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At this time of year we have lots of new Code Clubs starting, so when Polly Caldwell from Auto Trader got in touch to say that she wanted to share her volunteering story with us, we jumped at the opportunity. Polly has now been running a Code Club for six months, and is keen to …

Tuesday the 13th October is Ada Lovelace Day – an annual celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Thanks to the generous support from ARM, one of Code Club’s Strategic Partners, we have created a brand new Ada-themed Code Club project and school assembly pack, which we hope will be …

We’d like to say a big “thank you” to BrowserStack who have donated free access to their service to us and, in doing so, have made our cross-browser testing a whole lot easier! We’ve been using BrowserStack for a few weeks now and it’s already proving to be pretty invaluable. BrowserStack provides browser-based access to …

They say a change is as good as a rest. Here at Code Club HQ we have definitely taken the spirit of that phrase to heart.  After refreshing our projects page and registration process for Code Club volunteers, we’re now excited to say that we’ve also implemented some changes to our Teacher Training materials – all …

On Wednesday 30th September, join us for Code Club’s second Twitter Chat! Following on from the success of our last Twitter chat session, we’ll be hosting another opportunity for the Code Club community to come together to share their knowledge and experience, and for new or prospective volunteers to ask any questions and queries they …

Yesterday we were excited to be in Cardiff for the opening of the Samsung Code Club Regional Hub at its new home at the the city’s Central Library. The Hub will serve as a great new community space, giving children and adults in Cardiff access to a range of digital training opportunities. Deputy Minister of …

Are you a student keen to share your skills and spare time to help inspire the next generation? Then we want you to become a volunteer for Code Club! Code Clubs are weekly coding sessions for children aged 9-11, which take place in schools, community centres and libraries across the UK (and in countries around …

Today is the start of National Coding Week 2015 – encouraging adults to learn more about digital industries, to get opportunities to try out coding, and to help raise awareness of the digital skills gap in the UK. A recent survey conducted by National Coding Week revealed that 52% of adults in the UK said …

We’re very excited to see the launch of the BBC’s new mixital site – part of their Make It Digital Initiative. It’s an amazing new online platform full of great resources, which make digital creating simple and fun. The site offers users the chance to publish and share the things they create, as well as …

We love hearing from our volunteers and their experiences of running Code Clubs across the UK. We’d like to kick things off as we start the new academic year by hearing from Steve Manson, who runs a Code Club at Bucklebury C.E Primary School near Reading. We asked him a bit about his experiences with …