Which course is best for my students?

How do I choose the best course for my students?

For all our course and competition recommendations by grade and experience level please see our Guide to Grok Course and Competitions.

We also have a suggested Sequence of Learning.

Looking for a quick start? 

Here are some recommendations for resources by grade level:


Years 3-4

Start with (core):


AND/OR AND/OR

Scratch: Get started

Scratch: Get moving

Scratch: Get interactive

Monster Maker

More Monster Maker

Blockly Wombot

Follow on with (further activities and extension options): 



Blockly micro:bit Blast-off! (program a BBC micro:bit device)


Years 5-6

Start with (core):


OR OR
Blockly Turtle


NCSS Challenge (Newbies)

5 week competition

Blockly Chatbot Introduction to Programming (Blockly)

Follow on with (further activities and extension options):

Cyber Challenge: Information privacy and security - primary

BBC micro:bit courses (program a BBC micro:bit device):

Unplugged activities, assessment, and further resources available via the Resources page


Years 7-8

Start with (core):


OR OR  
Python Turtle      

NCSS Challenge (Beginners)

5 week competition

Python for Beginners Python Chatbot  

Follow on with (further activities and extension options):

Data Representation

BBC micro:bit courses (program a BBC micro:bit device):

Cyber Security Courses:

JavaScript Geography mini course

Unplugged activities, assessment, and further resources available via our Resources page


Years 9-10

Python


OR

NCSS Challenge (Beginners) 

5 week competition

Python for Beginners

NCSS Challenge (Intermediate)

5 week competition



NCSS Challenge (Advanced)

5 week competition



Other Python courses:

Image Manipulation (short course)

Web (HTML, CSS & JavaScript)


OR
Web.Comp (Beginners) Introduction to HTML & CSS
Web.Comp (Intermediate)
Interactive webpages with JavaScript

Databases

Introduction to Databases (SQL

Cyber Security

Information privacy and security

Web application security

Network security

Data encryption

Other

Unplugged activities, assessment, and further resources available via our Resources page

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