Code Week Digital Educator Awards 2025 – Two Ways to Participate (Powered by Vodafone Foundation)

Code Week Digital Educator Awards 2025 – Two Ways to Participate

Powered by Vodafone Foundation

Showcase your best classroom ideas and your community’s energy — then earn recognition (and prizes!) for your impact across Europe.

We’re excited to launch the Code Week Digital Educator Awards – powered by Vodafone Foundation. This Europe-wide initiative celebrates teachers and educator teams in two complementary tracks:

• Track A: Content Awards – for high-quality, shareable teaching materials.
• Track B: Participation Awards (Activity Superstars) – for outstanding participation during the Code Week celebration window (11–26 October 2025).

Who can take part

• Track A: Individual teachers or small educator teams across Europe. You don’t need to be an ICT specialist — if your idea builds digital confidence and creativity, we want to see it.
• Track B: Teachers, schools, and NGOs that organise and submit activities to the Code Week map during 11–26 October 2025.

Track A: Digital Educator Content Awards

What to submit: Original teaching activities in a shareable format — lesson templates, challenges, treasure hunts, unplugged tasks, or other classroom-ready materials that help educators run great Code Week activities.

If you’re new to Code Week, explore the resources on codeweek.eu for inspiration.

Award categories:

• Best “AI in Education” Activity
• Best Digital Wellbeing Activity
• Best Inclusion-Focused Activity
• Best Green Activity (sustainability focus)
• Community Choice Award (decided by public voting)

Prizes & recognition: Each category winner receives €1,000 (cash or equivalent, depending on local rules). Winning content will be featured on codeweek.eu and promoted through our community channels.

How your entry will be judged: A four-member jury representing Vodafone Foundation, Code4Europe Consortium, the Code Week community, and an independent expert network will assess entries using the following criteria:

• Relevance to the theme
• Creativity & innovation
• Pedagogical value
• Inclusion & accessibility
• Replicability & reach

For the Community Choice Award, verified public voting will determine the winner.

Timeline:

• Applications open until 10 November 2025
• Public voting: Late November 2025
• Winners announced: December 2025
• Recognition & storytelling: From December 2025, including activities around the International Day of Education (January 2026)

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Track B: Participation Awards – Code Week Activity Superstars

In parallel with the content awards, we’re also recognising outstanding mobilisation efforts with our Participation Awards.

Prizes:

• Most Activity Submissions – 1st: €1,000 | 2nd: €750 | 3rd: €500
• Country Champion (adjusted by population) – €500
• Newcomer Award (first-time organiser) – €500
• Random Activity Draw – €500

How to enter:

• Plan and run your Code Week activities between 11–26 October 2025
• Add each activity to the Code Week map with clear titles and concise descriptions
• Encourage colleagues, schools, and local partners to publish their activities
• You’ll automatically be entered into the Participation Awards!

Full Timeline (Both Tracks)

• Content Awards: Applications open from early October – 10 November 2025
• Participation Awards: Activities must run during 11–26 October 2025
• Public Voting: Late November 2025 (Content Awards – Community Choice)
• Winners Announced: December 2025
• Recognition Activities: From December 2025, including January 2026

Why this matters

Teachers are at the heart of Europe’s digital future. With support from Vodafone Foundation, these awards recognise your creativity, amplify your ideas across borders, and help more young people discover the joy and power of coding during Code Week 2025.

Questions?
Contact the Code Week team via the website or your national hub or ambassador. We can’t wait to see what you share with the community!