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On Wednesday 9th December from 8-9pm we’re having our last Twitter Chat before the Christmas break. Next week is Computer Science Education week, and so the theme for December’s chat is “Coding in the Classroom”. We are looking forward to chatting with volunteers and teachers alike to share best practice for getting to grips with the computing curriculum. If …

Last year, the Raspberry Pi Foundation ran the “Astro-Pi” competition, which gave children in the UK the chance to devise code-based science experiments for British astronaut Tim Peake to run aboard the International Space Station. The competition winners included one of our very own Code Clubs at Cranmere Primary School in Surrey, which was selected …

There have been a few changes in the Code Club team of late, so we wanted to update you and let you know who is out and about in your local area, running events and ready to help with your clubs! A few of our lovely Regional Coordinators have left our team and we have …

Today we are launching two weeks of space-themed celebrations! Yay Space! Code Club are counting down to the launch of the rockets which will be taking some fantastic Astro-Pi experiments, and British Astronaut Tim Peake, into the stratosphere and beyond to join the International Space Station. The countdown begins… Last year, the Raspberry Pi Foundation …

Over the last few weeks we’ve been posting a blog series from Polly, a Code Club volunteer from Auto Trader in Manchester who started her first club six months ago. She’s been sharing her experience of running a Code Club with us, chronicling her journey from “ a nervous wreck to a (more or less) confident …

Lots of our volunteers asked us if they could visit and see a Code Club in action before they started volunteering. So, about a year ago, we created a network of Star Clubs – totally awesome Code Clubs who were open to welcoming visitors who wanted an insight into what a Code Club session was …

Code Club’s CEO, Clare Sutcliffe, has an awesome update to share… I have very exciting news! Today we are announcing that Code Club is joining forces with the Raspberry Pi Foundation in a merger that will enable us to help many more young people learn how to build their ideas with code. The Raspberry Pi Foundation …

Last week we heard from Polly, a Code Club volunteer from Auto Trader who started her first Code Club six months ago. She has written in depth about her experiences running a Code Club in Manchester, chronicling her journey from (in Polly’s words) “ a nervous wreck to a (more or less) confident Code Club …

Following on from the success of our past Twitter chat sessions, we’ll be hosting another opportunity for the Code Club community to come together to share their knowledge and experiences, and for new or prospective volunteers to ask any questions and queries they may have. This month our focus will be “Motivating kids in Code …

We’re on the search for enthusiastic volunteers who could help us run teacher training for the computing curriculum! Why we need your help… It’s just over one year since the introduction of the new computing curriculum in English schools. Back in September 2014, the new curriculum was hailed with cheers from the UK’s technology industry who …