{"id":40459,"date":"2020-02-16T16:31:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T16:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40459"},"modified":"2020-02-16T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T16:31:44","slug":"cardiff-pupils-reach-uk-final-of-codebreaking-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/16\/cardiff-pupils-reach-uk-final-of-codebreaking-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff pupils reach UK final of codebreaking contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Llandaff Cathedral School represents Wales in event encouraging girls into cyber careers<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40463\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40463\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Featured-image-cybergirls-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The winning team from Cathedral School in Llandaff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A TEAM of girls from Llandaff Cathedral School has made the final of the National Cyber Security Centre&#8217;s CyberFirst Girls Competition, after triumphing in a codebreaking challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>After a qualifying round involving over 12,000 girls, the team progressed to the Welsh regional semi-final in Newport, where they beat nine other Welsh schools in a range of tasks. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They will now represent Wales against winning teams from Scotland, Northern Ireland, and several areas of England at the grand final on March 16. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The girls, in year eight, were \u201cover\nthe moon\u201d to have won the semi-final and said that teamwork was a big part of\ntheir success. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs Joanne Dinsmore, IT teacher\nat the Cathedral School said: \u201cWe were delighted that our team did so well on\nSaturday.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe take female involvement in science very seriously and strongly promote STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) to the girls at school.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are continually promoting\nComputer Science as a subject to try and raise awareness of the opportunities\nfor women in this industry. Competitions such as CyberFirst Girls play a major\nrole in this undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The NCSC is part of GCHQ, the UK\u2019s intelligence, cyber and security service. According to the organisation, only around 11% of the global workforce in cyber security is female. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As such, it runs the competition every year to give girls an opportunity to find out more about the sector, potentially influencing the subjects they take at GCSE and their future career paths. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Chris Ensor, NCSC deputy director for skills and growth, said: \u201cA huge congratulations to all the girls who took part, particularly the winners. The enthusiasm and skill shown by each of the girls participating helped to make these events an outstanding success.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe feedback we\u2019ve had has been\nhugely positive and suggests many of the girls will continue to pursue their\ninterest in computing and cyber.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would encourage even more\ngirls to get involved in future competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The girls were also congratulated\nby Welsh Finance Minister, Rebecca Evans, who recognised the competition as \u201ca\nfantastic opportunity to spot and nurture our young female talent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Llandaff Cathedral School represents Wales in event encouraging girls into cyber careers A TEAM of girls from Llandaff Cathedral School has made the final of the National Cyber Security Centre&#8217;s CyberFirst Girls Competition, after triumphing in a codebreaking challenge. 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