Below are some apps for your older and younger kids to practice coding and brush up on their ICT skills.
ScratchJr
Click here to download on an iOS device.
Click here to download on an iOS device.
ScratchJr is a free app designed for five to seven-year-olds, although older children can have fun with it, too. It uses coding blocks to create programs for games, animation, music and other creative tasks.
MIMO
Click here to download on an iOS device for £8.49 a month.
Click here to download on an iOS device for £8.49 a month.
Quick but interesting exercises in coding languages including Python, Java and Swift for older kids.
Swift playgrounds
Click here to download (iOS only)
Swift is Apple’s own programming language, and Swift Playgrounds is its app for teaching people how to use it. It’s for adults as well as children, but it’s certainly accessible for the latter, with its lessons presented as coding puzzles that will give people the skills needed to start making their own apps and games.