Primary computing enrichment activities
Encourage young people to develop life skills through enrichment and engage with the wider community in practical, enjoyable, and meaningful ways.
Explore a variety of activities, challenges and opportunities designed to enrich your students' learning. Broaden their computing experience, inspire their curiosity and expand on what computing means to them in a fun hands-on way.
These enrichment activities are brought to you by the NCCE and our partners and can support you through the Teach Primary Computing certificate.
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Do your: bit
Bring together the micro:bit and the UN’s Global Goals to provide inspiring activities for your classroom or club and an exciting digital challenge for you to run.
I'm a Computer Scientist
Pupils connect with people in the computing industry through text-based conversations. They see their studies and interests reflected in careers in computer science.
Skills for Innovation
The Intel® Skills for Innovation Initiative equips educators and decision-makers with technology and skills-based strategies to create engaging, innovative learning experiences that prepare students for a technology-driven future. (Intel SFI registration code IntelSFIUK)
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Arm School Program
Improve your learners’ engagement in computing by introducing project-based learning combined with physical computing. Find out how learners can experience the thrill of innovating while also gaining and practicing the skills and knowledge they need.
Astro Pi Mission Zero
Astro Pi gives primary school pupils the chance to write computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers onboard the International Space Station.
BBC Gladiators micro:bit
Your class can design their own gadget to enter in the competition; working to design a fitness gadget powered by the BBC micro:bit to help the Gladiators win a head-to-head eliminator.
Bebras Challenge
A computational thinking challenge that aims to enthuse pupils in all things computer science and promote computational thinking.
Climate Detectives Kids
Climate Detectives Kids involves completing climate-focused activities to earn virtual badges!
Code Club
Code Club is a network of free coding clubs where young people in key stage 2 learn to create games, animations, and websites. They provide teachers with all the tools to set up their club – even if they have no previous coding experience.
Coding for Climate Action
Pupils learn the basics of computer science and apply their new skills to code a micro:bit invention to combat a climate change challenge in their community.
Computing Ambassador
Computing Ambassadors from a wide range of industries can connect computing lessons to the real-world, inspiring young people to persuing careers in coding, programming, artificial intelligence (AI), and many more. Choose from activities offered or make a request via the STEM Ambassadors platform.
Do your: bit
Bring together the micro:bit and the UN’s Global Goals to provide inspiring activities for your classroom or club and an exciting digital challenge for you to run.
Dresscode
Annual coding competitions with a unique theme each season. Open to all primary pupils, it provides a chance to develop coding skills, unleash creativity, and create something your pupils are truly passionate about. With both group and individual competitions, there are lots of prizes to win!
FIRST® LEGO® League
Learn more about a global challenge for teams of young people to work together to explore a given topic. They can design, build and program an autonomous LEGO ® robot to solve a series of missions. (NOTE: National and International finals are in April & May).
I Belong Events
I Belong events are designed to inspire and engage KS2 pupils in computing and introduce them to the range of careers available in technology. Teachers and pupils can get involved in a variety of activities, ranging from webinars, online workshops and in-person events.
I'm a Computer Scientist
Pupils connect with people in the computing industry through text-based conversations. They see their studies and interests reflected in careers in computer science.
Into Film Clubs
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. They provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings.
Moon Camp
In Moon Camp, pupils can explore and design their own settlement in the solar system with a 3D modelling tool.
STEM Clubs
STEM Clubs are out-of-timetable sessions that enrich and broaden the curriculum, giving young people the chance to explore subjects like science, technology, engineering and maths in less formal settings.
Skills for Innovation
The Intel® Skills for Innovation Initiative equips educators and decision-makers with technology and skills-based strategies to create engaging, innovative learning experiences that prepare students for a technology-driven future. (Intel SFI registration code IntelSFIUK)
Tech She Can
The charity Tech She Can provides free Tech We Can resources to highlight the many exciting ways technology is advancing in different areas, how technology relates to varied hobbies and passions, and the tech roles of the present and future.
Technovation
Girls work in teams of 1-5 with adult volunteers to develop technology-based solutions (a web or mobile app) to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, using our provided 12-unit curriculum.
Young Coders Competition 2025: Budgeting Better
The Young Coders International Competition challenges kids aged 7-13 to create a Scratch game based on a yearly theme. It offers prizes, certificates, and valuable feedback while supporting teachers with a 6 or 12-week curriculum of free teaching resources.
goIT Live
TCS’ free flagship STEM programme sparks pupils' problem-solving and creativity as they dive into STEM, design thinking, and entrepreneurship, tackling real-world challenges and presenting their innovative solutions to their peers and industry experts.
goIT Monthly Challenge
Empowering the digital innovators of tomorrow to develop a creative tech-based solution to address one of the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) each month as part of our self-paced monthly challenge.
micro:bit - the next gen
BBC micro:bit resources and activities for UK primary schools including CBBC themed resources and assembly film. Plus the BBC micro:bit playground survey which allows young people to become data scientists in their own playground!