--- title: "Coding and AI Classes in the West Midlands Region | Ages 6 to 67" description: "Live online coding, AI, Python and maths classes across the West Midlands region, from Birmingham and Coventry to Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire." canonical: https://learn.modernagecoders.com/coding-and-ai-classes-in-west-midlands-region source: src/pages/coding-and-ai-classes-in-west-midlands-region.html --- > Live online coding, AI, Python and maths classes across the West Midlands region, from Birmingham and Coventry to Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire. Skip to contentCourses across the region ## First courses for West Midlands learners A Year 2 pupil in Telford who grows seeds on the windowsill, a Year 9 in Solihull starting Python, a Year 12 in Shrewsbury on A level maths, and a Tamworth adult learning data skills. Each begins with a free lesson. [![Scratch Coding for Kids course thumbnail](/images/scratch-kids.webp)Ages 6 to 12Scratch Coding for KidsScratch projects with growing plants, seasons and timers.See the syllabus](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)[![Maths Through Coding course thumbnail](/images/maths-through-coding.webp)Ages 10 to 15Maths Through CodingStraight lines, rates and averages made clear with code.See the syllabus](/courses/maths-through-coding)[![Python for Teens course thumbnail](/images/python-teens.webp)Ages 13 to 18Python for TeensComplete Python for teenagers, from loops to data projects.See the syllabus](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)[![Python Masterclass course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)AdultsPython MasterclassPython for adults from a blank page to working tools.See the syllabus](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college) Browse the [course atlas](/course-atlas) for more than one hundred options and use the [coding roadmap](/coding-roadmap) to check prerequisites. The four we are known for ### Python, AI, vibe coding and agentic coding These run underneath everything above. Every one is live and online, placed by ability rather than by age, and the first class is free. [![Vibe Coding for Teens course thumbnail](/images/vibe-coding-teens.webp)Vibe codingAges 13 to 17Vibe Coding for TeensPython, web and AI projects where the learner still owns the thinking.See the syllabus](/courses/vibe-coding-for-teens-python-web-ai-projects-course)[![Python Automation Course course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)Python and AICollege and adultPython Automation CourseAutomate the work you already do, then let AI carry part of it.See the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-automation-masterclass-college)[![AI and Machine Learning for Teens course thumbnail](/images/ai-ml-teens.webp)AI and MLAges 14 to 18AI and Machine Learning for TeensTrain a model, read what it learned, and be able to say why it is wrong.See the syllabus](/courses/ai-ml-masterclass-teens)[![Codex & Claude Code course thumbnail](/images/codex-claude-code-adults.webp)Agentic codingProfessionalsCodex & Claude CodeRun AI coding agents on real work without losing control of the codebase.See the syllabus](/courses/codex-and-claude-code-ai-coding-agents-masterclass-for-adults-professionals)The region by the numbers ## 5,950,757 people in the West Midlands region The region figure is the ONS 2021 census usual-resident count, taken from Nomis. The towns below are ONS built-up areas that fall entirely inside the region. | Built-up area | Population | Built-up area | Population | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Birmingham | 1,121,375 | Worcester | 105,465 | | Coventry | 344,285 | West Bromwich | 103,110 | | Stoke-on-Trent | 260,560 | Royal Sutton Coldfield | 93,375 | | Wolverhampton | 234,025 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 76,505 | | Telford | 156,910 | Tamworth | 76,090 | | Solihull | 107,735 | Shrewsbury | 76,015 | The ONS lookup names 30 local authorities here. Nuneaton, Rugby and Burton upon Trent are left out because their built-up areas cross the regional boundary. This region page is not the same as our page for the West Midlands metropolitan county, which covers the seven metropolitan boroughs, Birmingham among them. Schools teach the national curriculum for England through to GCSE and A level, and each council sets its own term dates, so families pass theirs on. Our pages across the region, each with its own project, are linked here as they appear: Birmingham, [Coventry](/best-coding-class-in-coventry), [Hereford](/best-coding-class-in-hereford), [Herefordshire](/coding-classes-in-herefordshire), [Lichfield](/best-coding-class-in-lichfield), [Shropshire](/coding-classes-in-shropshire), [Staffordshire](/coding-classes-in-staffordshire), [Stoke-on-Trent](/best-coding-class-in-stoke-on-trent), [Warwickshire](/coding-classes-in-warwickshire), [the