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The UK's 2020 CyberFirst Girls competition opens soon

The 2020 CyberFirst Girls Competition is approaching and registration opens on 2 December 2019.

Over the years the competition has been running there has been a steady increase in the number of schools and the number of teams that each school has registered. This year there is an additional round and some of the challenges have been created by industry, including employees from NCC Group.

Here are some key dates for the competition, keep them in your diary!

  • Registration opens - 2 December 2019
  • Qualifier round - 13 to 22 January 2020
  • Semi-final day - 8 February 2020
  • Grand final - 15/16 March 2020

The online qualifier opens 2 December, links to the platform and more information about the competition are available here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/cyberfirst/girls-competition-online-round

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