Courses

Deliver these free high-quality creative technology courses

Standard and Extended Courses

Our tried and tested standard and extended courses can be delivered in the classroom or remotely.

All of these courses see students develop a problem-solving technology product, with opportunities to bring in feedback from industry experts and enter our national competition.

App Development Standard

This updated course helps you explore the app development process across 10-12 sessions, enabling your students to go from idea to technical prototype. Students can work in teams or individually.

Primary, Secondary and FE

10-12 sessions

Zero to basic programming

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App Development Extended

In 20 sessions, help your students build prototypes of their apps and delve into enhanced topics like business modelling and user research.

Primary, Secondary and FE

20 sessions

Basic to advanced programming

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Machine Learning Standard

Explore machine learning with your students, including the ethics and benefits, and use machine learning algorithms to solve a real-world problem they care about. Updated to allow for students working in teams or individually.

Secondary and FE

10-11 Sessions

Basic programming

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Internet of Things

Create interactive physical prototypes, and use devices connected to the internet and each other to tackle problems your students care about.

Primary, Secondary and FE

10 sessions

Basic to advanced programming

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Home Study

These self-directed courses teach students to build a problem-solving technology product. They offer a continuous project for students to work through at their own pace with the opportunity to enter our national competition.

App Development using App Lab

Learn the basics of app design and create a clickable prototype using App Lab

Primary and Secondary

5-6 hours

None or basic programming

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Design an App - Paper Based

A paper based workbook version of our shorter app design course. Learn the basics of app design and create a paper prototype.

Primary and Secondary

5 hours

No programming required

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Machine Learning - Home Study

This course explores the practical and ethical implications of machine learning and gives students the opportunity to design a prototype of a machine learning model

Secondary and FE

6-7 hours

Basic programming

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Day-Long Courses

Our day long courses allow our programmes to be delivered in a single day either in school or remotely with optional follow-on materials. Perfect for delivery in enrichment time, or contact education@appsforgood.org if you are interested in Apps for Good staff delivering a course in your school or remotely.

Design an App in a Day

Deliverable in just one day, this course will give your students an overview of the app design process and enable them to create a non-technical prototype.

Primary, Secondary and FE

5 hours

No programming required

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Machine Learning in a Day

Deliverable in a single day, this course explores the practical and ethical implications of machine learning and gives students the opportunity to devise a technical prototype of a machine learning model

Secondary and FE

5 hours

Basic to advanced programming

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Apps for Good Unplugged

Apps for Good have been continually adapting our content to the ever changing education landscape for teachers and young people in the UK. We realise that accessing IT equipment is a challenge right now, and that's why we are releasing "unplugged" versions of some of our regular courses where all work can take place on paper!

App Design - Unplugged

App dev course that can be delivered in a standard classroom without access to laptops/computers

Primary and Secondary

7-9 Sessions

No programming required

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Machine Learning Unplugged

Machine learning course that can be delivered in a standard classroom without access to laptops/computers

Secondary and FE

7 sessions

No programming required

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