Coding Club Ideas

Some ideas for how your school can implement coding clubs in your school. These ideas should need little input from the member of staff leading the activity as the apps have tutorials on how to make progress. 

Apple Swift Coding on iPads

Swift Playgrounds... 

is a revolutionary app for iPad and Mac that makes it fun to learn and experiment with Swift — a powerful programming language created by Apple and used by the pros to build today’s most popular apps. Swift Playgrounds requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out.


Solve puzzles to master the basics. Then step up to learn the building blocks of apps with interactive walk-throughs designed by Apple.

Microsoft- Arcade & Micro:bit

Microsoft has a number of Coding opportunities that schools can make use of to support their learners with coding activities. 

These will also support the use of any Micro:bit deveices that the school has.

MakeCode Arcade

Micro:bit

Minecraft for Edcuation