West Midlands county](/coding-classes-in-the-west-midlands), [Wolverhampton](/best-coding-class-in-wolverhampton), [Worcester](/best-coding-class-in-worcester), [Worcestershire](/coding-classes-in-worcestershire). ### England and coursework help The [England](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-england) page explains the school system, and [A level Computer Science NEA help](/a-level-computer-science-nea-help) covers the programming project. The West Midlands project ## Has the growing season got longer? Draw straight lines between months and find where they cross the line. The learner averages each calendar month at Shawbury for two thirty-year spans, then places each monthly mean on the 15th of its month. Between two neighbouring months the temperature is assumed to change in a straight line. Where that line crosses the threshold, simple proportion gives the day: if March sits at 5.4 and April at 7.5, a 5.5 degree line is crossed a small fraction of the way from mid March to mid April. The program finds the spring crossing, the autumn crossing, and the number of days between them. | Threshold | 1961 to 1990 | 1991 to 2020 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5.5 C | 17 March to 23 November, 251 days | 1 March to 3 December, 276 days | 25 days longer | | 6.0 C | 236 days | 262 days | 26 days longer | | 10.0 C | 160 days | 172 days | 12 days longer | Every month at Shawbury is warmer in the later period, by between about 0.4 and 1.2 degrees, and that shifts the spring crossing earlier and the autumn one later. At the 5.5 degree line the season has grown by about 25 days, starting roughly two weeks sooner and ending about ten days later. The choice of threshold matters: moving it by half a degree changes the length by over two weeks, which is why any growing-season figure must state its threshold. These are simplified estimates from monthly means; official definitions count runs of warm days in daily data. Now the lazy method. Count only the months whose mean is above 5.5 and call each one a full month. For 1961 to 1990 March averages 5.36, just under the line, so the season is April to November, eight months. For 1991 to 2020 March averages 6.31, so it becomes nine months. A change of under one degree in March adds a whole month at a stroke, which is an artefact of the method, not the weather. Interpolation turns the jump into the smooth two-week shift it really is. ### Ages 8 to 11 Plot monthly temperatures in Scratch, draw the threshold line, and spot where the curve crosses it. ### Ages 11 to 15 Write the proportion step in Python and find the spring and autumn crossing days. ### Ages 15 and up Compare thresholds and periods, and show why counting whole months creates false jumps. ### Met Office data, our estimates The monthly temperatures come from the Met Office's Shawbury file. The mid-month placement, straight-line interpolation and thresholds are our choices, so the dates are illustrations of the method rather than official growing-season statistics. Why Shawbury ## Eighty years of Shropshire weather How the Shawbury file describes the station. | Detail | What the file says | | --- | --- | | Grid reference | 355200E 322100N | | Latitude and longitude | Lat 52.794, Lon -2.663 | | Height | 72 metres above mean sea level | | Record starts | January 1946 | | Complete months used | All 360 in each of our two periods | Finding where a smooth quantity crosses a line from a few measurements is everyday work in science and engineering: when a tank will be full, when a battery drops below a safe level, when a trend passes a target. A learner in the West Midlands region who has turned monthly averages into crossing dates, and seen a crude method invent a whole extra month, has learned to be careful with thresholds everywhere. Modern Age Coders is independent of the Met Office and the ONS. Their data underpins this page; the estimates and any mistakes in them are our own. Through the school years ## From seed trays to interpolation Year groups are approximate; the trial lesson places each learner. Years 1 to 4 ### Growing and counting Block coding with timers, growth and counting days. [Scratch Coding for Kids](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)[Coding for Kids](/courses/kids-coding-blocks-masterclass)Years 5 to 8 ### Lines and proportion Python with proportion, straight lines and data. [Maths Through Coding](/courses/maths-through-coding)[Python and AI for Kids](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)Years 9 to 13 ### Modelling and AI Linear models, data and first AI ideas, alongside GCSE and A level. [Python for Teens](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)[High School Mathematics](/courses/complete-high-school-mathematics-mastery)Adults ### Working with data Adult Python for analysis and everyday