Coding made easy with a micro:bit and the MakeCode platform

Find out more about the Microsoft MakeCode platform and the micro:bit, plus how you can access free coding training and resources.
Digital Journal

BBC micro:bit to teach ‘hundreds of millions’ to code

The micro:bit was conceived as a device to get children interested in computers, emulating the excitement around early PCs like the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum in the 1980s. With the micro:bit, the BBC ...
Digital Spy

BBC Micro Bit hands-on: The PC that will be given away for free

Earlier today the BBC surprised everyone by announcing the Micro Bit, a micro-computer aimed at teaching people how to code. We had a chance to go hands-on with the little device to understand how the ...
BBC

BBC micro:bit celebrates huge impact in first year, with 90% of students saying it helped show that anyone can code

To celebrate its first year, the BBC has released figures showing the positive impact the BBC micro:bit has had amongst UK students and teachers. Thirty years ago the BBC Micro got the nation ...
BBC

BBC micro:bit launches to a generation of UK students

In a landmark moment, from today up to one million BBC micro:bits are being delivered free to every year 7 student in England and Wales, year 8 student in Northern Ireland and S1 student in Scotland.
Digital Spy

BBC evokes Micro era by announcing free Micro Bit computers for kids

The BBC has announced the Micro Bit PC, a mini-computer that will be given to children across Britain as part of an education initiative. One million of the stripped-down machines will be given to ...