA Capco Jefferies Commerzbank AG LevelUP HCS GlobalLogic Gousto SEFE Marketing & Trading Ltd Policy in Practice and everyone involved in making this happen Adam Grant Kirsty Alexandre Mandy Maas Jenna Thorne Harsimran Sangha (Assoc. CIPD) Jennifer Harding Ravikalaa Krishnan Zara Murji Ben Hegarty Aysha Mohoboob Carol Macharia Shivani Dattani Zion Sengulay - Thomas Jason Fennessy Dane Percival Pallavi Subramaniam Sellyhom Araia Jen F. Genevieve Orford Elena Marinaki Catherine Pendleton Amy Bedford Amelia Capper Amy Ryan Liam Frawley

We are incredibly proud that Future CodeHers , our school outreach initiative are sponsoring Wallington High School For Girls upcoming careers fair. Our fantastic company partners will provide valuable insight into various career paths (especially tech), industries, and opportunities available to the Year 10, 11 and Sixth Form Students. Engaging with schools doesn’t just help your business talent pipeline - it also helps your employees, and teachers too.