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Cool kids crack code
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LEADER: Elizabeth Tweedale
CHILDREN’S computer education company Cypher Coding is looking to raise £ 1million to expand its training schools that get youngsters started with the technical know- how that workplaces of the future will depend on.
Interview with Elizabeth Tweedale, CEO of Children’s Coding School Cypher
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Cypher is one of the leading coding schools for children. We encourage children from four years old to learn the language of the future, code, through engaging creative themes. We teach beyond the National Curriculum so that our students learn different computing languages, computational thinking and become tech literate.
Cracking the code to the future of STEM learning
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We all know by now that there is a serious skill shortage in the STEM workforce. One of the key areas where this deficiency has appeared, is within the world of coding and computer programming, and it is a shortage that only threatens to grow as the industry gets larger, and the skills are still failing to be taught sufficiently in schools. We…
Are algorithms ruining your life?
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The algorithm used to decide A Level results was such a mess that it led to a massive government U-turn.
But algorithms are all around us. Should we give them that much control of our lives?
Why learning to code is not just for boys!
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Why learning to code is not just for boys!
Cypher is the coding school that your kids will love! Learning the language of code is probably the smartest decision you can make as a parent for your child. It is a skillset that when paired with traditional academics will transport them to the future world with a leg up! Remember coding…
93: 093. The Startup Empowering Children with Coding
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Is your child or children getting the education they need to survive in the 21st century? The world is changing fast, at this rate the jobs required in just five years don’t even exist yet in today's job market.
Successful Morning Routines From 14 Businesswomen
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Whether you’re a working woman or running a busy household, mornings can be chaotic – not least if you’re juggling the two. Here, we asked an array of businesswomen – all of whom are at the top of their game – how they get their day off to the right start…
Code breaks. How live online learning boosts children's technological confidence
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Join Cypher this summer with their creative coding camps for kids
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Join Cypher this summer with their creative coding camps for kids!
Due to COVID-19, Cypher had to drastically alter the way they work – and switched all their live camps to online. Now, Live Online will remain part of the camp’s portfolio as we head towards defining what our post-lockdown life will look like.
Architect who worked on Apple HQ takes coding school online
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A coding school for kids carried out its one-year online pivot plan in a matter of days after coronavirus hit the UK.
Edtech startup Cypher raises further 275k
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Coding school Cypher has today closed a funding round of £225k in investment following exponential growth following their recent pivot to take the business online. The round, led by a series of angel investors, takes Cypher’s total raise to £670k.
Edtech startup eyes global expansion with six-figure investment
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A London-based edtech startup has secured six-figure funding to accelerate its international expansion
Women coders: Meet these 10 European coding academies improving gender equality
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2020 is not cancelled as some claim. It has metamorphosed into the year of human rights and issues such as equality and diversity are being raised globally. Among the hard talks we need to have and issues to handle there is also the role of women in tech. This article goes beyond the role of women in positions of leadership and focuses on women in…
Why British Entrepreneurs must escape the quicksand of perfectionism
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ELIZABETH TWEEDALE
CEO, CYPHER
Are you wary of rushing in? Do you want to prepare for every possible problem before starting? If your answer is ‘yes’, then consider changing your mindset and taking a lessons from this entrepreneur who has just rolled out a year-long plan in less than a week thanks to Covid-19. And it’s…
Cypher, the coding-for-kids company, has come up with unique ways of teaching its young customers.
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Cypher, the coding-for-kids company, has come up with unique ways of teaching its young customers.
Kids' coding classes online you'll want to sign up for yourself
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Most parents will attest that their kids' screentime situation has gone through the roof in recent weeks: with online lessons and entire social lives being conducted on the phone or computer.
They'll also agree there's the good kind of screentime - seeing a child's happy face as they recount their weekend…
5 fun online activities to entertain the kids this half term
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The last week of May is half term for many schools across the UK – and while the notion seems a little strange while we're all home in lockdown, numerous parents will be giving their children a week off school work. But with the normal holiday camps closed and social distancing in force, finding ways to entertain the kids is tricky. There are…
Coronavirus case studies: How Cypher moved its coding camps for kids online
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One of the many industries that has been particularly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is education, and not just in terms of schools. For extracurricular education providers such as Cypher, the coronavirus has had a profound impact, forcing companies to make radical shifts to keep their businesses operating.
In normal…
Four Edtech Startups That Are Scoring Top Marks With Homeschoolers
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Parents all over the world are getting to grips with homeschooling, with many finding it more of a challenge for themselves than their kids. But help is at hand from the booming edtech sector, with a wealth of apps, platforms, and tools designed to keep young students engaged and learning, and their home teachers feeling relaxed and confident.…
What To Do With Babies, Toddlers, Kids And Teenagers At Home
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The speed with which the Covid-19 outbreak has spread has changed all of our lives immeasurably. If you’re a parent, suddenly looking down the barrel of several months without schools, nurseries or, indeed, older relatives who can help with childcare, and you're trying to work out what to do with your kids at home during lockdown - then…
