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Future Skills3 min read

Bulletproofing the Next Generation: Why Tech Skills Are the New Essential

Five practical habits to encourage while your child builds with technology: planning, testing, asking for help, explaining and keeping a record.

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Leicester7 min read

Coding & Robotics Classes in Leicester: A Parent's Guide

Leicester has more options for young coders than it did five years ago. Here is how to tell them apart - and the questions worth asking before you commit to any of them.

12 August 2026
Choosing a Class6 min read

What Do Coding Classes for Kids Cost - and What Are You Paying For?

Prices for children's coding classes vary more than almost any other activity. Here is what actually drives the number, and the questions that reveal the real cost.

5 August 2026
Parenting6 min read

Is Coding Good for Children with ADHD?

It is a fair question, and one worth answering honestly. The honest answer has a lot of 'it depends' in it - but there are real reasons coding suits some children who struggle elsewhere.

29 July 2026
Parenting6 min read

What Age Should a Child Start Coding?

Parents ask this worrying they have started too early or left it too late. Usually neither is true - but what a good first experience looks like changes a great deal with age.

22 July 2026
Coding3 min read

Coding Is the New Literacy

What do sequences, loops and debugging actually mean? A plain-language introduction to the ideas behind your child's code, with examples to discuss together.

5 June 2026
AI & Careers3 min read

The Jobs of Tomorrow Don't Exist Yet - Here's How to Prepare Your Child

How can parents discuss future work without guessing which jobs will exist? Start with questions about interests, evidence, AI tools and responsibility.

29 May 2026
Parenting6 min read

From Screen Time to Skill: Turning Devices Into Creation

The screen-time worry rarely fades on its own. But the question that matters isn't how many hours your child spends on a device. It's what they do with those hours, and whether they're consuming or creating.

22 May 2026

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