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Why parents choose Robocode
The eight things parents most often ask us at the Free Tech Assessment. Swipe through.
In person. Never online.
Every Robocode Studio Lab is in person. Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on, and coding sits at real workstations with a Mentor in the room.
Every class is in a room with a Mentor. None is online.
Real qualifications that count.
BCS Level 1 Robotics Award and BCS Level 2 Thinking as a Coder, both GCSE-equivalent on the Ofqual register, and AQA GCSE Computer Science, at centres that offer them.
Named qualifications on the Ofqual register.
Same Mentor. Every week.
The same DBS-checked, SEND-trained Mentor in a small group of 4 to 8 Robocoders, in a calm Studio Lab. Our SEND families say this is the biggest difference.
Four to eight Robocoders per Mentor, and the same Mentor each week.
Miss a week? We sort it.
We offer a make-up Slot in the same week wherever there is room. You can also pause your place with one month's notice and pick it back up later.
Pause your place with one month's notice.
Not just more screen time.
Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on: wiring, building and programming a working device. Your child leaves having made something, not watched something.
Robotics is mostly hands-on: wiring, building and programming.
Visible progress, not vague impressions.
Skill Badges, rank titles and named qualifications, with termly progress reviews: what your child built, what they learned, and where they go next.
Termly progress reviews, and awards on the Ofqual register.
Sibling pricing and childcare funding.
Siblings come down to £112.50 a month each, often £106.25 for three + £40 joining fee for each child. Our Ofsted-registered centres accept Tax-Free Childcare, so working families may be able to claim costs back.
Ofsted-registered childcare, URN 2715831.
Weekday evenings and weekends.
Classes run on weekday evenings and at weekends, so they fit round school. Each centre's page has its own days and times.
Weekday evenings, and Saturday and Sunday.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to what parents ask us most.
- What does it cost, and what about siblings?
Robotics and Game Development are from £110 a month + £40 registration fee. The specialist pathways are from £125 a month + £40 registration fee. With two places in the family, each is from £99 a month + £40 registration fee for each child, or from £112.50 a month + £40 registration fee for each child on a specialist pathway. With three or more, each is from £93.50 a month + £40 registration fee for each child, or from £106.25 a month + £40 registration fee for each child on a specialist pathway. Our Ofsted-registered centres accept Tax-Free Childcare, and at those centres families can claim up to 85% of childcare costs back through their Universal Credit childcare account. Eligibility depends on your circumstances, and you claim it back yourself. The Free Tech Assessment itself costs nothing. See every subject and childcare funding .
- What happens at a Free Tech Assessment?
Your child builds and codes a first project with a Mentor, in a Studio Lab. The Mentor sees what they enjoy and how they think, and suggests the pathway and class that suit them. You leave with a plan: the subject, the class times, and the full price with the registration fee included. It is free, and there is no obligation to enrol.
- Is this in person, or is it online too?
Every Robocode Studio Lab is fully in person, never online. Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on, and even our coding subjects run at real workstations with a Mentor in the room. We don't believe young learners progress on a screen alone. The easiest way to see a Studio Lab is a Free Tech Assessment .
- It's not just more screen time, is it?
Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on: wiring, building, mechanics. Coding, AI and game development sit at workstations but a Mentor is alongside the Studio Lab the whole time. Your child leaves having made something, not consumed something. Come and watch at a Free Tech Assessment , or read our guide to screen time .
- My child is autistic or has SEND. Will they be okay here?
Several of our SEND families say the single biggest difference is having the same Mentor every week, in small groups of 4 to 8, in a calm, camera-covered Studio Lab. Every Mentor is enhanced-DBS checked and SEND-trained. Many SEND families first find us through our holiday camps, or start with a Free Tech Assessment , which is a calm first visit with no commitment. Our SEND page explains the route in.
- Are the qualifications really GCSE-equivalent?
Yes. The BCS Level 1 Robotics Award and BCS Level 2 Thinking as a Coder are both GCSE-equivalent on the Ofqual register. We also run the full AQA GCSE Computer Science at our JCQ-registered exam centre . A 10 year old has sat it with us, an 11 year old achieved a grade 7, and more than 30 Robocoders have now taken the exam. Ask the Mentor about the exam route at your Free Tech Assessment .
- My child can't decide between robotics and game development.
Start with whichever they're holding when they walk into the Tech Assessment . The coding fundamentals carry across robotics, game development, AI and web. Switching pathways later is straightforward when the new class has a place free, so nothing is wasted.
- What if we miss a session?
If your child misses a session, we may offer one make-up session if there's space. We can't promise one, and missed sessions are not refunded. You can also pause your place with one month's notice and pick it back up later.
- What if we're going away or want to start in September?
Whether a class runs in August is decided class by class. For a September start you can sit the Tech Assessment now and we'll put your child's name on the waiting list, with priority for your chosen month.
- Can I hold a place without paying?
Places aren't held without a subscription, because weekend places fill quickly. What we can do: a Tech Assessment puts your child's name on the waiting list, with priority for your chosen start month.
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Building a game world
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Making her game
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Mentor in the room
3D modelling
3D printing
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Her drone
The FTC team
Wiring up