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What is Discovery Education Coding?

What is Discovery Education Coding?

When you walk onto the school playground, or even just down the street, there are children on tablets and smartphones galore. In fact, they could probably teach us a thing or two!

So, why not let them channel this curiosity into preparing them for a technological future?

Discovery Education Coding contains over 100 step-by-step lessons for Block Coding, HTML and Python, developing children’s computational thinking through logical reasoning and problem-solving. 

What's more, it's fully aligned with the Computing curriculum!

Resources are grouped into units that guide users from beginners to creating their own apps! Comprehensive lesson plans ensure educators are fully supported so whether they’re a coding novice or a coding guru they’ll confidently deliver the primary National Curriculum objectives in a fun and engaging way.

Recommended Usage

Depends how the school teaches coding.

Educational Impact

improve attainment
94%
build student knowledge
90%
reduce teacher workload
90%
reduce attainment gap
79%
CompanyBusiness Name: Discovery Education
HQ Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 2014
Age Range0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13
FeaturesHome AccessLessonsLesson ActivitiesLesson PlansAssign WorkVideo ContentInteractives And GamesFree Coding Opportunities
LanguagesEnglish
AccessibilityModerate features
PoliciesTerms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR
RequirementsInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookMobile - iPad

Coding requires internet-connected devices (tablets, laptops, PCs). Schools can request a free trial or demo of Coding via the Discovery Education website.

Set Up

Book a chat with a member of our team and they’ll get everything set-up for you.

Our friendly teams are ready to help all subscribers with their set-up, continued support or to answer any technical questions. Many have worked in IT in schools, so are both aware of school IT systems, but also how valuable teachers’ time is. 

TrainingWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Coding includes extensive video instruction within it, meaning that no matter if either teacher nor pupil have much experience or knowledge with coding, it is still completely accessible. 

SupportEmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support

Our team are on hand to help you with any queries. Phone lines are open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours, you can submit an enquiry form and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as they can.

Home LearningParent Access

School must create the account.

Pupil Home Access is available to all subscribing schools, enabling pupils to access our services from home via the Internet. Log-in details are sent home from your child's school.

Discovery Education Coding Pricing


Pricing Plans

Paid Subscription

Discovery Education Coding pricing starts from £235 / year

We have 3 different pricing bands, depending on the size of the school. For schools with fewer than 100 pupils we charge £235. For schools with between 100 and 200 pupils, the price is £335. For larger schools the price is £435

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Tiffany

Assistant Headteacher

Used Discovery Education Coding weekly for 5 years+

Oct 2022

It’s brilliant and have already recommended it to lots of schools

Tiffany found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    Teaching is planned videos to support lessons fun engaging activities for the children learning is scaffolded in lessons and across the curriculum
  • Moderately reduces attainment gap
    Our SEN children achieving at the expected where they May be working below for English
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Higher attainment compared to English
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
    Children able to recall knowledge from previous year groups
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Beth

Class Teacher and Computing Lead

Used Discovery Education Coding weekly for 1-2 years

Oct 2022

We have to evidence computing through a worksheet so that could be helpful along with display posters.

Beth found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    The lesson plans are already there with help videos
  • Significantly reduces attainment gap
    Gives children a concrete experience, purpose and is inclusive for all to access - with challenges.
  • Slightly improves attainment
    We've seen children engaged and eager to problem solve - really understand the concept and objective in hand. With each level scaffolding the next it gives the children chance to build on prior knowledge.
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
    Understanding vocabulary and their meaning.
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Martyn Ode

Teaching Assistant

Used Discovery Education Coding week for 3-4 years

Jul 2021

DE is much improved in all areas since the upgrade. The site looks more up to date.

Martyn Ode found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    The lessons are all there to show the children. No planning from the teacher needed. Just the delivery.
  • Slightly reduces attainment gap
    Lower attainers sometimes show more confidence than the higher attainers.
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Lower attainers sometimes show more confidence in their lessons
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
    The children gain a good understanding what coding is all about when playing their games/coding at home.
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Hiten

Director of Digital learning

Used Discovery Education Coding week for 5 years+

Jul 2021

Visual engaging and gets harder . Story element makes it enjoyable

Hiten found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Moderately reduces teacher workload
    Caters for varying ability
  • Moderately reduces attainment gap
  • Moderately improves attainment
  • Moderately builds student knowledge
    Terminology
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Julia Elfred

Computing Team Lead

Used Discovery Education Coding for 7 years

Aug 2020

The DEN Coding Is intuitive and easy to follow for teachers and children

Julia Elfred found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Children are confident coders and problem solvers
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
    Helps children understand terminology of coding
  • Slightly reduces attainment gap
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    Lesson plans are ready to pick up and go.
  • Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills
    The teacher notes and plans really help teachers to understand the concepts.
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Nov 2018

Discovery coding is useful for our school as teachers lack expertise in this area and therefore having preplanned lessons and video tutorials is very helpful and reduces anxiety of teaching this subject.

Matt found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Nov 2018

My school does not have a subscription to Discovery Education UK. I’d advise us to use it should my school subscribe to it.

Heather Libby found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Nikhil Glazelle found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Not reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Nov 2018

The coding is for all abilities, from higher to Lower ability. The pupils grow in confidence every time they use Discovery Uk.

Martyn Ode found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Nov 2018

Children love coding with this platform and are always engaged.

Julia Elfred found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Jonathan Brough

Nov 2018

Jonathan Brough found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Not build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Not improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Nov 2018

So easy to use. Totally engaging system and method. The explanation videos help 'non-expert' teachers to deliver with confidence. The best coding system, lessons and level of creativity for any primary school

Gavin Sharp found discovery-education-coding:
  • Improve attainment
  • Build student knowledge
  • Reduce attainment gap
  • Reduce teacher workload
  • Improve teacher knowledge and skills
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Last updated 21st September 2023
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