STUDENTS became teachers last week when they helped to bring online people who struggle to use computers.

Eight Year 10 students from St Joseph’s Catholic College in the town centre took part in two sessions at the Central Library on Friday, offering one-to-one advice and guidance to older people to help them familiarise themselves with the internet.

They volunteered to take part in the workshop to share their skills.

Stuart Firth, head of computing at St Joseph’s, said: “The idea was that that the students go along and help at a session geared towards helping those who aren’t so confident around IT to get online, mainly silver surfers. It meant that people who struggle with computers can learn from the youngsters who have grown up with them and know them inside out.

“It went really well, we could have done with a few more people coming along and I think a couple of people dropped out unfortunately.

“There were four people in both sessions, but that did mean that they had a one-to-one.

“It was great to see the sharing of knowledge across the generations and I think the learners went away having developed a few more skills.

“It was really good for the students too, who had an opportunity to share their knowledge with others.”