16 Year 9 girls participated in the NCSC Cyberfirst girls competition.
After completing an online round of problem solving challenges, Amy Baird and Sara Beggs were one of 9 teams from NI to qualify for the UK semifinals.
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On Saturday 8th February Amy and Sara attended Allstate Hq in Belfast, to compete against all the other 144 UK semi finals. This involved 4 hours of continuous cyber problem solving challenges. A great day was had by both girls, who have learnt a lot and even gave an interview for the BBC. They have been hugely inspired by this wonderful opportunity. Thanks to NCSC and Allstate NI for hosting us.