Route 02
Learners and participants
MDYH is organised around where you are in your development, not just your age. You can join at any stage and move up as your confidence and skill grow. Progress is judged on what you can do and show.
Four pathways
Join where you are, move up as you grow
Level 1
Discover
Try things out. Build the basics, find what you enjoy and learn how to stay safe online.
Level 2
Develop
Start to specialise. Build skills that support your studies and your first CV.
Level 3
Launch
Work to a real brief. Build a portfolio, meet employers and prepare for interviews.
Level 4
Thrive
Go professional. Advanced skills, enterprise, qualifications, mentoring others.
Not sure which one you are? Choose “Help me decide” on the registration form and we will work it out with you in a short welcome chat.
Curriculum
The seven learning domains
Every domain runs across all four pathways. The subject stays the same, the depth changes. Open a domain to see what you would cover at each level.
The basics that unlock everything else, from files and folders to professional email.
Discover · Level 1
- Using computers and tablets with confidence
- Files, folders and saving to the cloud
- Keyboard skills and getting online
- First documents in Word and Google Docs
Develop · Level 2
- Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for coursework
- Searching well and checking if a source is true
- Referencing where information came from
- Sharing and commenting on documents
Launch · Level 3
- Professional email and online meeting etiquette
- Spreadsheets for real tasks
- Accurate data entry and digital records
- Working across devices and accounts
Thrive · Level 4
- Databases and advanced spreadsheet work
- Digital administration in a workplace
- Running a digital help clinic for others
- Troubleshooting and supporting non technical users
How work actually gets done: planning, deadlines, teams and tools.
Discover · Level 1
- Organising schoolwork and files
- Calendars, reminders and simple to do lists
- Working together on a shared document
- Asking for help and giving feedback
Develop · Level 2
- Time management and prioritising
- Planning a small project from start to finish
- Team roles and peer feedback
- Presenting your work to the group
Launch · Level 3
- Task and workflow tools used by employers
- Online collaboration and remote working
- Meeting skills, notes and follow up actions
- Managing your own deadlines on a live brief
Thrive · Level 4
- Full project management: scope, risk, delivery, evaluation
- Leading a team and running stand ups
- Reporting progress to a client or manager
- Building systems that other people can use
Design, photography, video, audio and social content, made properly.
Discover · Level 1
- Canva basics: posters, flyers and social graphics
- Photography with a phone and composition
- Stop motion animation
- Telling a story in pictures
Develop · Level 2
- Image editing and responsible use of images
- Planning and filming a short video
- Podcasting: research, scripting and recording
- 2D animation and motion basics
Launch · Level 3
- Video editing, interviewing and storytelling
- Brand, identity and design for an audience
- Music technology, beat making and copyright
- Publishing and growing a channel
Thrive · Level 4
- Digital marketing campaigns and analytics
- Social media management, moderation and brand safety
- Advanced media production to a client brief
- Pricing and delivering freelance creative work
Coding, web, apps, robotics, data and artificial intelligence.
Discover · Level 1
- First code with Scratch
- Robotics and sensors with micro:bit
- What artificial intelligence actually is
- Games and how they are built
Develop · Level 2
- Python or JavaScript fundamentals
- Building a web page with HTML and CSS
- Using generative AI responsibly and checking accuracy
- What the cloud is and why it matters
Launch · Level 3
- Web development and WordPress
- App design on no code platforms and user testing
- Game design and software testing
- AI ethics, bias and accountability
Thrive · Level 4
- Data and machine learning basics
- Cloud computing and data analytics
- Automation and where the jobs are going
- A technical portfolio that gets you hired
Staying safe, spotting exploitation, and turning technical curiosity into a lawful career.
Discover · Level 1
- Strong passwords and keeping devices secure
- Your digital footprint and who can see it
- Cyberbullying: prevention, reporting and support
- Gaming safety, spending and in game contact
Develop · Level 2
- Phishing, fake websites and online scams
- Sexting and image based abuse: consent and the law
- Fake news, algorithms and online radicalisation
- Healthy social media use and screen time
Launch · Level 3
- Cybercrime, hacking law and the consequences of offending
- Money mules and how criminals recruit young people
- Online grooming and criminal exploitation
- County lines and digital recruitment
Thrive · Level 4
- Cyber security fundamentals as a career
- Ethical hacking in legal lab environments
- Digital evidence, location data and police investigations
- Leading peer education and prevention campaigns
From your first CV to running your own thing.
Discover · Level 1
- What jobs exist in tech and creative industries
- Setting a goal and tracking progress
- Starting a digital portfolio
- Money basics and staying safe online with it
Develop · Level 2
- Writing a CV, cover letter and personal statement
- Job boards, apprenticeships and spotting recruitment scams
- Online budgeting and shopping safely
- Building a portfolio of finished work
Launch · Level 3
- Online interview skills and mock interviews
- LinkedIn and professional presence
- Workplace digital skills employers expect
- Crypto, gambling and loot box awareness
Thrive · Level 4
- Freelancing: clients, pricing, contracts and tax
- Business planning, customer research and enterprise
- Invoicing, bookkeeping and digital banking safety
- E-commerce, listings, fulfilment and customer service
Using what you have learned to change something where you live.
Discover · Level 1
- Working in a team and communicating clearly
- Presenting an idea to the group
- Resilience: handling mistakes and feedback
- Contributing to a group challenge
Develop · Level 2
- Problem solving and design thinking
- Spotting a real community problem
- Planning and running a small group project
- Campaign basics and reaching an audience
Launch · Level 3
- Social action campaigns on fraud, knife crime or exploitation
- Producing a podcast with police, employers and lived experience
- Building a website of local services and safe activities
- Running a digital help clinic for older residents
Thrive · Level 4
- Leading a project team and mentoring younger learners
- Employer led technology challenges
- Community data dashboards and app prototypes
- Delivering digital work for a local charity or business
Registration
Register to take part
Pick your domains, pick your level, tell us how to reach you. If you are under 18 we will also need a parent or carer to confirm your place.