Python Game
Crack the Code
Built with Python
A number-guessing game with smart 'too high / too low' hints, a five-guess limit and a running history - written in real Python, not blocks.
Assessed at
Platinum
LEICESTER · A TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY FOR AGES 7-18
We build the builders of tomorrow.
We prepare young people for a world run by code, robotics and AI. One Coding & Robotics pathway - from first block-based steps to real Python, sensors and autonomous robotics, topped with introductory AI - a structured route to age 18 that builds the ones who make the technology, not just use it.
The trial lesson is free - no payment, and no obligation to enrol.
- Free trial lessons · Leicester
- Weekend classes
- Open to book
Technology is the vehicle. Human capability is the outcome.
Our philosophy
- Every adult will hold an enhanced DBS check
- Classes are capped at eight
- A wristband earned at every band
GOOGLE REVIEWS
In their own words.
Quoted on Google exactly as they were left.
Read our reviews on Google“My daughter joined Hikora in Leicester and it's been brilliant for her. She'd always loved playing games, but within a couple of Saturday sessions she was building her own using block-based coding. She even came away with a certificate she's so proud of Hikora has a real gift for explaining things in a way that clicks for kids, and the small class size meant she got proper attention. She's grown so much in confidence, and not just with the coding. Couldn't recommend it more for any child who's into tech.”
“Had a wonderful experience. I was mentored and taught by experienced people. The guidance and advice I received was extremely insightful and I would recommend their mentoring to others who are aspiring to get into tech in the future.”
Abdullahi Y. · Google review “Some of the most authentic teaching you could get. The teachers are friendly and responsive, what they teach makes sense, price isn't bad either. 10/10 would recommend.”
Muhammad E. · Google review “Youth technology academy! What a timing, really happy and excited. Definitely looking forward to it.”
Suhaib G. · Google review “Brilliant venue and staff were so helpful to introduce my son to the facilities they have upcoming and so much information was provided. Genuinely can't wait to get my son to seek knowledge from here.”
LIFE TV 19 · Google review
Proof of progress
A portfolio your child takes to eighteen.
The Builder Portfolio is a record of what your child can do, with the evidence attached - and it is theirs to keep. One rule holds it together: we never claim a capability without evidence.
It starts with a baseline
A free trial lesson sets your child's starting band - the highest challenge they complete unaided. You leave with that placement in writing, and it is also the portfolio's first entry: where they began.
Eight bands, Bronze to Diamond
Each band is a real capability written down, not a level number. A stripe or a band is awarded only once a mentor has watched your child do it unaided - never for turning up, and never by age.
Every project goes in, with its evidence
What they built, what problem it solved, what they personally contributed, and what went wrong on the way - alongside the photos, the code and the working thing itself.
You'll see it each term
You'll get a termly review of the portfolio: what your child can now do, what they built, and what they're working towards next.
The same portfolio, from 7 to 18
- At 7
Projects, photographs and first reflections.
- At 12
Real technical capability, and working independently.
- At 16
Leadership, competitions and substantial builds.
- At 18
The same portfolio, ready for an employer, a university or an apprenticeship.
The eight bands
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Ruby
- Emerald
- Sapphire
- Diamond
The tools will change. The questions won't: what have you built, what did you contribute, and where is the evidence?
See the full pathwayHOW IT WORKS
One course. Two days a week to choose from.
The same Coding & Robotics pathway, taught in one two-hour session a week - taught for your child's age, whichever day you come.
Open to book
Weekend Classes
Saturday and Sunday, same pathway.
- Saturday or Sunday, mornings and early afternoons
- Younger (7-10) at 10am, Older (11-15) at noon
Waiting list
Weekday Evenings
After school, every week of term.
- Monday to Friday, 4:30-6:30pm or 6:30-8:30pm
- Younger (7-10) first, Older (11-15) after - and Juniors (16-18) on Fridays
Taught for the age
See the full course→Ages 7-10
Younger Programme
First steps in programming: ordered sequences, loops and decisions - building the habits of precision and patience. Aligned to Key Stage 2 computing.
Ages 11-15
Older Programme
The same eight-band ladder, taken further: a beginner still starts with block-based steps, then moves on through typed Python to sensors, autonomy and introductory AI - real engineering practice. Aligned to Key Stage 3 and a pathway toward GCSE Computer Science.
Ages 16-18
Juniors Programme
The top of the same pathway, for our oldest students - the deepest projects on the eight-band ladder, through to the introductory AI that tops it. This one isn't running yet: join the waiting list and we'll be in touch.
WHY AN ACADEMY
Not a coding club. An academy for what's next.
The world your child is growing into runs on code, robotics and AI. The real question isn't whether they'll use technology - it's whether they'll build it. Hikora teaches real Python and real robotics, with AI literacy as a module of its own, on one structured pathway to age 18: engineers and creators, not button-pushers.
Real code, not just blocks
From first steps to real Python - the language professionals actually write, not drag-and-drop.
AI literacy, taught as its own module
Not a buzzword on a poster. From the Silver band upwards a separate strand runs alongside the robotics: what the word AI actually means, how a machine decides, why the data it is given changes what it does, and where a person must decide instead.
A pathway, not a pastime
Eight earned bands to age 18, toward GCSE Computer Science - a serious progression, not a term of activities.
Earned, never given
Every level will be assessed by a mentor who has watched your child do it unaided. Progress is proof, never attendance.
WHAT THEY'LL WALK AWAY WITH
Real skills, and the proof to show for them.
