Full STEAM Ahead 2026
This past weekend Mentor Sam left The Code Zone HQ to join fellow STEAM educators at Full STEAM Ahead 2026! Keep reading to find out what he got up to from playing with LEGO to accepting an award!
Industry news, updates and reactions from The Code Zone
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Computer Science Education Week 2025
This year Computer Science Education Week is all about how computer science powers AI! In the age of AI it can be easy to think that human programmers are a thing of the past - but this couldn't be further from the truth!Read on to find out about why computer science skills are crucial for everyone as AI continues to evolve...
What programming languages do we use?
Learning to code can seem intimidating, there are so many different programming languages so where's the best place to start!? We want to make it easy to get into coding, which is why we're here to tell you about the different programming languages we use across our clubs! Read on to find out more...
All About Digital Literacy
Here at The Code Zone we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to develop key digital literacy skills! Read on to find out more about how we encourage our members to stengthen their tech knowledge...
Summer At The Code Zone 2025
The summer holidays are here, but that doesn't mean the coding fun has to stop. Find out about all of the cool stuff we'll be getting up to this summer, including our brand new online summer camps!
Why We Encourage Learning Through Gaming
Our clubs combine learning to code with gaming - but why is this such a good way to learn how to code? Find out in this week's blog post...
Coding Is More Than Just Gaming
In celebration of animation and all things fun and visual, here are some amazing things that you can create in our clubs!
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The Code Zone Member is BAFTA Young Game Designer Finalist
Over the last few years BAFTA have been running the Young Game Designers competition. This year one of our longest attending members, Matt, has entered into the concept category and has been announced as a finalist!
The Code Zone's Code Card
If you've seen The Code Zone online or in person, you've probably heard about our Code Card. But what exactly is it? This blog is here to help parents understand what a Code Card is, what it includes, and how it helps our members learn to code.
Top 5 Transferable Coding Skills Every Young Coder Should Know
Did you know coding teaches more than just how to make games? Even if your child isn’t aiming to be a game developer, joining a coding club builds valuable skills like computer confidence and clear communication, setting them up for future success!
World Creativity and Innovation Day: Unleashing Imagination with Code
This week we celebrated World Creativity and Innovation Day and, with that in mind, we want to share some of the ways in which learning to code can also lead to the development of strong creative skills.
Back to Basics: What is Coding?
What actually IS coding? We talk about it all the time, and it’s very important to make the world go around, but we get so caught up in doing code, we sometimes forget to explain what it even is! So put on your learning caps, and let’s figure it out together.
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Industry news, updates and reactions from The Code Zone
What is happening in coding and technology education more widely, and what we make of it. AI and whether it is still worth a child learning to code. Changes to the computing curriculum. Research on screen time that is more nuanced than the headline suggested.
We write these because parents ask us about them, usually after reading something alarming. The honest answer is often less dramatic than the coverage, and occasionally more so.
We run coding clubs for children aged 6 to 16, online across the UK and in person across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, with over 1,000 children enrolled. That gives us a reasonable view of what children are actually doing with technology, which is not always what the industry assumes they are doing.
If you want practical advice rather than commentary, the guides section covers what comes after Scratch, how to choose a coding club and what works for autistic and ADHD children.
The Code Zone runs coding clubs for children aged 6 to 16. Live online clubs are open to children anywhere in the UK and our in-person clubs run across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.
A session is one hour a week in a group of no more than six, with the same DBS-checked, STEM-certified mentor every week, and children build their own games rather than working through a set course. The first session is a free taster and we do not ask for card details, so you can see whether it suits your child before deciding anything.
Most children start in Scratch or MakeCode and move to Python and TypeScript when they are ready. Levels move down as readily as up so the work always fits, and staying where you are is a perfectly good outcome.
Mentors write a note on every child after every session, which is how we know when somebody is ready to move on, and it is why a child who has gone quiet for three weeks does not simply go unnoticed.
More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join.
In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, and in 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, scored by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact.
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