Introduction to games making

The event will teach the children how to use a variety of different block coding to create programs. Children will learn the basic on code.org to control elements of a game, then progress to using scratch to create games, each time increasing the difficulty so children know how to create loops and variables. The children will them progress to using block coding to code programs on the BBCmicrobits. Once the children are familiar with BBCmicrobits, they will use them to create programs that solve a problems. Like data loggers. We have to add-ons for the BBCmicrobits, the children will use these and create code to make lights on a robot work and control a buggy. The goals at the events are to create code for a given outcome, this could be to make music or create a game. The sessions will be adapted so all learners will have the opportunity to succeed no matter what their ability. Hopefully this will foster a love and passion for computing and coding. The sessions will be aimed at pupil premium children, childr4en with SEND, Looked after children and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. I will make this event specifically for the target groups by sending children a special invite. I have listed the event as a beginner event but that should develop as the weeks progress and the children become more confident and knowledgeable.

The event will teach the children how to use a variety of different block coding to create programs. Children will learn the basic on code.org to control elements of a game, then progress to using scratch to create games, each time increasing the difficulty so children know how to create loops and variables. The children will them progress to using block coding to code programs on the BBCmicrobits. Once the children are familiar with BBCmicrobits, they will use them to create programs that solve a problems. Like data loggers. We have to add-ons for the BBCmicrobits, the children will use these and create code to make lights on a robot work and control a buggy. The goals at the events are to create code for a given outcome, this could be to make music or create a game. The sessions will be adapted so all learners will have the opportunity to succeed no matter what their ability. Hopefully this will foster a love and passion for computing and coding. The sessions will be aimed at pupil premium children, childr4en with SEND, Looked after children and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. I will make this event specifically for the target groups by sending children a special invite. I have listed the event as a beginner event but that should develop as the weeks progress and the children become more confident and knowledgeable.

This weekly club will run after school on Thursdays, starting off for Year 8/9 students, to engage them with virtual reality in an education context The club will work to inspire a love and passion for technology, using educational VR apps that allow for space, history and time exploration. As a school, we serve an area where there are high levels of deprivation and where we have an above average pupil premium count, this is the target group. We want to inspire these students and offer them extra-curricular experiences that go above and beyond our school curriculum. As a result, many of our students do not have access to the latest technology, and many students may not have used advanced technology such as VR headsets before.