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Digital Schoolhouse is a not-for-profit transforming Computing education through play.
​We are powered by Ukie, together with Nintendo.

We deliver free computing resources and workshops to schools nationwide, embedding digital creativity into the heart of teaching. We also run the UK’s largest schools’ esports tournament, encouraging wider participation in computing and computer science.

We ensure that every child is equipped with the career-ready skills, creative confidence and computational thinking they need to thrive in today’s fast-moving digital world.

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We have built a world-leading coalition of educators, academics and video games businesses with a shared commitment to changing lives for children and young people.

Together, we work help by:

Transforming Education

We work with teachers and school leadership to open up new, high-impact approaches to teaching and learning based on:

Unlocking Digital Creativity

We work across the teaching profession and the video games and interactive entertainment industry to harness the potential for digital creativity:

  • Campaigning for a Digital Creativity GCSE
  • Demonstrating how creativity sits at the heart of digital skills
  • Embedding digital creativity as a central capability to harness the power of AI

Widening Participation through Esports

We have a proven track record in harnessing the power of grassroots Esports to widen participation for young people who may not engage in traditional education and learning. We do this through:

            Our Story

Shahneila Saeed, Programme Director of Digital Schoolhouse:

"Frustrated by the dry, rote-learning methods of traditional teaching, and inspired by the work of Dr Tim Bell, I pioneered a play-based learning approach, using everyday objects to teach complex topics. I saw immediate understanding and retention in my students.

This success led me to lead Digital Schoolhouse, a programme by teachers, for teachers, with practical, play-based resources to 

foster digital creativity."

"My belief is simple: No student should be denied opportunities due to circumstances beyond their control."

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Delivering impact

We've reached over 400,000 children in the last eleven years - and 100% of teachers surveyed this year said they'd recommend us to a colleague.

Read about the full range of what we do in our impact report for 2025–26.

2025-6 Impact Report

What else does Digital Schoolhouse do?

Free, Curriculum Mapped computing workshops

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Playful computing resources to teach digital skills

Creative Careers Competition

Accessible esports for 8 - 18 year olds

Esports with Nintendo

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