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Back to Basics: What is Coding?

What actually IS coding? We talk about it all the time, and it’s very important to make the world go around, but we get so caught up in doing code, we sometimes forget to explain what it even is! So put on your learning caps, and let’s figure it out together.

Posted on February 25, 2025 coding news

Women in Coding - We need YOU

We’re always striving to get more girls involved with our clubs and making awesome games – we’ve got some amazing members of all genders, and they all deserve the same chance to learn code, show off their games, and of course earn some sweet XP points.

Posted on February 13, 2025 coding news

Top 5 Do's and Don'ts of Online Safety for Children

We spoke to our wonderful mentors and here are their top 5 do's and don'ts of online safety for children.

Posted on January 29, 2025 coding news

International Day of Education: AI And Education

Friday the 24th marks International Day Of Education; this year's theme centres around AI and its uses in education which is something we at The Code Zone are very interested in!

Posted on January 22, 2025 coding news

Winter Game Jam 2024: The Game Before Christmas

Only one week left until Christmas! And you all know what that means... it is time for another Code Zone Game Jam!

Posted on December 19, 2024 coding news game jam

Fun Coding Activities for Computer Science Education Week

This week at The Code Zone we’re taking part in Computer Science Education Week! The goal of this week is to encourage and inspire children of all ages to learn and get excited about computer science.

Posted on December 11, 2024 coding news

Encouraging Computer Literacy at The Code Zone

Why we believe it’s so important to be computer literate and what we’re doing to encourage computer literacy in our young coders!

Posted on December 04, 2024 coding news

Empowering our coding members to Choose Respect for Anti-Bullying Week

Monday 11th November 2024 marks the start of Anti-Bullying week and, this year, the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) have embraced the theme of 'Choose Respect' which The Code Zone full-heartedly supports and endorses.

Posted on November 15, 2024 coding news

How The Code Zone is Bridging The Digital Skills Gap

If you checked out our socials last week, you may have noticed that here at The Code Zone we were celebrating some really, REALLY exciting news; it was announced that we are the global winners of Xero’s Beautiful Business Fund in the Upskilling For The Future category!

Posted on November 06, 2024 coding news club updates

Halloween Video Game Villians

To really celebrate our game jam and the spooky season, we wanted to compile a list of some of the coolest, scariest video game villains out there!

Posted on November 01, 2024 coding news

A Game Jam is COMING!

I bet you're wondering what theme we've come up with this time?....well let's find out...

Posted on October 17, 2024 coding news game jam

It’s here, it’s there, it’s everywhere: Coding is all around you!

We’re going to be talking about the ways that coding sneaks its way into things we use every day, to really get an idea of how much we rely on it. Prepare to have your mind boggled, baffled, and I dare say even bamboozled, as we pull back the curtain on everyday coding!

Posted on October 08, 2024 coding news

Surprising Coding Careers

at The Code Zone we love video games so we often talk about how learning to code is really useful for a career in gaming - but what if you don’t want to be a game dev? This week we wanted to take a closer look at some of these careers and the way that our clubs can be the first stepping stone for a child that is interested in pursuing them later in life!

Posted on October 03, 2024 coding news

Histories of Video Game Mascots

This week marks the start of our second Game Jam for the summer, and our theme this time is MASCOT MAYHEM! We’ve decided to mark the start of the Game Jam with a fun little dive into the history of the biggest video game mascots, so buckle in as we travel back in time to learn a little more!

Posted on August 21, 2024 coding news just for fun

Women in Coding

During June we had the pleasure of celebrating Pride Month by drawing attention to some great LGBT coders throughout history who have changed the world for the better. This week, we’ve decided to do a similar sort of thing, to focus on another group of coders who have contributed just as much through history – women!

Posted on July 10, 2024 diversity in code coding news

Our Mission: To Get More Girls into Coding

At The Code Zone, we believe that anyone and everyone should have access to learning to code regardless of their gender or background. Which is why we want to discuss the research done by King's College in London in regards to female students studying computer science.

Posted on June 30, 2024 in the press coding news diversity in code

Coding is for ALL – Celebrating the Diverse History of Computer Science

This month is Pride Month, and so here at The Code Zone we want to bring some attention to some amazing LGBTQ+ coders throughout history who have made our lives so much more amazing with their inventions and ideas. We believe coding is for all people, and the history of computer science shows that this works out in the world’s favour!

Posted on June 20, 2024 coding news diversity in code