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What is Coding?

Discovery Education Coding provides complete support for teaching coding in primary schools. Whether you’re a Computing Lead or tech novice, you’ll find everything you need to feel confident in Coding.

  • Fully aligned with the computing curriculum
  • Over 100 ready-to-use lesson plans
  • Supports pupils to create their own apps and web pages
  • Covers Block Coding, HTML and Python 
  • Contains PDFs, webinars and comprehensive teacher guides

Embedded lesson support

Is computing the one lesson you dread? Coding's lesson plans contain learning objectives, success criteria, key vocabulary lists and accompanying explanatory videos, helping teachers feel confident!

Encourages creativity and independence

Whether it's making a space rocket fly, helping Red Riding Hood safely through the forest or feeding a hungry monster, Coding has a challenge to inspire them all!

Our debugging lessons are easy to navigate independently and encourage pupils to experiment with different solutions, meaning you can offer extra support to those who need it, knowing all pupils are on-task.

Ready, set, code!

Using teacher-led or self-guided lessons, pupils start their coding journey with Block Coding and, once their confidence grows, extend their skills with our HTML and Python tutorials.

Plus, we run exciting challenges throughout the year, encouraging your pupils to get creative and have some fun!

Recommended Usage

Depends how the school teaches coding.

Educational Impact

improve attainment
92%
reduce teacher workload
90%
build student knowledge
88%
reduce attainment gap
77%
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 OpportunitiesShare WorkQr CodesFree CodingTeacher GuidanceBlock CodingHtmlPythonComputing LessonsWebinarsVideo Lessons
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

Getting started is quick and simple. Our team will get you set up with everything you need and send over your login details so you can get started right away.

Ongoing support is provided for all Coding subscribers. You'll get a designated School Success Advisor who is on hand to support you whenever you need. Whether it's hints and tips or technical support, they'll make sure you're getting the most out of Coding.

TrainingLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Coding includes extensive video instructions, letting all teachers feel confident teaching their lessons. Each lesson is scaffolded, letting pupils work at their own pace and making sure they've nailed each concept before moving on.

You'll get a designated School Success Advisor who is on hand to support you whenever you need. Whether it's hints and tips or technical support, they'll make sure you're getting the most out of Coding.

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

Teacher 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.

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Free TrialPaid Subscription

Coding pricing starts from £235 / year

We have 3 different pricing bands, depending on the size of the school. We want everyone to experience the joys of Coding – chat with our team for your personalised quote!

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4.3 out of 5

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Alicia

Teacher

Used Discovery Education Coding monthly for 1-2 years

Dec 2023

For progression reasons, children in Year 3 find it difficult to move over to a different programming platform so they find it quite complicated at first

Alicia found Discovery Education Coding:
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    The lesson videos are really helpful to watch prior to the lesson being taught
  • Slightly reduces attainment gap
    NA
  • Moderately improves attainment
    No
  • Moderately builds student knowledge
    No
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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 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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