13th July 2022
Code Club: fun, fantastic, and humbling!
Enthusiasm has been in abundance since Code Clubs across the world have reunited with in-person sessions. With the UK and Ireland heading into their summer breaks, here are some of our highlights from the last academic year. Head of Code Club, Tamasin Greenough Graham, has a few words to share with you: “I’ve loved seeing …
30th June 2022
Club members’ stories: Code Club is ‘Code-mazing!’
Code Club is all about our young members and helping them discover how they can use code for the things that matter most to them. Meet 8-year-old, budding coder Oliver from Congleton in Cheshire, England. He’s recently joined Congleton Library Code Club, led by educator Rich Hind, who has been part of the Code Club …
15th June 2022
Say hello to the Code Club team
Meet the Code Club team! We’re a small, but impactful team that are scattered across the world. Here’s a glimpse of who we are, our roles, and what we get up to in our spare time! Tamasin Greenough Graham, Head of Code Club “I lead the lovely Code Club team who support you, our amazing …
23rd May 2022
The people power of Code Club
It’s you, the community of educators and members, that makes Code Club such a vibrant programme. For us this is the most exciting part of what we do — hearing how Code Club positively impacts your lives and the people around you is truly a great honour! Four community members share their stories as part …
16th May 2022
Celebrating 10 years of Code Club
Code Club is 10 years old! We think that a decade is a milestone that needs to be celebrated. It’s a chance to look back, reflect, and see how far we’ve come as a community. In this post, co-founder Clare Sutcliffe shares her thoughts and we honour your memories and highlights in our potted history …
28th April 2022
Physical computing kits available for Code Clubs in England
From making your first LED blink to creating a musical instrument, physical computing can bring the ‘A-ha!’ moment into your Code Club. If your Code Club is running within a school in England, you can hire a selection of physical computing kits from an NCCE Computing Hub for free. Physical computing helps club members to …
5th April 2022
Code Club is 10 years old!
2022 marks ten years of Code Club, a HUGE community achievement. To mark this amazing milestone, we’re bringing the community together for a two-week coding extravaganza! Put 16 to 27 May in your calendars, and help us celebrate. Looking back Back in April 2012, Code Club co-founders, Clare Sutcliffe and Linda Sandvik published our very …
28th March 2022
The coolest resources to get your Code Club ready for Coolest Projects Global
Take a look at these FIVE resources to support your Code Club to get involved with Coolest Projects Global, an international celebration of technology! Coolest Projects Global is the world’s leading technology showcase for young people. It’s an opportunity for your coders to share their tech creations with the world in the Coolest Projects online …
15th March 2022
Cool and creative, meet Azmat the superhero from Kashmir
Azmat (16) is inspiring her peers to get involved in coding! Vasu, Programme Coordinator for Code Club India, met with Azmat virtually to learn about her coding journey; her participation in Coolest Projects; and how, as she gets older, computing features in her life. Meet Azmat! Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is …
9th March 2022
Coding 3D worlds at your Code Club
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a path of six new Unity projects to help young people take their first steps to create 3D worlds. Find out why Unity is such a versatile tool and how you can use it to stretch your more confident coders. What is Unity? Unity is a free coding platform …