Tag: code

Barclays Code Playground – resources for Scratch

Barclays Code Playground aims to make learning to code easier for everyone and has resources and support to help teachers get to grips with Scratch for teaching computing science.

They provide interactive live classes, free online resources, access to detailed lesson plans and you can also book a school visit with one of their Barclays Digital Eagles.

Visit the site

More Scratch

Everyone Can Code – Inclusive App Design Activity

Great apps start with great ideas.

Inspire your students’ great ideas with an hour‑long Inclusive App Design Activity. Learners will identify problems they care about, then plan, prototype and share app ideas that everyone can access and understand.

Each step features additional resources and tips to simplify the lesson for early learners or extend the activity using the Everyone Can Code App Design Journal for years 5–9 or the Develop in Swift App Design Workbook for year 10 and up. Learners also have the option to experiment with code for their app ideas in the Swift Playgrounds app.

Educators Steve Bunce, Matt Hanlon, and Lyndsey Balfe are hosting a special #CodeWeek webinar on 21st August 6pm CEST to go into these resources in detail. You can register for the event here

See the activity on Apple Teacher Learning Centre

Download the App Design Journal

Download the App Design Workbook