As a principal who is a former computer programmer, you would think I'd be delighted to hear calls for primary schools to teach computer science as a subject. In Ireland, back in 1999, it was decided ...

Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

Primary school teacher Manon Watkins has been teaching children to code using the BBC micro:bit for five years at schools in Wales. She was looking into different tools that could help her pupils ...

Adam Dalton (18), Evan Darcy (18) and Shane Curran (16) are the young brains behind a new DIY robotics kit that teaches children aged eight-plus the basics of coding in a fun way. Called Alpha, it is ...

The world loves a geek-schoolchild-to-tech-millionaire story. Such tales bring together the perfect mix of surprise and wonderment (and usually, a little bit of envy). The kid who codes and spends a ...

Teaching through play is nothing new. It's often used in schools and even the workplace to help people learn new concepts. The video gaming world is filled with games designed to educate players. As ...

Coding has not yet arrived on the Irish school curriculum. As this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition shows, Irish schools are missing out, writes John Kennedy. I say it every year and ...

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