Britain learns to build — with code.

Yes. Our KS4 track is aligned with AQA 8525, OCR J277 and Pearson Edexcel 1CP2 — the Python programming, computational thinking, algorithms, data representation, computer systems, networks, and ethical / legal / environmental components. Past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports are drilled from week 16.

Yes. Our KS5 track covers the full AQA 7517 and OCR H446 specifications — Python, OOP, data structures, algorithms, complexity, computer systems, networks, databases and the NEA project. We've coached A* and A-grade outcomes across both boards.

Yes. Our Oxbridge track covers Cambridge CSAT, Oxford computer-science admissions, the algorithmic depth Imperial, UCL, Edinburgh, Warwick, Manchester, Bristol and Durham expect, and BIO Round 1 & 2 problems. Mentors include Oxbridge CS graduates.

Fully supported. We have mentors specifically familiar with SQA National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Computing Science. The mapping to our Python track is excellent.

Yes — both supported. Tell us your school's exam board on the trial call; your child's mentor adapts the term plan to match.

Private 1:1 mentorship is USD 150 per month — 8 sessions, 2 per week. Small-group cohort is USD 100 per month on the same schedule. Billing is in USD via Stripe; your bank handles any GBP conversion on its side.

Mentors work UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). Slots cover 09:00 – 21:00 — after-school, evening or weekend morning. Most KS3/KS4 families pick 17:00 or 18:30. A-Level families lean later (19:30). Year 3–6 families like Saturday morning.

Real AI engineering. Students build LLM-powered applications end-to-end — prompting, structured output, retrieval-augmented generation, tool-calling, multi-step agents, evaluations and deployment. The same patterns engineers ship at DeepMind, Wayve, Cohere, Anthropic, Synthesia, Stability and Mistral's UK teams.

Under-13s never operate LLM APIs against the open internet without a mentor present. We use age-appropriate models, guardrailed prompts, content filters and a "sandbox-only" rule for the youngest learners. Parents see exactly what tools are introduced each month and can opt out of any.

Yes — we've taught students from Westminster, St Paul's, Eton, Winchester, Highgate, City of London, Manchester Grammar, Cheltenham Ladies', Wycombe Abbey, Tiffin, QE Boys, Wilson's, Hills Road, Long Road, Camden School, Mossbourne and many more. Mentors adapt vocabulary to what your child already hears at school.

The first trial is always free. After that, you can cancel or pause any time before the next billing cycle. If a month has just renewed and you'd like to stop, contact us within 7 days and we'll refund the unused portion — we'd rather you came back later than feel locked in.

You decide. Most UK families pause during half-term and the GCSE / A-Level study-leave weeks; some use them for an exam-prep sprint instead. Pause any month with one message to your mentor — no fee, no awkward conversation.

VS Code, the terminal, Git and GitHub, Python 3, Node, modern browsers and a deploy target (Vercel, GitHub Pages, Hugging Face Spaces). For AI work: OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI SDKs, plus Chroma / Pinecone for retrieval and LangGraph for agents.

It's a fair worry. Our sessions are 45 minutes, twice a week — total 90 minutes — and most of that time the child is creating, not consuming. Mentors enforce screen-off breaks during the session. Many of our British parents tell us their child chooses to spend less time on TikTok / YouTube Shorts after a few months.

No. We start in Scratch only as a bridge, and only for KS1 – early KS2. By month three almost every student writes real, runnable Python that imports real libraries, handles real errors and pushes to a real GitHub repo. We deliberately avoid "Python for kids" tools that hide the real language.

No lock-in. You can cancel any month — no fee, no awkward conversation. If your child loses interest, we'd rather hear about it early and either pause or pivot the project track (game design, music programming, AI art) than have you grit your teeth through a year you paid for.

Under-13s never interact with raw LLM APIs against the open internet without a mentor present. We use age-appropriate models, guardrailed prompts, content filters and a "sandbox-only" rule. The AI tools your child builds are educational and reviewable by you — you see every prompt and every output. We're stricter on this than most.

Many of our most successful students started shy. The first lesson is structured around the code, not the camera — your child stares at VS Code, not at a stranger's face. Mentors are trained to give long pauses, no pressure. Most shy students are comfortable by lesson three.

No. Bootcamps compress 12 weeks of intense, transactional study aiming at a job. We're the opposite: a slow, year-round mentorship that respects how British school terms work. We don't promise jobs after 12 weeks. We promise a real codebase, real GitHub history, real mentor relationship.

School Computing is generally excellent at theory and group-paced learning. What's harder in a classroom is depth, individual pace and modern AI engineering — three things that need 1:1 attention. Many of our British students take school Computing AND us, and the two reinforce each other.

Yes — NEA project coaching is one of our most-requested deliverables. We help with topic scoping, technical implementation, written report structure, code-quality review and rehearsal of the spoken viva where required. Many of our students cite the mentor in their NEA acknowledgements.

Yes. We map the mentor plan to your child's school's exam board (AQA / OCR / Pearson / CCEA / WJEC / SQA) — not the mentor's preference. The mentor's job is to learn your spec; not the other way round.

Yes. We coach students on Pearson BTEC Level 3 IT and Computing units, particularly the programming and data units. Many of our BTEC students use us to deepen their technical portfolio for university applications.

Year 7 is perfect. The KS3 track has been designed for absolute beginners at age 11. By Year 9 your child will have a year and a half of real Python under their belt — heading into GCSE Computer Science decisions with confidence. Year 7 is also a low-pressure window, which makes the learning land deeper.

On request, yes — within reason. We write a one-page summary of your child's progress that you can share with their Computing teacher or Head of Year ahead of a parents' evening. We don't replace the school relationship; we complement it.

Yes. Bebras is coached implicitly via our KS2 / KS3 track — most of our students do well in their school's Bebras sitting. For BIO (Years 12–13), we have dedicated Oxbridge-alum mentors who coach Round 1 and Round 2 problems intensively.

Yes — many families intensify mentor support during exam-prep windows. We can switch a normal weekly session to a focused past-paper drill, or schedule extra hours by the hour if helpful. There's no contract change; just message the mentor.

Billing is in USD via Stripe — your Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Apple Pay card handles the GBP conversion on its side. We don't run UK direct-debit at this time but most British families find the card route simple.

Game development is serious coding. We have mentors who lean specifically into Pygame, Phaser, Godot and Unity. The Python, JavaScript, system-design and algorithmic skills your child builds while making games transfer one-to-one to Oxbridge applications or a job at any UK game studio.

Yes. Two siblings can share a 1:1 slot at a small discount, or join the same small-group cohort. Most often we pair siblings only when their levels are close; otherwise each progresses faster in their own slot.

We don't usually do upfront-year discounts — we'd rather you renew because the lessons are working, not because you're locked in. If you're paying for a long stretch and want to discuss, just ask the mentor. We're reasonable people.

Yes — we issue a Modern Age Coders certificate of completion at the end of each curriculum milestone (typically every six months), signed by the mentor, listing the projects shipped and skills demonstrated. It's not a regulated qualification but parents and students alike find it a nice trophy.

Mentors aim to reply within one UK working day to written questions between classes — faster if there's an exam window approaching. For anything urgent (e.g. a tech setup problem before the next class), WhatsApp tends to be quickest.

Yes — for students who have been with us at least six months, mentors are happy to write a short factual reference describing the projects shipped and skills observed. This is often cited in UCAS personal statements (especially for Russell-Group CS applications) as evidence of independent work.

Yes — even families not on a monthly plan can book one-off mentor hours before mock exams. Pricing for a one-off is typically a touch higher than the per-session rate inside the monthly plan, but there's no commitment. Just message us.