South West Partner

Supporting CyberFirst Schools

A South West based consortium of local partners including Raytheon UK, CyNam, TechSpark SW, the South West Cyber Cluster and Graphic Science will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a 10-month pilot programme to run the South West Cyber Education Ecosystem.

This includes the assessment and evaluation of CyberFirst School applications using the ‘CyberFirst Schools in a Box’ toolkit, the growth of the CyberFirst Schools community in the South-West and engagement and facilitation with industry and schools to enable e-mentoring and work experience.

Get kit for your classes

The NCSC has set up some distribution centres with the support of the schools and industries involved in the project.

Schools and Colleges within Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean can register for an account to be able to book equipment out.

From Ohbots, Probots and Pi-Tops, to flying drones, Spheros and Arduinos - you'll find lots of cool kit available for students to get stuck in with.

What is an 'Ambo'?

Supporting CyberFirst Schools

Our hard-working regional ambassadors, who we call Ambos, are there to help CyberFirst Schools and Colleges get the most out of the CyberFirst educational eco-system.

This could take the form of helping with educational outreach, student events and careers, facilitating relationships with local industry, governmental and academia partners, and more.

Scroll down to read more about your local CyberFirst Ambassadors.

Rebekka B

I work for CACI in the Information Intelligence Group (IIG) as a Delivery Manager.

My interests include cooking, gardening and swimming. I have two young children which keep me busy mostly.

I have had a unique career working in many sectors from pharmaceutical, oil and gas and defence and security, as an engineer and project manager.

I’ve had the pleasure of being a role model after winning a national award in 2002, and have been supporting campaigns such as WISE, and women and under-represented groups locally, as founder and Chair of Gloucestershire STEM Network (Nov 16’ to Nov 19’).

CACI Delivery Manager

I am passionate about supporting young people to help understand the world of Cyber and digital opportunities.

My role as a Cyber Ambassador is to facilitate industry relationships across Gloucestershire to link and connect with schools and colleges to support with their strategic plans.

In addition, my role includes the creation of national resources for teachers and students, and the development of the e-mentoring and inspirational role model programme.