Code Kids Robotics

Code Kids Robotics: coding and robotics for children aged 7 and up

Code Kids Robotics is a British STEM enrichment company that teaches children aged 7 and over to code and build robots. Its offering combines after-school and weekend term-time classes, full-day holiday camps, one-to-one tutoring, parties and enrichment workshops within schools. The company presents itself as a project born from parents who identified gaps in the technology skills taught in mainstream education.

Learning formats

The catalogue is organised into five formats:

• Holiday camps: immersive, project-based learning during full-day sessions.
• Term-time classes: after-school and weekend sessions.
• 1:1 tutoring: individual work with an approach tailored to each student.
• Parties and events: fun activities with an educational component.
• School workshops: coding and enrichment clubs within educational centres.

Content: robotics, video games and programming languages

The programmes cover robotics with VEXcode, coding with Micro:bit, app development, design thinking and stop motion animation through filmmaking and story development. In the engineering and coding area, students work with Lego, artificial intelligence with Cozmo and coding with Sphero. The game development strand includes modifying Minecraft and Roblox and creating original games. In coding, Scratch, JavaScript, Python and Swift are used, among other languages. The company notes that its offering evolves continuously to incorporate the latest technologies.

Leadership team

The founder and CEO is Samia Razak, a mechanical engineer with an MBA from the University of Oxford. Naveed Ghaffar, Operations Director, has twenty years of experience in setting up tech startups, leads the creation of Roblox and Python course content and holds a law degree and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham. Katherine Hurst, Creative Director, leads content creation for the Minecraft coding classes and is a children's illustrator specialising in the fantastical and imaginative; she holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Durham.

Presence and locations

Activity is spread across in-person locations and an online format. Venues include Blackheath, Wimbledon, Dulwich, Bletchingley, Caterham, Cobham, Sevenoaks and Canterbury, as well as a location in Düsseldorf (Germany). Workshops are held at centres such as Dulwich College Junior School, Sevenoaks Primary School and Malthouse Theatre. The company also mentions its presence in Greenwich and Hampstead.

Recognition and outreach

Code Kids Robotics was featured in Time Out London during the February half-term holidays. The company also maintains a blog with articles on educational technology trends, such as the right age to start coding or the reasons why Python is ideal for young programmers.