Coding corner

As we reach the Summer and the end of the current school year, the Code PLayground bring us a new beginning. We are expanding our work to include the Python 3 coding language using the EduBlocks platform.

Montgomery School students have been doing regular coding sessions with Barclays Digital Eagles.

Our digital world means there is a huge demand for programming and coding expertise. Read our guide to learn about programming, coding and the languages used for Artificial Intelligence.

Check out our fun activities, and discover what the Code Playground team have been creating this month for you and your children.

The Digital Eagles teamed up with ORCA for a recent Code Playground project, find out more about what ORCA do, and how you can help in this guest blog.

Barclays Code Playground and VEX Robotics have been working together to create some new coding lessons. Find out how robotics and coding is helping children's learning in this guest blog.

We hear how Barclays Digital Eagles are helping thousands of care home residents to stay connected with family and friends. An interview.

Kevin Garner speaks to Nationalcodingweek.org about what he does and how Code Playground supports national coding week each year.

Spring is here, and so are our latest curriculum sessions. We’ll be learning further ‘Selection’ coding skills to create a ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ game, and a fun activity picker.

Check out our fun Safer Internet Day activities, and discover what the Code Playground team have been creating this month for you and your children.

How Barclays’ Code Playground kicked off an exciting coding adventure, and future tech career, for one 12-year-old boy.

We spoke to Caroline Clark to get an insight into her journey into games development and how other women and marginalised communities can follow suit.

Passionate about bringing coding to life in the classroom, Barclays Code Playground have been involved with Primary College for the past four years.

Code Playground is mentioned by Steph's Packed Lunch as a free way to entertain and educate your children at home and support the curriculum. 

Marci tells us how the initiative gives back to the community – and why it’s an “amazing feeling” to spark kids’ interest in technology.

Check out our fun activities, and discover what the Code Playground team have been creating this month for you and your children.

Check out our fun festive activities, and discover what the Code Playground team have been creating this month for you and your children.

The new school term is well underway. Find out what the Code Playground team have been up to and what they have coming up this month for you and your children.

Run by Barclays Digital Eagles, Code Playground helps children learn the basics of coding. Read a history of Code Playground, learn about what we do and how we are supporting the curriculum.

Clare Francis, Director of Savings & Investments at Barclays, who is mum to six-year-old son Seb, shares her top tips on having fun with your kids at home whilst on a budget. 

Digital Eagle and Head of Code Playground Kevin Garner shares how his team has stepped up its efforts to deliver educational content every weekday to keep families engaged and entertained.

Kevin Garner speaks to Nationalcodingweek.org about what he does and how Code Playground supports national coding week each year.