National Coding Week - Teaching Resources

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This collection of classroom resources for primary and secondary schools could be used to support teaching around National Coding Week.

National Coding Week is an annual event that aims to promote the importance of learning digital skills. In 2021 National Coding Week will take place 13 - 19 September.

Primary

Cracking Computing

Narrated by comedian and actor Doc Brown, this series of short films explores some of the key topics and terminology for pupils studying primary computing.

Cracking the Code

In this series of short films, Minna Kane and her team of young coders find out all about the exciting world of computer programming.

National Coding Week KS2 assembly framework

This National Coding Week assembly framework for primary schools uses video, audio and related content to promote working togther and learning from mistakes.

Secondary

How to think like a computer

Explore the principles of computing and computational thinking in these short films for secondary schools.

Computer Science: Problem Solved

In this series of short films Dev Griffin looks at the use of technology and computational thinking in daily life and how it might be applied in the future.

Coding: The Future is Creative

In this series of short films for secondary schools, web developer Chloe Watts meets five of the UK's most creative coders, working in music, art, gaming and fashion.

Megabits

Filmed in real life work settings, this series of short films for secondary schools looks closely at what a computer consists of, how the various components work, how it processes data, and how it is used in robotics and software development.

The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures 2014

In this selection of highlights from the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Professor Danielle George reveals the amazing technology behind the gadgets we take for granted and shows how they can be hacked and adapted to do amazing things. Aimed at 11-16 year-olds

The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures 2017: How does speech recognition software work?

In this short film from the Christmas Lectures series Professor Sophie Scott explains how a computer decodes the sounds that we make and turns them into words. Aimed at 11-14 year-olds.

Are gaming jobs just for coders?

In this interactive article vloggers and presenters Dan and Phil explore the range of career opportunities available in the gaming industry.

Is code the language that really runs the world?

Computers have changed our world beyond recognition. In this interactive article Lauren Laverne uncovers the language they have used to do this – computer code.

Alan Turing: Creator of modern computing

An interactive timeline of the great achievements and extraordinary life of British mathematician Alan Turing.

Watch again: Doctor Who and the micro:bit - Live Lesson

The micro:bit is put to the test at the controls of the TARDIS in this interactive lesson for 11-14 year-olds in collaboration with Doctor Who.

Watch again: micro:bit: Mission to Mars - Live Lesson

Investigate how computer science can be used to aid man's exploration of space in this interactive lesson for 11-14 year-olds.

Watch again: Strictly micro:bit - Live Lesson

This interactive lesson for 11-14 year-olds introduces basic algorithms, loops, sequencing, variables and inputs and outputs with digital art and wearable technology.

Watch again: Welcome to the micro:bit - Live Lesson

This interactive lesson encourages 11-14 year-old students to get creative, programming and making their very own digital creations in school and at home.