Resources
Digital Skills Challenge 2021
National Coding Week is an annual event that prompts people to learn new digital skills or share the skills they have. In previous years we
22nd July 2021
Resources
Ideas for Schools – National Coding Week 2021
It’s been a funny old year so far! So we hope you are well and ready for National Coding Week 2021. We won’t be holding
20th July 2021
Be Inspired
The Challenges Facing an Old Programmer Learning a New Language
Going back to BASIC ! In my youth I wrote BASIC language but I really only dabbled by copying out of a book to create
17th July 2021
Careers
Reflections on A Career in Project Management
One of the top ten jobs in tech this year is Project Management. In this article my aim is to share some experience, notably connecting
17th July 2021
Resources
Coding – where do I start?
Learning to Code Children learn the principles of coding in school and many schools offer terrific opportunities and experiences, but sometimes, it’s later in life
17th July 2021
Resources
5 Top Tips in Learning to Code
OK, bring it on. Where do I begin? So, you wanna code? There’s a tonne of ways to get into coding, but if you’re anything
17th July 2021
Careers
How I became a Coder…
So you’ve read my 5 Top Tips in Learning to Code But, wait you aren’t a coder yet? Well. Don’t worry – lucky for you,
17th July 2021
Careers
What it is like to be a Coder…
What is it like being a Coder? Being a Coder means constantly learning, reading, planning, mapping out a new creation, thinking about how to solve
17th July 2021
Be Inspired
A Day in the Life of a Creative Director (and a working mum!)
Thinking, designing, mentoring and a sense of humour – Creative Director Ruthie Hawkesford describes her role at Us Creatives and gives us some insights into
13th July 2021
Be Inspired
Ada Lovelace (1815–52)
Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the achievements of all women in STEM – her story can inspire others to ‘believe and achieve’. Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess
11th October 2020
Be Inspired
National Coding Week at the Digital Greenhouse
Background The Digital Greenhouse is Guernsey’s Innovation Hub, which launched in 2016 to support effective collaboration, co-working, networking and learning to enable successful innovation and
11th September 2020
Be Inspired
Digital Skills in a Connected Care Home
When Covid19 hit the country, Les Hoûmets Care Home in Jersey locked down fast. This had the effect of not only protecting staff and residents
8th September 2020
Be Inspired
5th September 2020
Be Inspired
Creating a Digital Personal Training Business
I made sure I invested time to build on what was working, build my digital skills and build my new business. My Background Up until
4th September 2020
Fitnessandcode
National Coding Week Fitness and Code Challenge
W/C 14th September 2020 It’s National Coding Week! That special week of the year where we challenge ourselves to learn new digital skills. In previous
2nd September 2020
Library Stories
Cake & Code at Plymouth Libraries
Intro National Coding Week is looking for beacons of good practice; examples of people or organisations who help others gain confidence and skills when learning
12th September 2019
Hub Stories
Code Playground Live!
It was last year, during National Coding Week, that we held our first ever Code Playground Live session. We broadcast a coding session, via our YouTube
10th September 2019
Business Stories
Generations Code Together with JT
This National Coding Week one company has gone a step further to ensure an educational and engaging experience for participants at their coding events. JT,
30th August 2019
Campaigns
Are You a Beacon?
Revolutions and Beacons We are in the middle of a revolution, a digital revolution. You may have strong feelings about it, the opportunities it provides
29th August 2019
Business Stories
3 Security Tips to Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Matt VanderZwaag Director of Product Development at US Signal has kindly provided us with a National Coding Week guest blog for Cyber Security Awareness Month.
6th October 2018
Business Stories
Cyber Security Week: 4 Tips to Be Consistently Safe Online
Jeannie Warner security manager at WhiteHat Security, has kindly provided us with a National Coding Week guest blog for Cyber Security Week. When you
1st October 2018
Careers
Q&A with Senior Software Engineer Ruth Iverson
Guest blog for National Coding Week kindly provided by WhiteHat Security Now in its fifth year, National Coding Week has gone from strength to
21st September 2018
Careers
The leaky pipe of secure coding
Helen from The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has kindly provided us with a thought-provoking blog for NationalCoding Week. National Coding Week celebrates how software
20th September 2018
Business Stories
An Intern’s Guide to the Working World
Life as an Digital Marketing Intern The weeks continue to fly by as I intern at JT thanks to the Internship Programme run
17th September 2018
Be Inspired
It’s not just children who can learn how to code!
Background I generally consider myself to have started coding at 38 when I started university as a mature student, but I first wrote code
16th September 2018
School Stories
The Digital Revolution
The digital revolution is real and it’s here. No longer can we say “no, I don’t teach technology – that’s someone else’s job” because it’s
10th September 2018
Business Stories
Meet Kev Garner – National Lead for Code Playground
“You do what?”, is a fairly standard response when I explain my job to people – they think I’m making it up. Especially when I
7th September 2018
Individual Stories
Meet John Assiter – JT Staff Member
Hi, I’m John Assiter and I look after JT’s online self-serve touch points, which includes everything from our online portal to an array of self
7th September 2018
Business Stories
Louize Clarke – Helping To Plug The Digital Skills Gap
Background Louize Clarke is Director of ConnectTVT a Reading-based platform which aims to connect the tech and digital dots across the Thames Valley. Louize also
23rd August 2018
Library Stories
Why Jersey Library Embraces National Coding Week
Background For Ed Jewell, coding, like any written language, is all about communication – promoting the intricacies of computer programming and digital literacy within
23rd August 2018
Be Inspired
Against All The Odds – Jonathan’s Story
School wasn’t for me To say that Jonathan was a ‘difficult student’ would be the understatement of the year. At least, that’s what his
23rd August 2018
Be Inspired
Richard Rolfe – Founder of National Coding Week Tells His Story
Background In 2010 my work life and family life came to a grinding halt. I was a fit and healthy individual who hadn’t taken a
21st August 2018
MeetUp Stories
Meet Claire – CodeUP Founder
CodeUp National Coding Week is an initiative that speaks right to the heart of the CodeUp organisation and everything we stand for. Founded in 2014
19th August 2018
Business Stories
FutureLearn events show how easy it is to start coding
Background To mark National Coding Week, FutureLearn hosted two events, which showed how easy it is to start learning to code. In this post,
28th September 2017
Careers
Meet Amy – High Priestess of Online Code
“Hello! I’m Amy Phillips – programmer at Media Molecule where I work 2 days a week (plus some work from home). I am also a stay-at-home
9th September 2017
Hub Stories
Growing Digital Skills in a Digital Island
Background My name is Lucy Witham and I am from Guernsey in The Channel Islands. I currently work for the States of Guernsey as
20th August 2017
Library Stories
Jersey Library – playing its part during National Coding Week
National Coding Week 2017 (18 September – 23 September) will see Jersey Library become a playground for all things digital as we seek to give
13th August 2017
Library Stories
Meet Dr Martin Goodfellow – Coder in Residence Glasgow Libraries
Background My name is Dr Martin Goodfellow and I’m from Glasgow, Scotland. I currently work as the Coder in Residence at Glasgow Life. My
5th August 2016
MeetUp Stories
And the winners are…
National Coding Week Awards 2016 Watch highlights from the 2016 National Coding Week Awards: We are delighted to announce the winners in
2nd March 2016
Hub Stories
How Manchester’s SpacePortX is supporting National Coding Week
“It’s our pleasure to announce that we’re supporting National Coding week in September! It’s a great way of getting adults into coding, and showcases how
9th July 2015