The pathway is built to develop all of it: fluency in genuine code and robotics, real projects your child built themselves, a head-start toward GCSE Computer Science, and confidence that lasts. The durable life skills come with it, not instead of it.
See the full outcomesSkills
Real Python & robotics
The pathway is built to take them from first steps to writing and debugging real Python and programming real robots - genuine, job-shaped skills that hold their value, not a weekend hobby that fades.
Head-start
A GCSE Computer Science head-start
The course is built toward GCSE Computer Science: the aim is that your child arrives at school already ahead - and already confident with the parts most find hard.
Portfolio
A finished project & portfolio
They won't just learn - they'll build. Every project your child makes is theirs to keep: work that is genuinely their own, and a portfolio that grows with them.
Certification
Hikora Certification
Progress will be certified, not assumed. At each band - Bronze through Diamond - your child will earn a Hikora certificate that records exactly what they can do: a clear, dated mark of real achievement to keep and to show.
WHAT THEY'LL BUILD
The projects your child will build.
Three of the builds on the Coding & Robotics pathway, each shown with the band it will be assessed at. Children start with block-based steps and build up to real Python - these three come from the typed-code bands.
See the project showcaseMore builds on the pathway
- Secret Message EncoderEncryption · Ruby
- First Python ProjectPython · Platinum
Community & Partnerships
Rooted in Leicester. Backed by the community.
Hikora isn't just a class - it's part of a wider effort to make high-quality tech education accessible to every young person in Leicester, regardless of background.
Leicester North West CommUnity (LNWC)
A volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to inclusive education, social connection and community development across North West Leicester. LNWC helps us reach families who might not otherwise have access to opportunities like this.
Women4Change Leicester
A non-profit focused on education, empowerment and community support for women, families and young people across Leicester. Our partnership ensures we're actively supporting the whole family - not just the child.
Leicester College
One of Leicestershire's largest further education colleges. Final-year Leicester College students may carry out their industry placements with Hikora, supporting sessions and bringing current, college-level knowledge into the room. Every adult placed with us meets the same safeguarding standard as any other appointment.
The weekly timetable
- Book a free trial lesson - Younger Programme, Saturday & Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
10:00am-12:00pm
Younger Programme · Ages 7-10
- Book a free trial lesson - Older Programme, Saturday & Sunday 12:00-2:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
12:00-2:00pm
Older Programme · Ages 11-15
- Join the waiting list for Younger Programme, Monday-Friday 4:30-6:30pm
Monday-Friday
4:30-6:30pm
Younger Programme · Ages 7-10
- Join the waiting list for Older Programme, Monday-Thursday 6:30-8:30pm
Monday-Thursday
6:30-8:30pm
Older Programme · Ages 11-15
- Join the waiting list for Juniors Programme, Friday 6:30-8:30pm
Friday
6:30-8:30pm
Juniors Programme · Ages 16-18
Children attend one session a week. Saturday and Sunday classes are open to book now; weekday evenings are waiting-list only, and we'll email you the moment one opens.
FAQs
Parent questions, answered.
Hikora is for young people aged 7-18, taught in three age bands: Younger (7-10), Older (11-15) and Juniors (16-18). Classes are grouped by age and ability, so every child is challenged at just the right level. Our Younger and Older classes are running now; the Juniors programme for 16-18s is not running yet, so if that is your child, join the waiting list and we will be in touch.
Not at all - no prior experience is needed, and complete beginners are exactly who the pathway is built for. Beginners start with block-based coding whatever their age, and the pathway takes them from those very first steps to advanced projects, at their own pace.
It's how every child starts at Hikora - one free hour on a Saturday at our Leicester academy, where your child joins a class and works through our graduated coding & robotics challenges. The highest one they complete unaided sets their starting band on the eight-band ladder, and you leave with that placement in writing - which programme they'd join, where they'd begin, and why, along with the pricing. Drop them off and come back for the last ten minutes, and we'll walk you through the pathway together. Send us a request and we'll call you within 24 hours to agree a time. There's no charge, no payment details, and no obligation to enrol.
Yes - and we'd rather show you the standard than just say the word. Every adult who works with a class will hold an enhanced DBS check, first-aid training and a safeguarding induction before they work with children, and we take up references before anyone is appointed. It's the bar every appointment has to clear, and we confirm each person's status to you in writing at the point of booking. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Redwaan Maxamed, our co-founder - you can reach him at info@hikora.co.uk, and our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy sets the rest out in full.
Classes are capped at eight students, so no child gets lost in the crowd - and every class will have a mentor and an assistant in the room.
Yes - that's a commitment, not a nicety. Your child will have the same mentor each week: one who will know them by name and track their progress from session to session. Consistency matters for every child, and especially for SEND families and any child who needs predictability to feel settled - if that's your child, tell us when you request the free trial lesson, or when we call you - and we'll plan for it.
Nothing to buy - we provide the robotics kits and computers at the centre. Your child just brings themselves.
In person, in Leicester - we don't run online classes. Classes run at Mowmacre Sports Ground on Thurcaston Road, where your child works hands-on with real robots, in a small group - and every class will have a mentor and an assistant in the room.
More questions? See all FAQs
Book your child's free trial lesson.
Every child starts with a free trial lesson - an hour in a class, and you leave with their starting band in writing.
- Saturday & Sunday classes
- Leicester
- Classes are capped at eight
The trial lesson is free and commits you to nothing. Sending the form is a request - we'll call you within 24 hours to agree a Saturday time, and confirm the programme, the timetable and the pricing with you before you decide.