Scotland prepares for its biggest BIMA Digital Day yet…

By Anna Doyle
11 Nov 2018

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This year we have trebled our engagement with schools which is thanks to the support of the BIMA Scotland Council, the DYWs and Education Scotland. It is also testament to the appetite in schools to prepare their students for careers of the future. We are hugely grateful to the schools directing their resources to support BIMA Digital Day and a massive thanks to all the companies across Scotland who are giving up a whole day to inform and inspire our digital leaders of the future

David Johnstone, Managing Director, After Digital & BIMA Talent Council

On Tuesday, 13 November, representatives from over 200 businesses from across the digital industry will head back to school to spend the day inspiring 13-15 year olds around the UK. BIMA Digital Day gives young people an insight into the careers available in digital and hands-on experience tackling challenges set by our brand sponsors.

Digital Day is one of BIMA’s (British Interactive Media Association) flagship events. In many ways it’s our most important event, because it helps raise awareness about an industry many young people know next to nothing about. Digital Day helps ensure that the pipeline of talent keeps flowing, and it helps reduce the perennial skills shortage faced by the industry.

Sara Hendrie, Craigmount High School, Edinburgh says:

I see lots of lightbulbs going off for students at BIMA Digital Day, as it helps them see the variety of pathways available. It is so hard to get students out of school for a day, having professionals come into the classroom makes all the difference. We rely on the digital industry to stay involved so that we can help young people get the best start in their careers.” 

What is exciting for us in Scotland is that this year we have trebled our participation from schools and industry and this is thanks to the support of the DYWs, Education Scotland and the BIMA Scotland Council. In fact we were taken by surprise by the take up from schools and had we been better prepared we would be reporting even bigger percentage participation up take. We are already preparing with exciting partnerships for 2019 to ensure the programme continues its exponential growth and importantly reaches as many students as possible.

We would like to extend our deepest thanks to all the following companies who have so generously given up there time and go back to school for the day:

Red Evolution

Aberdeen Airport

Add Jam

Adeo

AfterDigital

AmazeRealise

Black AD

Bridge Interactive

Clark Communications

Clean Digital

CreateFuture

DAC Group

Deloitte Digital

Dog

Equator

Frame

Front Page

Gecko

Greenhill Design and Technology

Hot Tin Roof

Leith Agency

Mackerel Media

MadeBrave

Primate

Reach PLC

Redspire Ltd

Republic of Media

Robert Gordon University

Signal

Swarmonline

Tayburn

The Scotsman

This is Milk

University of West Scotland

We Are Hydrogen Ltd

Whitespace

Wire

And the amazing schools who are giving up staff time to ensure their students get some great insights into career opportunities available to them:

Aboyne Academy

Banff Academy

Bathgate Academy

Bellshill Academy

Biggar Academy

Bishopbriggs Academy

Boroughmuir High School

Braidhurst High School

Calderglen High

Caldervale High

Carluke High School

Cleveden Secondary School

Coatbridge High School

Craigie High School

Craigmount High School

Currie Community High School

Dalbeattie High School

Dunbar Grammar School

Edinburgh College

Greenfaulds High School

Hamilton Grammar

Holy Rood RC High School

Inveralmond Community High School

Kemnay Academy

Largs Academy

Lenzie Academy

Mearns Academy

Newbattle High School

Queensferry Community High School

Shawlands Academy

Springburn Academy

St Aidans High

St Mungo’s Academy

Stonelaw High

Taylor High

the royal high school

Turnbull High School

Turriff Academy

Tynecastle High School

West Calder High School

Just one day to go until Digital Day 2018 and we are looking forward to engaging with companies, more schools, more teachers and more students to work together to bridge that digital skills gap everyone is talking about.

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