Microbit Adventurers
A new class of young Microbit adventurers kicked off today with some great little animations using the block editor.
Half Term Certificates
It's been back to back workshops this half term. For all the younger coders I hand out little certificates for a job well done. Some of the games that are…
A Taste of Things to Come
I ran a small coding workshop at Salisbury's library this afternoon. It was a little taster for the bigger club that I'm starting there next month. It was nice to…
Virtually Anything
I have been so impressed over the last few months at the standard of work coming out of the various clubs and courses I run, I've always wanted to give…
Meeting Microbit
I was fortunate enough to talk with the people at Microbit whilst attending the Bett Show this weekend. They were really surprised at some of the projects that have come out of First Coding's…
Young Coders’ Course
** NEW FOR 2019 - NOW INCLUDES LEARNING TO CODE WITH MINECRAFT ** First Coding will be running its popular Young Coders' course once again! Ideal for children aged between…
Cipher Competition
Calling all budding spies! This half term at Leehurst Swan School we'll be running the coding club as per usual. However, after towards the end of the sessions pupils will…
A Challenge for the Tutor
I was recently set a challenge! First Coding ran a number of coding completions and challenges over the Christmas period, however I never expected to be set a challenge myself! I've…
Christmas Competition Winners
Here are a couple of winners from the Christmas Python coding competition I ran this month in one of the schools here in Salisbury. Each pupil had a couple of…
Covert Scratch Projects into Android Apps
As well as converting Scratch projects into standalone programs (see previous post), did you know that you can also take any Scratch project and turn it into an app for…