Leicester · Tech Centre

Robocode Leicester.

Robotics Engineering and Game Development for children aged 6 to 17 on Uppingham Road. Weekly two-hour Studio Labs, GCSE-equivalent qualifications, Ofsted-registered. Your first session is free.

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Free Tech Assessment

The first session is free.

Thirty minutes at the Leicester centre. Your child sits with a Mentor and tries the actual work. You leave with a written recommendation on the right course and starting level. There is no charge and no obligation to enrol.

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CostFree

Length30 minutes

Ages6 to 17

BookingRequired

01
We listen first.
A short conversation with you and your child. Interests, what school is and is not covering, anything we should handle gently.
02
They build something.
One-to-one with a Mentor, on real kit. A robot, a game scene, an Arduino circuit. Whatever fits your child.
03
You keep the plan.
A written recommendation on course and starting level. Decide in your own time. No same-day pressure, no follow-up sales call.

Courses at Leicester.

Two courses running now, one opening soon. Every Robocoder picks one and works through it at their own pace.

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Robotics Engineering.

Ages 6 to 17

Build real robots from kit parts, then program them. Younger Robocoders start with circuits and block programming. Older ones move to Arduino, C++ and Python across the car, drone and IoT series. The pathway finishes with a quadcopter drone that Robocoders assemble, wire and program themselves.

Real sensors, motors and actuators
Arduino, C++ and Python from age 10
Build and program a working quadcopter drone
BCS Level 1 & 2, GCSE-equivalent

Try it free

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Game Development.

Ages 6 to 17

Design and build playable games. Younger Robocoders work in Minecraft Education and Roblox Studio. Older ones move into Unity, building 3D worlds, characters and the logic that makes a game work. The pathway finishes with a VR game built from scratch, including the assets.

Roblox Studio and Unity
3D worlds, characters and game logic
Build a VR game from scratch, assets included
BCS Level 1 & 2, GCSE-equivalent

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Coming soon

Cybersecurity.

Ages 10 to 17

Ethical hacking, network defence and digital forensics using Kali Linux, Python and the tools security professionals work with every day.

Kali Linux and ethical hacking
Python for security scripting
Network defence and forensics

Holiday Tech Camps also run at Leicester during half-term, Easter and summer, including HAF-funded places for eligible families. See camps

Weekly two-hour Studio Labs.

Every Robocoder works through a structured Course pathway. The same Mentor every week, maximum eight per Studio Lab, all equipment provided.

Ages 6–9

Younger Programme.

Two-hour weekly Studio Labs with real circuits and coding. Monthly hands-on building projects. No prior experience needed.

Ages 10–17

Older Programme.

Arduino, C++, Python and university-level concepts in plain English. Pathway through BCS Level 1 & 2 (GCSE-equivalent) and on to GCSE Computer Science.

Not a coding club. A pathway.

GCSE-equivalent qualifications.: BCS Level 1 and Level 2, recognised by schools, colleges and employers. Some of our Robocoders have completed GCSE Computer Science aged 11 and 12.
Self-paced, by design.: Your child is not stopped by the slowest student in the class, and is not too rushed by the fastest. Each child works through their own Course.
Small groups, one Mentor.: Maximum eight Robocoders per Studio Lab, the same Mentor every week. Calmer for SEND children. Better for every child.
No long contracts.: Pause or cancel any time, like a gym membership. No minimum term, no joining fee.

Make weekly classes affordable.

Robocode is an Ofsted-registered childcare provider, so our weekly classes qualify for the UK’s main childcare funding routes.

Tax-Free Childcare.: For every £8 you pay, the government adds £2, up to £500 per quarter (up to £2,000 per child per year).
Childcare Vouchers.: Members of an existing Childcare Voucher scheme can save up to £933 a year through providers like Edenred, Sodexo and Computershare.
Universal Credit.: Eligible parents can claim back up to 85% of childcare costs, capped at £951/month for one child or £1,630/month for two or more.

Address, Leicester

301b Uppingham Road,

Leicester

LE5 4DG

Phone: 0116 509 4400
WhatsApp: +44 7765 177366
Email: leicester@robocode.uk

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In partnership with

Mubashirun.

Robocode Leicester is delivered in partnership with Mubashirun, the local team behind the Uppingham Road centre.

Come and see the Leicester centre.

Thirty free minutes with our team. Your child tries the work. You walk out with a written recommendation, and no obligation to enrol.

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