This month Code Club turned 3 years old, a fact we celebrated with cake, we also reached another milestone with the news that there are currently 2,500 Code Clubs running across the UK attended by a total of 35,000 children.
The news spurs us on as we’d love to get to the point where having an after-school Code Club on the timetable is as common as the appearance of a sports or music club. Here in Manchester there are Code Clubs in 22% of primary schools which is a great start but there are many more schools registered on our website who are looking for a volunteer to help run their club.
It’s now easier than ever to begin running a club with the launch of online & face to face training options plus the ability to visit an existing club to see what it is like. The commitment needed to run a club is one hour per week in the after-school slot, there are usually between 10-15 children present at the clubs and there will be a teacher there at all times. Kids are great, running a Code Club is both rewarding and a whole lot of fun.
Please do get in touch because there are a group of children ready to start their digital making journey and they are just waiting for you.
Liz Smart
Regional Coordinator
northwest@codeclub.org.uk / @libxx1
Can you run a club at any of these schools?*
LEVENSHULME - Crowcroft Park Primary School (M12 5SY)
CRUMPSALL - St Annes Roman Catholic Primary School (M18 5AB)
MOSS SIDE - Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School (M14 7SH)
SALFORD - The Deans Primary School (M27 0WA)
CHORLTON - Chorlton Church of England Primary School (M21 9JA)
MACCLESFIELD - Adlington Primary School (SK10 4JX)
LYMM - Statham Community Primary School (WA13 9BE)
* this is just a selection, the full list of schools looking for a volunteer can be found on our website www.codeclub.org.uk
