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Thursday, 2 May 2019
Code Club and CoderDojo: which programme is right for you?
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is proud to run a range of youth programmes all over the world, including the largest network of coding clubs in the UK. These programmes include Code Club and CoderDojo, which both support volunteers and educators to create coding opportunities for young people. Code Club and CoderDojo Code Club and CoderDojo […]
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019
How a ZX81 inspired a creative coder
Twelve-year-old Dan Powell was first introduced to coding on a ZX81. Nearly 40 years later, he is now Programme Manager for Code Club. Find out how Dan’s early days of coding influenced his career, what his current coding project is, and how he is now sharing his love of coding with his daughters. It all […]
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Wednesday, 27 March 2019
From Wonder Woman to Code Club — find out more about Blender
Did you know that the film credit sequences of Wonder Woman were created using Blender? We think that’s pretty cool! Craig Fisk, a volunteer at Elton Primary School in Cheshire, has introduced Code Club Blender projects to his club. He shares with us how he got started and his top tips for anyone who wants […]
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Thursday, 21 March 2019
From a coding beginner to running a successful Code Club
Nina was an absolute beginner to coding and had no experience of working with children, but now she runs a Code Club from the Raspberry Pi Foundation office in Cambridge twice a month, in partnership with the Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign. Nina’s story is a great example of how anyone can set up and run […]
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Thursday, 14 March 2019
Innovative project inspires Brighton students to volunteer
In 2018, we launched a pilot project in Brighton with Greater Brighton Metropolitan College to recruit students as Code Club volunteers. Four students from the college worked with the City Academy Whitehawk, a local primary school, to set up and run a Code Club — a valuable, exciting, and innovative opportunity for them! The starting […]
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Friday, 8 March 2019
Girls leading the way
In early January we were introduced to a group of inspirational young female Code Club ambassadors who are making a difference at their primary school, RGS The Grange in Worcestershire. Millie, Daya, Lily and Rosie are all aged 11. They talked to us about how their club is encouraging more girls into coding. RGS The […]
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Friday, 1 March 2019
The impact of Code Club around the world
In November 2018 we asked Code Clubs across the world to share their experiences and feedback through our survey. The survey was translated into eight languages and we received responses from 1340 volunteers and club leaders in 59 countries! Read on to find our key highlights and the most important things we’ve learned about the […]
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Thursday, 14 February 2019
Free and flexible – building your skills with our FutureLearn courses
Thousands of Code Club volunteers and educators give their time each week to help young people learn coding and digital making skills, but what about growing your own skills? Our free online courses from Raspberry Pi, using the FutureLearn platform are an easy and flexible way to learn in your own time. Short on time? […]
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Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Making Code Clubs accessible for every child
We think all children should have the opportunity to learn to code, no matter who they are or where they come from. We chatted to Gravesend Library in Kent, where staff members started a Code Club in 2015. They incorporated the Code Club into their Kent Digital Dens project in 2017, and in 2018 they […]
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Thursday, 31 January 2019
Our New Year’s resolution: support 2000 new schools to start a club in 2019
Here at Code Club HQ, we’ve been talking about our New Year’s resolutions, and we decided on this one: we’re going to support 2000 primary schools to create new Code Clubs across the UK in 2019. Why we want to support 2000 new Code Clubs in schools According to a report from the Department for […]
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Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Testing Scratch 3.0 with children at Andoversford Primary School
Scratch 3.0 has landed, and the pupils at Andoversford Primary School in Gloucestershire have been testing it out with their volunteer Laura Sach, who’s one of the educators Raspberry Pi . With the arrival of Scratch 3.0 comes the option to use the much-loved programming tool on a tablet. At Andoversford Primary School Code Club, […]
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Adamsdown Primary School Code Club: fun, dedicated and ambitious
Adamsdown Primary School in Cardiff, Wales, launched a Code Club two years ago, for Year 6 pupils. Teacher Jessica Davies describes the club’s team of volunteers as fun, dedicated, and ambitious — so much so that they will be setting up a second Code Club for Year 5 pupils this year. Practicing classroom skills at […]
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Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Code Club close-up: Leeds Central Library
Leeds Central Library has hosted a Code Club since June 2015. Children’s Librarian and club organiser Rachel Ingle-Teare tells us about what makes her library unique as a venue, how the club has grown and changed since it started, and what her plans for the future are. Rachel took over coordinating the Leeds Central Library […]
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Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Collaborating to create Code Clubs
Earlier this year, Code Club and West London Zone, a local children’s charity, started to work together to start up Code Clubs. In this blog, we found out how the collaboration has already reached 4 schools in West London. West London Zone are a local charity who work with young people aged 3 – 18 […]
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Thursday, 6 December 2018
Welcome to the first-ever Code Club book!
Team Code Club are beyond excited to tell you that the first-ever Code Club book is now available! You can get it as a free download, or you can buy a physical copy now. The Code Club Book of Scratch is aimed at kids aged 9–13 who want to start learning to code using Scratch. […]
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Friday, 23 November 2018
Announcing the winners of the Code Club Global Competition 2018
This autumn, Code Clubs around the world competed in our first-ever global competition, and we were so excited to see the results. Now we’re even more excited to be announcing the lucky winners! The challenge What does community mean to you? Is your community your school, your friends, or the town where you live? We […]
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Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Research insights: collaborative programming and worked examples
Our researchers at Raspberry Pi work to help us understand how people are learning computing and digital making. They talk to children, volunteers, and educators about their experiences, while also drawing on the research of academics and other organisations. Here we summarise the latest piece of research they worked on with Code Clubs, and we […]
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Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Code Club in France: bonjour le monde!
Last month Kat Leadbetter, our International Programme Coordinator, travelled to France to visit a Code Club in Romilly-sur-Seine. J’arrive en France It was a beautiful, sunny day when I stepped off the train in Romilly-sur-Seine, a small town about an hour outside Paris. Waiting for me was Fabien Schuft, our Code Club local partner for […]
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Code Club in the USA: 800 clubs and growing!
Since joining the Code Club team in February 2018, US Club Manager Christina has worked to support the growing community of clubs across the United States. Here she shares an exciting update to Code Club USA, and news of what’s to come! 800 clubs and growing! From Honolulu to Houston and Anchorage to Atlanta, there […]
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Children's Safety Surfacing
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Rik Cross is the Interim Head of Content and Curriculum at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. He also runs a Code Club and is a former secondary s...
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When starting your own Code Club, it is useful to remember that there are literally thousands of people who have gone through the process be...
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In early January we were introduced to a group of inspirational young female Code Club ambassadors who are making a difference at their prim...