The First Coding Scratch Gaming Club
Below are all the games that are currently available to subscribers of our Gaming Club, with new ones added every month. All for just £3 a month! Click here for…
New Banners
Keep an eye out for our new banners as they'll be popping up in various locations around Salisbury. After nearly 10 years, it was about time that the First Coding…
Half Term Coding Competition
Our Scratch coding workshop and game design competition kicked off with a bang last Saturday! It was fantastic to see so many faces, both new and familiar, diving into code.…
Global Game Jam 2026
It's Global Game Jam time once again. This is an event that happens right across the globe as teams and individuals make a game over a single weekend based on…
How I Got a Publishing Deal for my Retro Game
Developing for retro hardware is often seen as a "lost art," but for me, it was the ultimate challenge. I’ve always been a fan of the Nintendo Game Boy, and…
Weekend Game Design Workshops
We hope you all had a great Christmas. Have you forgotten what day it is yet? If you have, don't worry for here are the times of the up and…
Scratch Game Design Workshop with Prizes
Calling all young game designers! Join us for a two-part Game Design Workshop on the last two Saturday mornings in September (20th and 27th), open to children and teens aged…
New Term, New Flyers
The old ways of advertising are still the best in my opinion. As the academic year approaches, First Coding has been ordering new flyers to be distributed in the usual…
The Great Computer Lab Tidy Up
The computer lab we use for our Alternative Provision classes and weekend workshops has had a bit of a tidy up. There's also a new display cabinet showing off the…
And That’s a Wrap!
As another academic year finishes, it’s a perfect time to look back on everything we’ve achieved at First Coding. This academic year, 287 students took part in our school groups,…