Code Club is a nationwide network of free after-school coding clubs in the UK for children aged 9-11 led by volunteers. It was co-founded in 2012 to address issues identified in a 2011 report that the UK education system was failing to produce enough talent for the growing video game and visual effects industries. Code Club uses Scratch, HTML/CSS, and Python in its curriculum over four terms to teach basic programming and coding skills to children in a fun and engaging way.

1. https://www.codeclub.org.uk/
@codeclub

2. Code Club is a
nationwide network
of free volunteer-led
after-school coding
clubs for children
aged 9-11.

3. 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

4. Why?
● 2011 Next Gen report
● UK education failing to produce talent demanded
by UK's £2billion video games industry
● 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

5. 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.

6. How?
Four Terms:
● Term one and two
● Use scratch to teach basics of
programming

7. ● Term three
● HTML and CSS basics
● Developer tools to investigate elements of
HTML

8. ● Term four
● Python basics

9. https://www.codeclub.org.uk/start-a-club

10. ● From April 2014 Code Club will deliver Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) training to
primary school teachers
● All materials have been created in collaboration
with Computing at Schools and with primary
school teachers across the UK
● http://codeclubpro.org/