automation. [Python Masterclass](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college)[Data Analysis Course](/courses/data-analysis-mastery-course-college)AI and method ## An AI can tell you the growing season. Which method did it use? The same data can give answers a month apart. Ask a chatbot how long the growing season is somewhere and you may get a single confident number. Whether it counted whole months, interpolated, or used daily data, and which threshold it chose, is rarely mentioned. A West Midlands learner who has watched a crude method add a month from a tiny change knows to ask how any figure was calculated. Asking how a number was calculated, not just what it is, is a lasting reason for a West Midlands teenager to keep coding in 2026. The longer argument is in [why teenagers should still learn to code in 2026](/blog/is-coding-worth-learning-2026). Running lessons ## From Shrewsbury to Coventry, by video City, town or village, a connection at home is enough. ### Learner-typed code The student writes the program; the tutor follows the shared screen and steps in with a question when progress stalls. ### By year group A Year 3 in West Bromwich or a Year 12 in Newcastle-under-Lyme is placed by year and key stage, with exam names from their board. ### Free starting lesson A full first lesson at no cost, then a clear next step. ### Matched classes Five to ten learners on one level in each class, from anywhere in the UK. ### Term weeks Twice a week during term, with holidays off. ### UK time held Your lesson stays at its UK time through the clock changes; our teachers adapt. Why even a big city region uses online groups Five learners at one level and one hour are rarely in the same place, even around Birmingham. Online, a learner in Tamworth or Telford joins a class that fits. Fees ## Fees across the West Midlands region Coventry and Shrewsbury pay the same, as does every country we teach outside India. First class**USD 0** A full free lesson with honest advice. Group tuition**USD 100** About eight lessons monthly in a group of five to ten. Private tuition**USD 150** About eight lessons monthly with your own tutor. Our fees are in US dollars; we never price in sterling. Nothing is billed before the trial has agreed a course and weekly time, and the pricing page covers holidays, missed sessions and changing between group and private. Request placement[Check availability](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20we%20are%20in%20the%20West%20Midlands%20region%20and%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20free%20lesson%2C%20please.)Reviews ## Family feedback on Google Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews. 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[WhatsApp Modern Age Coders](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20we%20are%20in%20the%20West%20Midlands%20region%20and%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20free%20lesson%2C%20please.) Submitted details are used for placement and follow-up. FAQ ## West Midlands region questions The region, the growing-season project and practical points. ### What is the population of the West Midlands region? The 2021 census counted 5,950,757 usual residents in the West Midlands region. ### What are the largest places in the West Midlands region? Among ONS built-up areas wholly in the region: Birmingham 1,121,375, Coventry 344,285 and Stoke-on-Trent 260,560. ### What is the Shawbury project? Learners interpolate Met Office monthly temperatures in Python to estimate when the growing season starts and ends, and compare 1961 to 1990 with 1991 to 2020. ### What is the growing season? The part of the year warm enough for plants to grow, often estimated from when the average passes about 5.5 or 6 degrees. ### Is this the same as the West Midlands county page? No. This page covers the whole region; the county page covers the seven metropolitan boroughs. ### Are the lessons online? Yes, every lesson is live by video. ### Do you support GCSE and A level? Yes, for maths and computing, focusing on understanding with no promised grades. ### What ages can join? From six up to 67. ### What does it cost? The trial is free, then USD 100 a month for a group or USD 150 a month for one-to-one. ### Do lessons stop in the holidays? Yes. Send us your school holiday weeks. Other regions ## More English regions See also [South West England](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-south-west-england), [the East of England](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-east-of-england) and [South East England](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-south-east-england). The [England](/coding-and-ai-classes-in-england) page covers schooling, and the [UK hub](/coding-classes-in-united-kingdom) lists the full series. 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