International Day of Education: AI And Education
Friday the 24th marks International Day Of Education; this year's theme centres around AI and its uses in education which is something we at The Code Zone are very interested in!
Friday the 24th marks International Day Of Education; this year's theme centres around AI and its uses in education which is something we at The Code Zone are very interested in!
Though we don't utilise AI itself in our Game Dev Clubs or the games we make, we understand its importance in an ever-evolving society and believe it is essential to teach ourselves how to understand and integrate AI into our lives through the power of code.
It is also important for us to understand how much young people already interact with AI; it was shown in the 2024 Annual Literacy Surveys that over a 77% of children aged 13-18 have used generative AI. So instead of rejecting AI or being fearful of it - it is time we embraced its nuances and find ways for it to benefit our lives and education.
We want to make sure that our youth are learning the skills needed - such as computer programming - in order to be equipped for an AI-driven future.
Though AI is an amazing tool, it does still make mistakes from time to time - mostly surrounding logical problem solving as well as creativity. This is where computer programmers shine - as they will have the know-how to over come these problems.
As coders will be the ones building AI, they will also understand its flaws and quirks and be able to innovate new and interesting ways to push the boundaries of AI. In addition, human programmers have the ability to think outside the box - problem solving and creativity is at the core of coders, especially here at The Code Zone!
It is important to note that AI doesn't just build itself overnight - it needs a team of dedicated coders in order to make it functional. Whilst low-level coding tasks may become increasingly automated, there will still always be a demand for human developers as humans are still needed to create, train, and maintain AI systems.
AI is already used in a plethora of industries such as medicine where we already have AI powered disinfection robots as well as city infrastructures where AI is used to collect and distribute information around smart cities. With this in mind, the rise of AI creates a pool of job opportunities for those interested in computers, video games and coding - another reason to start learning to code early on!
Let us mentor you on how to be ready for an AI-future or maybe be an AI-innovator yourself with one of our Game Dev Clubs. We offer free taster sessions where your child can chat with one of our STEM-certified mentors and see for themselves how our clubs work - get in touch today to book your taster session!
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.
