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<p>In addition to the introduction of the new national curriculum for computing, the
Government has developed and delivered extra-curricular opportunities to inspire school
children and help them learn more of the building blocks needed for a career in cyber
security, including the Cyber Schools Programme (Cyber Discovery) and CyberFirst summer
courses and competitions.</p><p> </p><p>Cyber Discovery launched in November 2017
offering extracurricular cyber security learning for students aged 14-18 years old.
It is designed to engage young people in cyber security careers and, in particular,
is structured to find and upskill an elite group of future cyber security leaders.
It will roll out across the UK in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Over the summer of
2018, the Government funded over 1,000 residential and non-residential summer course
places, delivered over 23 events across mainland UK. The range of courses was designed
to inspire children aged between 11-17 years old and given them an opportunity to
learn more about cyber. We also ran an online competition specifically aimed at girls
to encourage them to consider cyber security as a career. 4,500 students aged between
12-13 from 400 schools entered. We will continue to develop and deliver inspirational
cyber security educational programmes for school-age children.</p>
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