18/06/2026
Last week, 14 of our Year 8 pupils attended the final Mega Hub Challenge Day, *Megamachines*, at Accrington and Rossendale College
Throughout the day, pupils took part in a range of exciting activities designed to develop their digital and problem-solving skills. They successfully completed a Lego robotics challenge, using coding to programme a vehicle called "Rhino" to move and complete tasks.
Students also explored the world of Artificial Intelligence, learning how to write effective prompts to generate images and discussing the importance of AI safety, including the risks of prompt injection and how AI systems can be manipulated.
The day finished with a cyber security challenge, where pupils worked together using industry-standard activities to solve problems and strengthen their cyber skills.
As well as developing new knowledge, students learned about the wide range of careers linked to technology, coding, AI and cyber security.
Our pupils represented Rhyddings brilliantly throughout the day, showing enthusiasm, teamwork and a willingness to challenge themselves.
Well done to everyone involved!
