Sarah is the newest member of Altitude and she joined us as Outreach Officer back in June. As the newest member of the team, we have asked her to tell us a bit about herself and to look back on her first six weeks at the Foundation. Find out what she had to say below!
Our General Manager, Colin, often spends his time working behind the scenes, and only occasionally gets involved in school visits or delivering sessions, so he is less well known to our participants than some members of the team! We sat down with him to find out why he took on the role, what his job […]
Kyle joined us as our Outreach Officer for 2022-23 on an industrial placement, in the third year of his Computer Science degree at Newcastle University. He subsequently stayed on with us whilst he completed his studies. As he nears the end of his degree and his time at Altitude, we have asked him to look […]
During our Easter work experience week, we asked our students to complete a blog post about their experiences. Here, Ethan tells us what he learned.
During our Easter work experience week, we asked our students to complete a blog post about their experiences. Here, Mamert tells us what he learned.
We’re looking for a dynamic, inquisitive and passionate STEM Outreach Officer to support our programme delivery. Could you be part of the team?
We sat down with Glen Maddison, our new Outreach Officer, to find out a little bit more about his first few months in the job, and what he gets up to when he’s not in an orange hoodie.
We never like to say “goodbye” to valued colleagues, but sadly this week our time working with Struan Gow is coming to an end. We sat down with him to ask three questions about his experiences over the past year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two passionate, supportive and inspirational volunteers to support the development and delivery of our ambitious fundraising vision. Could this be you? The Foundation needs support to develop and deliver its fundraising ambitions from two Volunteer Fundraising Advisers. They will work as members of the Board’s Fundraising Sub-Committee to take […]
We’re looking for a dynamic, inquisitive and passionate STEM Outreach Officer to support our programme delivery. Could you be part of the team?
In order to smash barriers to technological education, we have considered for some time the social and gender-based barriers to participating in the computing sphere. We want our beneficiaries to represent the rich diversity of all of the society around: therefore the efficacy and transparency of our policies to increase gender diversity in a male-orientated […]
We are delighted to have published our first ever Impact Report, summarising the successes of our participants in the last year. After the disruption of the pandemic, we re-established our programme, expanded our reach, and had our most successful academic year ever. We celebrated this success with supporters and friends who have been a part […]
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, innovative and passionate Programme Manager to join us and take our intervention programmes to the next level as we build upon the successes outlined in our first ever Impact Report for 2022/23. If you’re successful, you will support our ambition to deliver the North East’s leading, transformational […]
Written by Megan Venn-Wycherley, Programme Manager While the tech industry has revolutionised the world around us, disadvantaged young people frequently confront significant barriers to tech careers, limited by access to resource, finance and professional networks. Altitude Foundation’s Code Project programme aims to address some of these barriers by providing young people aged 13 to 16 […]
The Code Project is back and better than ever! Code Project: Bots for Good is a free holiday hackathon for young people in Years 9, 10 and 11 across the North East, taking place on April 13th and 14th 2023. During this time, young people will work together in small teams to develop a digital […]
Each year, we invite young people to take part in the Altitude Foundation Code Project for a chance to learn more about electronic prototyping and how digital skills can help improve lives around the world. In 2022, our young people were challenged to create digital prototypes that addressed either a challenge for Life on Land […]
Are you passionate about expanding young people’s STEM horizons? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, inquisitive STEM Outreach Officer to support Altitude Foundation’s programme delivery, as we seek to become a beacon of excellence in tackling social mobility for young people aged 13-18.
Maybe you’ve asked yourself what a digital career looks like in action? What do people do on a day-to-day basis? Maybe you’ve wondered what skills and experiences helped them to achieve their job, or even what cool and exciting technologies they get to work with!
National Careers Week (NCW) is a week dedicated to the celebration of careers guidance and free educational resources across the UK. The Week encourages educators to bring together students, local employers and advisers through careers events and activities. NCW, organised in partnership with The Natwest Group, has been designed to provide a focus for careers […]
What is the Digital Careers Gateway? Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student studying in a STEM field at a Higher Education Institutions in the North East of England? Interested in a career in tech? Want to build valuable skills and relationships to help you get there? In 2022, Altitude Foundation are launching a new, […]