Schools in Cheltenham are trying to encourage more girls to take an interest in computer science. Only 21% of people taking the subject at a GCSE level are women, according to the Joint Council for Qualifications. Not only is that a surprising gender gap, but the gap has been widening consistently over the past decade, […]
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ParkLife Podcast: Online safety
Our latest podcast investigates whether a change in the law will make life safer for us all online.
Review: Is the iPad Mini 5 still worth it in 2023? โ A studentโs perspective
Rating: ๐๐๐๐๐ The first iPad mini was unveiled in October 2012 and was a copy of the original iPad just smaller. Since then, Apple have released 5 more generations of the iPad mini. The iPad mini 5 uses the same body shape as the previous generations, with the classic look with Touch ID in the […]
Black Friday – We’ve done the browsing, so you don’t have to!
Black Friday is right around the corner. With Christmas quickly approaching, shoppers will find any bargain they can to put a smile on the faces of loved ones without breaking the bank. Now more than ever, people are looking to the internet for the festive gifts rather than the high street. But the web is […]
Wordle becomes newest craze on Twitter
Wordle is rising in popularity this month on Twitter, over 6,000 people on the app have taken on the game today to guess today’s word. The game is simple to understand. A five letter word is randomly chosen by a computer and the player has 6 chances to guess what it is. After a guess, […]
Digital poverty is the biggest threat to UK children’s education
The number of children living in poverty in the UK rises year after year, but the pandemic has revealed a whole new kind of modern day poverty. Digital poverty is where children are without access to appropriate hardware, software or reliable access to the internet. This creates a divide between kids with and without internet […]
O2 switches on 5G in Cheltenham
Mobile operator O2 has turned on the 5G connection for various towns around the UK, including Cheltenham. O2 has said that 5G will now be available in 150 towns and it would continue the roll out across the UK. They aim to give coverage to many urban areas. The views on this rollout are mixed, […]