Created: 2012
Where: UK
Scale: Over 10,000 clubs in over 100 countries

In 2012, Clare Sutcliffe and Linda Sandvik launched a new kind of after-school club for the next generation. The clubs, which are run by volunteers from the tech industry, teach primary school children the new literacy of the 21st century: how to code.

Once a week, children are taught how to make computer games, create animations and build websites – a strong foundation in the skills of our digital economy. However, the Code Club philosophy believes that learning to code enables more than the option of becoming a developer – the founders believe that it can teach multi-purpose skills, such as logical thinking, problem solving, planning and design.

The rapid expansion of the clubs would certainly support the value of the tuition - there are now over 2000 Code Clubs in the UK, from the Scottish Highlands to the tip of Cornwall.

The aim is to inspire the next generation to get excited about computing and digital making.