This question is asked with increasing frequency as more and more schools begin to get to grips with the new curriculum. The emphasis on understanding algorithms, creating and then debugging these creations, has opened up a whole new conversation about why we are asking all children to understand these concepts.Continue Reading
Looking for inventive ways of stretching your pupils to develop their coding skills? Hakitzu is a great game from Kuato Studios which puts you in control of robots during combat. The studio have been running a brilliant 100 Hours of Code programme – visiting schools and using their game to showContinue Reading
This half term we are giving a trial run to some of the game creation apps that are beginning to hit the market. We designed a 4/5 week plan, looking for opportunities for the children to collaborate, experiment and develop their confidence when coding. I chose a few programs thatContinue Reading