27th October 2020
Coding at home with Willow Brook School
Willow Brook Primary School Academy started using Scratch to help their students keep coding from home while schools were closed. Find out how they set up their #CodeClub@Home and read their top tips for running remote coding sessions. Going online with Scratch Willow Brook Primary School Academy started their Code Club in summer 2016. With …
8th October 2020
Take time out and try the NEW ‘Look after yourself’ Scratch module!
Last month, a brand-new Scratch module was launched called ‘Look after yourself’. This module has six projects based on wellbeing, which will get children making digital games, interactive animations, and apps! Let’s try the projects! Our colleagues at the Raspberry Pi Foundation have been trying the projects. Find out how they got on: “Relax and …
22nd September 2020
Community members share advice for running online Code Club sessions!
We understand that going online to run a Code Club session might be making you feel a little nervous. We’re here to support you every step of the way on this new learning journey. Check out our new guidance on online sessions, and read on to hear top tips and words of advice from Code …
8th September 2020
Let’s get back to Code Club safely
Move over August, September has arrived and Code Club has a range of exciting new options to help you restart your Code Club safety. Guiding you through options We’ve developed a framework to guide you through which option will suit your club’s current situation. The options are flexible, to allow you to pick and combine …
7th September 2020
What do you think about Code Club? The results are in!
At the end of 2019 we asked the Code Club community to tell us about your clubs as part of our annual survey. The full report has now been published and here are some of the highlights from your feedback. Who are our volunteers and club leaders? We received a total of 1583 survey responses …
17th August 2020
Linking code to literacy with The 13-Storey Treehouse
Learn how Leeds Libraries have adapted their Code Clubs and established a thriving online coding community as part of their #LibrariesFromHome offer. This online offer has given young coders from across the city the chance to be involved in a collaborative project linking code to literacy with the book The 13-Storey Treehouse. Linking Code Club …
11th August 2020
Meet the children of Code Club learning to code from home
This year we’ve seen the curious minds of young coders rise to the challenge and adapt quickly to an online coding or virtual Code Club experience. Even if their Code Club has been paused, they’ve found clever ways to continue to develop their coding skills. Their resilience and creativity has shone through and it’s now …
27th July 2020
Find out how Nicola from Australia has been delivering a club with a difference!
Over 10,000 miles away from UK HQ, Code Club Australia has entered a new phase of working as schools start to reopen. Nicola, the Programme Manager of Code Club Australia, caught up with Lucia, the Head of Code Club UK and Ireland. She talked about what she has learnt from running an online club, and …
13th July 2020
Thinking creatively to give children in India meaningful learning opportunities at home
Pi Jam Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in India, equipping students and educators with tools to learn and create with technology. Pi Jam has been committed to ensuring that learning continues during the coronavirus pandemic. We want to share some of the amazing work that Pi Jam has done to support young coders and …
29th June 2020
Be inspired by Code Club Canada and their response to the pandemic
Head of Code Club UK and Ireland Lucia Manzitti has been finding out how Code Clubs around the world are keeping kids coding during the pandemic. Recently she spoke to Maddy Bazett, Program Owner of Code Club Canada. Getting Code Club Canada online! When schools and community spaces started to close across Canada, Maddy and …
