Online Python Taster 4 DofE (age 13-17)
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The Online Python Taster 4 DofE session is designed to give DofE Participants, a sneak peek into Spark4Kids’ Python 4 DofE course. The nature of Python means you can write short programs really quickly, with the platform remaining flexible enough for its use to be limited only by the programmers imagination.
These Taster sessions run during term-time.
By the end of the taster session, participants will have a sense of what the full course entails, helping them decide if they want to complete their Duke of Edinburgh award with the Spark4Kids Python 4 DofE course.
Register for any Spark4Kids DofE Skills course before Friday 27th September, and get a 10% discount when you apply the coupon code 27SEPT during checkout. Bigger discounts are available even after the September date, if you book as a group – see our Group Discounts page for more information.
DofE Autumn Dates 2024
This Autumn Term our DofE classes can be joined at any time, from the week commencing 9th September 2024. Attendees who join after this date will continue to attend sessions into subsequent terms (e.g., into 2025 Spring Term for a 3-month course, or the 2025 Summer Term for a 6-month course) until they complete their full complement of DofE allotted sessions.
- Our Wednesday Sessions will run from the 11th September until the 11th December 2024 (inclusive).
- Our Thursday Sessions will run from the 12th September until the 12th December 2024 (inclusive).
- Our Saturday Sessions will run from the 14th September until the 14th December 2024 (inclusive).
Please make note of the following dates, when there will be no coding sessions:
- Wednesday 23rd October and Wednesday 30th October – Half-term
- Thursday 24th October and Thursday 31st October – Half-term
- Saturday 26th October and Saturday 2nd November – Half-term
All times shown are UK times – please convert to your local time to ensure the online classes work for you.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Attendance
Sessions for each course are held once a week, and children registered on a course will be expected to attend on a weekly basis, on the day and at the time chosen at course registration.
Safeguarding Policy
All of our tutors are DBS-checked, and our website as well as virtual LIVE! classrooms have high levels of security built-in, using standard security protocols to secure yours and our data.
All sessions are also monitored continuously, and our tutors will not tolerate bullying, bad language or inappropriate questions, conversations or content.
Follow this link to access our Safeguarding Policy.
Group Discounts
We now support group discounts when you book as a group of two or more. We have always automatically applied discounts to orders for multiple course bookings for siblings – discounts are now extended to general group bookings.
If your child has friends who share their interest in computer coding, games design or touch-typing, speak to the other parents to see if they are interested in a Group Discount, and then use our Group Discounts page to invite them to book.
Pay Monthly by Instalments
Kindly note that all of our courses offer the option to pay monthly in instalments. To find out more about our payment plans do get in touch via the Contact Us form.
Childcare Vouchers
Spark4Kids accepts childcare vouchers as fee payment towards all of our courses from a variety of childcare voucher providers.
A full list is available here: Spark4Kids Childcare Providers
To pay for a course using childcare vouchers, select the course you want, add to basket, and then proceed to Checkout by clicking “View Basket” (you may need access to your email account). When at Checkout, choose “Pay with Childcare Vouchers” as the payment option, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete your booking (you will soon be emailed the voucher payment details for Spark4Kids in order to complete the payment.
We can also accept a fee payment that is split between a childcare voucher payment and a standard debit/credit card payment (e.g. if your remaining childcare voucher balance isn’t enough to cover the course fee). To do this, kindly get in touch using the contact details listed in the footer of this page.
Minimum System Requirements
The system requirements below only apply if your child is attending the online, remotely accessible version of this course.
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- Hardware: Desktop or laptop computer, microphone and speakers (or headset with mic), mouse and keyboard, fast internet connection
- Operating System: Windows, Mac, Chromebook
- License: None
- Memory: n/a
- Disk Space: n/a
- Processor: n/a
To find out what your computers’ technical specifications are, kindly use the links below:
Our online classroom software requires minimum internet speeds of 5 Mbps for upload and 15 Mbps for download. The vast majority of broadband providers’ packages will exceed these speeds. To test the speed of your broadband click the link below:
Book Course
Please enter your booking details below, including preferred day, time and type of booking. You will need to provide details about all the attendees who will be participating in the course.
If you intend to book additional places on other courses, please add this course booking to your 'basket' and then visit the other course pages, add more participants' details there, and add those bookings to the 'basket' as well.
Once you have provided all details for all the attendees, you can securely pay online for your bookings by clicking on the 'View Basket' icon at the top of the page.
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