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Young people from nine schools in the region took part in the competition run by the Coventry Branch of the British Computer Society and the young people were given prizes at an award ceremony at Coventry University last week.

Prizes were awarded for different age groups and Etone Technology Language Vocational College was very successful. Pupils at KS4 collected prizes including, a trophy, Certificate from the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), A days experience at Land Rover and Jaguar, £200 for the school and £25 store vouchers each.

The pupils Manisha Gurung, Alice Middleton and Victoria Stringer were supported by ICT Teacher Mrs Bhayat to complete the project by designing and developing their own websites.

Mrs Bhayat said: “I am so proud of their achievement, the girls put in a tremendous effort into the project in their own time which has paid off.”

Representatives from a number of local and national organisations that supported the competition awarded the prizes and congratulated the finalists.

They included John Dalziel from Mercia FM who introduced the finalists and special guests at the ceremony, The Deputy Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Kieran Mulhall, Councillor Heather Timms from Warwickshire County Council and Dr Elizabeth Sparrow, President of BCS.

Chairman of the Coventry branch of BCS Irene Glendinning, who organised the competition, explained that the BCS stages a competition every two years and plans for the design of a new format competition will begin very soon.

“Although this year’s competition was very successful, we hope that the 2011-12 competition will attract even more entries and encourage pupils in the Coventry region to develop a broader range of computing skills to equip them for further study and possibly careers in this important field”.

Competition sponsors included the universities of Warwick and Coventry, professional institutions BCS and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Coventry and Warwickshire Lifelong Learning Network (CWLLN). 

There were also contributions from industry including IT consultants Cap Gemini, Hewlett Packard and Jaguar Land Rover.

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