The below online resources are aimed at Secondary school children, aged between approximately 11-18.
Some of these resources are separated by Key Stage to help you find the right level for your children. However, please feel free to explore all the different activities available.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Thunkable | Make your own app using a drag and drop interface |
| X-Ray Goggles | Remix any website to include your own content |
| BBC Computing News | Articles related to the teaching of computing from the BBC News website |
| iDEA | Badges and awards to demonstrate digital, enterprise and employability skills |
| Oracle Academy | Self study courses, free software licenses and bootcamps |
| Girls Who Code - At Home | New computing activities released weekly, with a focus on women in tech |
| CS4FN | Explore how computer science is about people, creativity and even magic! |
| Snakify | Learn Python and web design with over 200 exercises |
| CodeAcademy | Learn a vast range of programming languages online, including Python |
| micro:bit Python guide | How the micro:bit works with Python, one of the world's most popular programming languages |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Code Combat | Game environment to learn text based programming |
| BBC Bitesize - KS3 Computer Science | Age specific learning materials from the BBC |
| Code Club | Stet by step instructions to create coding projects |
| Raspberry Pi - Digital Making at Home | Create and code projects at home with a new project each week |
| MakeCode - Online Learning | Projects for micro:bit, Minecraft, MakeCode Arcade and more |
| Scratch - Parents’ Guide | Guidance for parents on helping children develop programs using blocks of code |
| Blockly Games | Series of games to prepare students for programming with a text based language |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| BBC Bitesize - GCSE Computer Science | Age specific learning materials from the BBC |
| Arm School Program | A YouTube playlist covering the programming concepts for GCSE Computer Science |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Isaac Computer Science | Free online study platform for A-Level Computer Science |
| CodingBat | Coding practice in Java and Python |