Internet-savvy students at The Corsham School will become teachers to share their IT skills with the community. Eighteen sixth-form pupils volunteer to help the new IT club at Corsham’s Springfield Community Campus.
The teenagers will be teaching people about sending emails and browsing the web as part of a Wiltshire Council initiative to reduce social isolation, particularly among the elderly, and improve IT skills.
Students are given a weekly ‘enrichment slot’ on their timetables to attend the IT club at the Springfield Community Campus and offer one-to-one support.
They received training from the Wiltshire Online team to prepare for their roles. The club will run every Wednesday, from 2pm to 4pm.
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