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Coding Success
Coding Success is a free programme designed to bring the excitement of coding and robotics into your classroom. It’s perfect for teachers in England, Scotland, and Wales who want to engage students aged 8-14 and prepare them for the future.
Fully funded by:
For teachers
What's in it
for teachers?
Professional development:
Receive comprehensive training, at one of our training hubs, to build your confidence in teaching coding and robotics. Delivered by Lego Education Specialists.
LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime kits:
Get two of these incredible kits for your classroom, packed with everything you need to create hands-on learning experiences.
Ready-to-use coding resources:
Access engaging lesson plans and activities that align with the national curriculum, with new resources added every year.
For students
What will your
students experience?
Exciting challenges:
Students will tackle real-world problems through fun, interactive modules, including “Electrified”, “Satellite Support”, “Earthquake Rescue” , “Robot Academy” and our new “Smart Speed” module.
Creativity and innovation:
They’ll learn to think like engineers, solving problems creatively and building their own coding solutions, using ‘drag and drop’ coding and Python.
STEM skills:
Coding Success helps students develop critical skills in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) that are in high demand.
For students
Why choose Coding Success?
Fully funded:
Proven success:
Easy to integrate:
The curriculum-aligned resources across a range of topics make it simple to incorporate coding into your existing lessons.
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Apply today and start your journey towards a more engaging and future-ready classroom!
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Coding Success FAQ’s
Everything you need to know
What are the eligibility requirements for schools to take part?
To get a place on Coding Success this year, your school must be a non-selective state school, in England, Wales, or Scotland and not taken part before.
Places are initially offered to schools nominated by our funders, and then opened out and allocated on a first come first served basis against certain criteria to ensure a good regional spread and to encourage participation from a wide range of students.
What age group/school years is the programme aimed at?
8-14 year-olds in Wales, Scotland, and England.
The programme is specifically designed for delivery to primary school students (Years 4-6 or P5-7) and secondary school students (Years 7-9 or S1-3).
Is it really free to take part?
The programme is fully funded by the two partners – BAE Systems and the Royal Air Force – to allow schools to receive the kit, training and resources free of charge. Schools that sign up will need to attend the training, deliver a minimum of one project to 60 students* per year for 3 years and complete the programme evaluation each year.
*If your school was one of the ones nominated by a funder, and is a small school, the commitment to 60 students has been relaxed.
As a teacher, what do we get for taking part and how much time will it take?
As a Coding Success school you get the following:
- 2 LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime kits to explore and engage with*
Teacher training on how to use the kits and lesson plans
- 5 different projects to choose from, packed with programming content for all levels of ability
- Support in soft skills development
The training will be about 5 hours long, and each lesson is designed to fit in a 1-hour teaching period. We estimate that an additional commitment of about 4 hours will be needed for preparation, administration, and evaluation.
*Some nominated schools will have their kits held in a central location. If this applies to your school we will tell you at the booking confirmation stage.Â
Do we get to keep the LEGO® Education Spike Prime kits?
If you and your group of students complete the programme, your school will own the sets*. If you decide to not continue then you will need to return the kits to us (at your expense)
*Please note that some kits may be held in a central location for schools nominated by the funders. Â If this applies to your school we will let you know on confirmation of your bookingÂ
Do primary and secondary schools get different lessons?
Primary and secondary schools will receive the same lesson plans and lesson materials, and have the choice to follow more or less challenging paths. The coding language used in the lessons has the same look and feel as Scratch, using familiar drag and drop blocks which makes it accessible for all students. Students who are ready for an extra challenge can develop their text-based coding skills through a fun introduction to Python – giving even greater power to their amazing robots.
Can this be linked to the BSA CREST award?
Coding Success is already accredited for the CREST Discovery award. You can download the CREST Discovery Passport from the resource bank.
If students fill in the passport as they complete the programme, at the end they can apply for the CREST Discovery award.
This is administered by the British Science Association, not Coding Success. Depending on your region, there may be a fee for the CREST Discovery award application – Coding Success does not cover this fee.
If my school has already participated in Coding Success, can we participate again?
Yes, you can access all the lesson plans and new ones added each year. If the teacher initially trained up has now left the school then we have a limited number of training places available for new teachers, but no further kits will be provided.Â
Please contact us if this applies to your school.
We already have LEGO® Education Spike Prime kits, can we just access the lesson plans?
Yes you can. If you need training then apply to take part and then select the option when it asks if you have kits already.
If you just want to access the lesson plans then please contact us so we can provide you log in details.
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