Altitude News

We’re looking for two dynamic, inquisitive and passionate STEM Outreach Officers to support our programme delivery. Could you be part of the team?

The Altitude Foundation Code Project is here!  What is the Code Project? The Code Project is a structured activity where participants attend a series of workshops where they will design, program and build a working product prototype with support from  Altitude Foundation staff, university and industry volunteers. The prototype, made using the BBC micro:bit, will […]

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, innovative and passionate Programme Manager to take the charity’s intervention programmes to the next level as we emerge from the pandemic and tackle post-covid educational disadvantage.

In the first of an occasional blog series, we look at what the pandemic has taught us about the future of social mobility work. Few organisations can claim to have been fully ready for the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the country over the last 15 months. At Altitude, until very recently, our […]

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, inquisitive and passionate Programme Officer to support Altitude’s programme delivery. We are looking for a talented Programme Officer to deliver meaningful change for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Region. This role would be particularly suited to a recent or upcoming graduate, and will suit anyone […]

As the Government confirms that schools will return to full in-person teaching from 8th March, Altitude Foundation continues to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop their programming and coding skills. We are offering to support ten teams of up to three young people aged 13-18 to take part in this year’s do Your […]

Lockdown continues to present profound challenges for many young people, and we want to help. Altitude Foundation is hosting two online events focusing on programming, coding and digital careers during the February half term. Students in Years 9-13 are welcome to sign up, completely free of charge! 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as Altitude’s new Events and Communications Manager! We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and committed candidate to help us to develop our profile, reach our audience and deliver high-quality events and interventions for our programme participants.

Welcome to the forty-fifth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you to expand a problem & programme a solution

Welcome to the forty-fourth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you programme a solution

Welcome to the forty-third of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you break down a problem to be able to programme a solution

Welcome to the forty-second of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you ensure your algorithm has all the necessary information

Welcome to the forty-first of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you practice spotting sequencing errors

Welcome to the fortieth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you practice spotting sequencing errors

Welcome to the thirty-ninth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will let you explore how your phone predicts your texts

Welcome to the thirty-eighth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will let you explore how your phone predicts your texts

Welcome to the thirty-seventh of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you understand the basics of programming a spellchecker

Welcome to the thirty-sixth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will show you how to use binary to create images

Welcome to the thirty-fifth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you create a tool to convert binary to decimal numbers

Welcome to the thirty-fourth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020 Today’s challenge will help you revise or review your binary knowledge.