Computer Science Education Week: CS Powers AI!
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...
Those of us that have a drivers licence will know that as part of the test they may ask you about how certain aspects of your car works.
This is so we know how to make sure our car is running smoothly and can maybe diagnose some issues - this is all part of being a safe and responsible driver. While this might seem like a weird start to a post about Computer Science Education Week, I promise it has some meaning behind it!
Computer science is, essentially, like being able to understand the WHY of the computer, much like those weird engine questions on a driving test. We here at The Code Zone think it’s super important that everyone has that level of understanding of their devices, and it turns out we aren’t alone! The Computer Science Teachers Association have an annual week dedicated to advocating for advanced computer science education for all.
AI and coding
While you might think “but AI can do all that for us surely?” and while AI has been steadily gaining space (so much so that the theme for this CESW is about how computer science empowers AI) we need to note that it is still very much in its infancy when it comes to being able to produce workable code.
We need computer scientists and developers to be able to work on the code, either making their AI better or fixing any mistakes that it will put in to the code.
Where does The Code Zone fit in?
Our sessions here at The Code Zone provide a space for our members to both learn how to code, and also to engage in activities to improve their critical thinking and problem solving skills - from fixing bugs to creating their own unique games.
We also promote having conversations about varying tech concepts, like AI, to understand what to do to tackle its usage in the outer world!
If anything we’ve said has made you think about improving your coding and computer science skills then sign up for a free taster today!
About The Code Zone
We run coding clubs for children aged 6 to 16, online across the UK and in person across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Over 1,000 children are enrolled.
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.
We were the global winner of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund for Upskilling For The Future in 2024, and won the STEAM Educator category at the 2026 Full STEAM Ahead Awards. In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society.
A live club is one hour a week, in a group of no more than six, with the same DBS-checked, STEM-certified mentor every week. Children build their own games rather than working through a set course, starting in Scratch or MakeCode and moving to Python and TypeScript when they are ready. Our awards programme is STEM accredited.
More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join, which is part of why the Autism Inclusion Award matters to us more than the others. Children can keep the camera off, type instead of speaking, and take a break without it disrupting anyone.
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The blog is in two halves. Guides are the evergreen explainers written by the mentors who teach the clubs, covering the questions parents actually ask: what comes after Scratch, how to support a coding-mad child when you cannot code yourself, and what works for autistic and ADHD children.
Club news is the other half, and it is where posts like this one live: game jams, Minecraft builds and weekly roundups, written up by whoever ran the session. Neither is marketing. If you want to know what an hour actually looks like before you book anything, club news is the more honest read of the two.
The first session is a free taster and we do not ask for card details. Book a free taster session, see what it costs, or read about support for neurodivergent children.
