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This week marks the start of our second Game Jam for the summer, and our theme this time is MASCOT MAYHEM! We’ve decided to mark the start of the Game Jam with a fun little dive into the history of the biggest video game mascots, so buckle in as we travel back in time to learn a little more!
During June we had the pleasure of celebrating Pride Month by drawing attention to some great LGBT coders throughout history who have changed the world for the better. This week, we’ve decided to do a similar sort of thing, to focus on another group of coders who have contributed just as much through history – women!
At The Code Zone, we believe that anyone and everyone should have access to learning to code regardless of their gender or background. Which is why we want to discuss the research done by King's College in London in regards to female students studying computer science.
This month is Pride Month, and so here at The Code Zone we want to bring some attention to some amazing LGBTQ+ coders throughout history who have made our lives so much more amazing with their inventions and ideas. We believe coding is for all people, and the history of computer science shows that this works out in the world’s...
A question that we're asked at least 20 times a week, "Will AI make tech and coding jobs redundant?"
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and so here at The Code Zone we wanted to draw attention to some of the ways both our excellent mentors and club members support each other, to create a positive environment for coding.
Technology companies will have to take more action to keep children safe on the internet, following the introduction of the Online Safety Act.
Discover where STEM learning is applied to our coding curriculum in our online code clubs!
Scratch, Minecraft Education, Roblox Studio, Khan Academy and Code.org, compared — what each one is good at, who it suits and where it stops.
Learning to tie your shoes sucks. It’s difficult....
Children live and breath games regardless of their age; whether that be playing a game of tag on the playground or booting up their Nintendo Switch to play Roblox
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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