A team of four Year 8 pupils from ÐßÐßÊÓƵ has beaten over 50 entries to represent the South West in the national grand final of the .
The competition, supported by , challenged teams of pupils aged 11–14 to create and design an app to improve lives in their community.
The Hype Band team from BGS – Seth, Lily, Adi and Iris – came up with the idea for an app to help diabetics monitor their sugar levels, using a customisable band around their wrist, connected via Bluetooth to their phone. Watch their video pitch to find out more about their proposal.
As a regional finalist Hype Band will attend the Digital Creators’ Challenge Grand Final on Friday 27 March hosted at Vodafone HQ Newbury. As well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at Vodafone, the pupils will also present their exciting app idea to a panel of judges, with a chance to win one of two prizes of £2,000 for the two Category Winners (best technical app; best social impact) or the overall prize of £6,000!
We congratulate Adi, Lily, Iris and Seth on reaching the national final and wish them the best of luck for the 27 March.