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More about Becky
Becky is a Coding Mentor, shiny Pokémon hunter and mac 'n' cheese enjoyer!
I got into gaming at a young age when my parents gave me a Game Boy Advance and a copy of Pokémon Red. My journey into game development started at college and continued into university, and started working in the games industry as I was finishing up my degree.
My first attempt at learning code was in my Computing A-level classes, which involved jumping straight in at the deep end with writing Java!
It was way too difficult for me and I had to drop out as I was failing - I didn't understand it at all! A-levels as a whole didn't end up working out for me, so I went to college instead to study game development.
One of our first assignments there was to build a simple platformer game using a visual scripting engine called Construct, which was a lot more fun and easier to understand!
At university we learned how to use Blueprints in Unreal Engine, another visual scripting system, which is quite different from Construct but still less intimidating than diving straight in to written code.
In my final year of university, my confidence with the basic principles of coding got to a point where I started attending workshops run by an organisation named codebar, where I worked with some lovely mentors to learn some HTML and CSS (whilst eating some yummy pizza!)
Visual scripting was such an important tool for me when it came to learning the fundamentals of coding, so I really see the value in entry-level block-based engines like Scratch!
Additionally, the coding workshops I attended showed me the value of friendly mentoring spaces with a learner-centred approach.
Outside of coding, I love hunting shiny Pokémon, going on nature walks, and making pixel art!
Games Becky has made
Built in the same place you would be building, and shared the same way.
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Our mentors
Every Code Zone mentor is background-checked and STEM-certified, and is trained to adapt to how a child learns rather than expecting the child to adapt. Mentors write a note on every child, which is how we know when somebody is ready to move up a level, or would rather stay where they are.
The Academy is self-paced, so there is no fixed hour and nothing to be late for. Children build their own games instead of following a set course, starting in Scratch, and a mentor answers by text and video message during the week. Levels move down as readily as up, and staying put is a perfectly good outcome.
More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join. In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, and in 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, judged by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact.
Questions parents ask about our mentors
- Are Code Zone mentors background-checked?
- Yes. Every mentor is background-checked and STEM-certified. Anything children share with each other on our platform is moderated by mentors, and we have a designated safeguarding lead.
- Will my child have their own mentor?
- Yes. A STEM-certified mentor follows what your child is building and answers them by text and video message, so it is the same person week to week rather than whoever happens to be free.
- How does my child talk to their mentor?
- By text and video message, in their own time. There is no session to attend and no camera to turn on, which for a lot of children is the part that makes it workable.
- Can we meet a mentor before we join?
- Creating an account is free and takes no card details, so you can look at the platform and the projects first. Your child meets their mentor when they start.
- What does a mentor actually do?
- They look at what your child has built and reply to it. The useful part is rarely showing a child the answer: it is asking the question that gets them to find it, then leaving them to it. Mentors write a note on every child.
- Are mentors trained in supporting neurodivergent children?
- Yes. Mentors are trained to adapt to how each child learns rather than expecting the child to adapt, and more than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD based on what parents tell us when they join. In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, the UK's leading autism charity.
- What if the mentor is not the right fit for my child?
- Tell us and we will assign a different one. It is not a failure if the first is not right.