Code Club - Why teaching digital skills is essential

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CODE CLUB WHY TEACHING DIGITAL SKILLS IS ESSENTIAL JONATHAN RELF

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DIGITAL SKILLS GAP August 2020 “Employers struggled to fill one-third of vacancies last year due to lack of digital competency, highlighting a significant discrepancy between skill supply and demand in the UK.” https://hayslearning.co.uk/2020/08/18/3-in-20-uk-employers-face-a-digital-skills-gap/

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PARLIAMENT June 2016 DIGITAL SKILLS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY ESSENTIAL FOR GETTING ACCESS TO A RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. HOWEVER, THERE IS A DIGITAL DIVIDE WHERE UP TO 12.6 MILLION OF THE ADULT UK POPULATION LACK BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS. THIS DIGITAL SKILLS GAP IS COSTING THE UK ECONOMY AN ESTIMATED £63 BILLION A YEAR IN LOST ADDITIONAL GDP. Science & Technology Commons Select Committee

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DIGITAL SKILLS. PROGRAMMING.

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August 2011 MacTaggart Lecture Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman Edinburgh International TV Festival

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August 2011 THE COUNTRY THAT INVENTED THE COMPUTER IS “THROWING AWAY YOUR GREAT COMPUTER HERITAGE” BY FAILING TO TEACH PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS. Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman Edinburgh International TV Festival https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/26/eric-schmidt-chairman-google-education

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August 2011 “I WAS FLABBERGASTED TO LEARN THAT TODAY, COMPUTER SCIENCE ISN’T EVEN TAUGHT AS STANDARD IN UK SCHOOLS,” “YOUR IT CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON TEACHING HOW TO USE SOFTWARE, BUT GIVES NO INSIGHT INTO HOW IT’S MADE.” Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman Edinburgh International TV Festival https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/26/eric-schmidt-chairman-google-education

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November 2011 “David Cameron later said Schmidt was right and admitted that Britain was not doing enough to teach the next generation of programmers.” https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/nov/28/computer-lessons-out-of-date

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2012 CLARE SUTCLIFFE LINDA SANDVIK

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“WE’RE TAUGHT PHYSICS AT SCHOOL BECAUSE OUR WORLD IS RULED BY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. NOW WE ARE IN A DIGITAL AGE IT WOULD BE STRANGE NOT TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW WE PROGRAM COMPUTERS TO CREATE THE APPLICATIONS AND TOOLS WE USE EVERYDAY.” Clare Sutcliffe MBE, Co-Founder Code Club

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2013 “WE CALL THE YOUTH OF TODAY ‘DIGITAL NATIVES’. WE SEE HOW EASILY THEY TAKE TO TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN GIVE A KID A TABLET AND WITHIN MINUTES THEY’LL BE PLAYING GAMES, DOWNLOADING APPS. BUT THESE TABLETS ARE TOUCH-INTERFACES WITH ONE BUTTON. IF WE ARE AMAZED THAT KIDS KNOW HOW TO USE THEM, THEN WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF OUR KIDS.” Linda Sandvik, Co-Founder Code Club

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A global network of free coding clubs for 9–13 year olds

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Enthusiastic people Give one hour a week

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Local school Offers space and equipment

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Free resources Projects and support from Code Club

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= + Kids in your community learn to code

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VOLUNTEERS ‣ Bring their experience, enthusiasm, and time to help make the club happen. ‣ You don’t need to be a ‘coding genius’ - just willing to learn. ‣ Code Club provide the training, materials, and can support volunteers getting background checks etc.

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LOCAL SCHOOL ‣ Teacher-led after-school clubs. Typically weekly for an hour. ‣ Provide the equipment and venue to run the Code Club ‣ Also in community spaces like libraries

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768 UK & NI Clubs in March 2013 6,769 UK & NI Clubs in July 2018

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A global network of free coding clubs for 9–13 year olds ‣ Started as a lunchtime club Moved to 1st lesson after lunch ‣ Years 3 - 6 Primary 4 - Primary 7 ‣ Children from 7 - 11

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FREE RESOURCES ‣ Three main subject areas ‣ Scratch ‣ HTML & CSS ‣ Python ‣ Children work through Modules at their own pace ‣ The worksheets offer hints to help complete the task & additional challenges

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WHAT IS SCRATCH? SCRATCH.MIT.EDU

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BUILDING WEBSITES WITH HTML & CSS

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TEXT-BASED PROGRAMMING PYTHON

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OTHER PROJECTS

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SONIC PI SONIC-PI.NET

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HARDWARE

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From £13.50 WWW.MICROBIT.ORG a pocket-sized codeable computer with motion detection, a built-in compass, LED display, and Bluetooth technology built in

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RASPBERRY PI 4 From £33.90

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WWW.RASPBERRYPI.ORG

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HELLO WORLD MAGAZINE ‣ Free quarterly print magazine for teachers, Code Club volunteers, and other educators. ‣ Full of interviews, advice, lesson suggestions. ‣ Visit helloworld.raspberrypi.org for more information or a free PDF copy

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TEACHER TRAINING ‣ Teachers understand the need to learn programming ‣ Some don’t feel they have the time or resources to learn themselves ‣ Code Club has helped them gain confidence learning with the kids