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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 …

We wanted to say a big thank you to EDGE for donating their profits of £14,000 from their conference this year to Code Club! As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on donations such as these to continue our work, providing support and resources for our community of volunteers who commit their free time to help …

Here at Code Club HQ we’ve been busy making some improvements to our website over the summer. What’s new? We’ve made it easier and clearer to register and manage your clubs. We’ve also refreshed our projects website, adding loads of useful info about the specific skills that are covered in our projects and lots of …

Next Wednesday, 26th August from 8-9pm we’re trying something new – a Code Club Twitter Chat! This will be an opportunity for the Code Club community to come together and have a good old virtual chin wag – and the theme of our first chat is going to be (drumroll please)… “Top Tips for Running …