Code Club
www.codeclub.org.uk
@codeclub
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network of free volunteer-led
after-school coding clubs for
children aged 9-11.
Computer code clubs to be in half of all Manchester primary schools by 2015
BBC plans to help get the nation coding
Schools offered new GCSE coding project
Computer coding lessons for children can start a skills revolution
Tablets in schools: coding, creativity and the importance of teachers
UK Government Backs Year Of Code Campaign, Boosts Funds To Teach Code In Schools
Why?
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2011 Next Gen report
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UK education failing to produce talent demanded by UK's £2billion video games industry
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New ICT curriculum with computing at core promised by 2014
Next Gen. Transforming the UK into the world’s leading talent hub for the video games and visual effects industries: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/next-gen-next-steps.pdf
Code Club was co-founded by Clare Sutcliffe and Linda Sandvik in April 2012.
Volunteering for Code Club involves travelling to your local primary school or public venue once a week to run your club for an hour.
Code Club projects have been written for children who are 9-11 years old based on average literacy and numeracy skills for this age group.
How?
- Four Terms:
- Term one and two
- Use scratch to teach basics of programming
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tip_bar=getStarted
How
Term three:
HTML and CSS basics
Using Developer tools to investigate elements of HTML
Term four:
Python basics
How?
https://www.codeclub.org.uk/start-a-club
