Code for Life

What Code for Life is

Code for Life is a free, open-source web initiative with games and teaching resources for learning computing. Its Rapid Router game uses a shopping-delivery activity to introduce coding with Blockly, and Python Den offers a next step. Rapid Router is described for children aged 5–14, and the games support the English National Curriculum Computing strand. Teachers can use a dashboard with scores to follow student progress and download teaching packs with session plans, pupil resources, and assessment tools. Python Den includes free lesson plans, videos, and worksheets covering foundational syntax through loops and data manipulation. Parents and caregivers can use free home lessons, while an independent student account saves level progress. The initiative invites contributions through GitHub. Many features require registration, and some resources are restricted to registered users or users at a participating school. Children under 13 need consent from a parent, guardian, or carer to register and must use that adult’s email address. Internet access is required.