🌍 micro:bit LIVE Global 2026 - catch up now!
What do AI, creativity, and even flying ducks have in common?
They were all part of an unforgettable weekend in Barcelona 💚
From AI in education to inclusion, creativity and research, this global event brought together educators, researchers and partners from around the world to explore what the next decade of computing education could look like.
Missed it (or want to relive it)?
We’ve pulled everything together for you:
🎥 Talks
📊 Slides
📸 Event photos
💡 Key insights from global experts Drop a comment below and we’ll send you the link to catch up
🙏 A huge thank you to our event supporters:
Nordic Semiconductor, Sistema THEAD, Generalitat de Catalunya, Farnell, RS
#microbit #MicrobitLive #ComputingEducation #EdTech #AIinEducation #STEMeducation #DigitalSkills #PhysicalComputing #InclusionInTech #TeacherCommunity #EducationInnovation
🆕 Teaching AI just got easier!
We’ve made updates to micro:bit CreateAI - making it easier to get started, find resources, and now save multiple projects 🙌
What’s new:
🌟 clearer guidance for first-time users
🌟 easier access to teaching and learning materials
🌟 save and revisit projects - no accounts, no logins
So students can focus on what matters: building, testing and understanding AI.
Already used CreateAI? Now’s a great time to try it again 👇
💬 Comment below and we’ll send you the link
#CreateAI #AILiteracy #microbit #EdTech #STEMeducation
⤵️ TURN TO WATCH ⤵️
💚 The BBC micro:bit is used by millions of young people worldwide to get hands-on with computer science and technology. It brings coding alive as pupils can see real world outputs from their inputs on this physical computing device.
👉 Get to know the micro:bits features with our video guide (with audio), hit the link to read more.
/get-started/features/overview/
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#microbit #coding #physicalcomputing #STEMeducation #CSforAll #DigitalSkills #microbitChampions
POV: your class realises coding can help them find North 🧭
For World Orienteering Week, get the micro:bits out and try a compass project that gets students coding, testing, debugging - and moving.
A little bit of code. A lot of “WOW, it works!” 🌍
We’ve got 3 compass projects from beginner to intermediate level 💪
Comment and we’ll send you the project links 🔗
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📣 FREE resources, training and kits to boost computer science and coding with micro:bit!
Explore partner opportunities including free micro:bit hardware, live professional development, ready-to-teach coding lessons and structured science investigations.
👉 Swipe through to see what’s available.
💬 Comment below and we’ll share the links.
#microbit #STEMeducation #CodingForKids #TeacherResources
🛠️ How can coding tools work for more learners?
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, join Lucy Gill for a 40-minute webinar exploring how we’re working towards greater accessibility with the micro:bit and Microsoft @msmakecode 💚
Swipe through to see why accessibility matters - and comment below if you’d like us to send you the registration link.
#microbit #MakeCode #Accessibility #GAAD #EdTech #STEMEducation #DigitalLearning
📣 We’re hiring!
We’re looking for a People and Culture Manager to help support the team behind the Micro:bit Educational Foundation’s global education work.
🌟This role will lead and deliver our people strategies, supporting culture, engagement and organisational development across our team.
🌟It’s a great opportunity for someone with HR / People experience who wants to contribute to work that helps young people build digital skills and confidence.
🔗 Interested? Comment below and we’ll send you the link.
Know someone who could be a great fit? Tag them below 👇
#Hiring #PeopleAndCulture #HRJobs #EducationJobs #EdTech #microbit
📣 TEACHERS! AI can feel like a big topic to teach. These new lessons make it easier to start!
Our NEW micro:bit CreateAI first lessons are here 💚
This free, ready-to-teach 7-lesson unit helps teachers introduce AI and machine learning to learners aged 9–12 - with no prior AI knowledge needed ✨
Students start with unplugged activities, then create their own machine learning models by collecting movement data, training, testing and improving them, before using their model in a MakeCode project on the micro:bit 🙌
It’s a practical way to build AI and data literacy - and help learners think about how AI works, why training data matters, and the role people play in designing AI tools 🌍
Want the link? Leave a comment and we’ll send it to you 👇
#microbit #CreateAI #AILiteracy #MachineLearning #ComputingEducation #STEMEducation #EdTech #TeachersOfInstagram
😸 This Scratch Week, don’t just code it… shake it, tilt it, play it!
Scratch + the BBC micro:bit = creative coding that moves, reacts and plays 😻
Try 6 beginner-friendly projects:
🐱 Make the Scratch cat jump
🎶 Create a boom-box
🎨 Paint with movement
🦖 Build a hungry dino game
🎸 Play a cardboard guitar
🦇 Make a theremin
Plus more on the Scratch platform!
Perfect for bringing coding off the screen this Scratch Week 😺
Comment below and we’ll send you the link !
#ScratchWeek #Scratch #microbit #CreativeCoding #PhysicalComputing #STEMEducation
🤔 What does digital skills at national scale look like?
In Colombia, it looks like 55,458 micro:bits delivered to 840 schools, 2,610 teachers trained, and more than 102,000 students reached through peer-to-peer learning 🇨🇴
This is part of Colombia Codes - a landmark strategic initiative between @ministerio_tic and the @britishcouncil
Through the Playgr0und micro:bit Challenge, delivered in partnership with the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, students are using the micro:bit to explore computational thinking through creative classroom projects 💚
And teachers are seeing the impact:
✨ 97.5% reported that their students enjoyed the challenges
✨ 91.1% expressed interest in doing more
Want to read the full story? Comment below and we’ll send it to your DMs 🔗
#microbit #ColombiaCodes #ColombiaPrograma #BritishCouncil #ComputingEducation #DigitalSkills #STEMEducation #EdTech #ComputationalThinking
🌍 Can you help more people learn with the micro:bit, in their own language?
We’re looking for volunteers to help proofread translated pages on the micro:bit website, especially if you speak:
✦ Japanese
✦ Korean
✦ Traditional Chinese
✦ Brazilian Portuguese
Your support could help make micro:bit resources clearer and easier to use for educators, students and families around the world 💚
Don’t speak one of these languages? Please share this post, or tag someone who might be interested.
🔗 Comment below and we’ll send you the link.
#microbit #DigitalSkills #EdTech #STEMeducation #Translation #Volunteer #EducationForAll
📣 TEACHERS
Join us for a free webinar: Exploring CreateAI resources for the micro:bit
This session includes a practical demonstration of the CreateAI tool. We’ll show how to connect a micro:bit, collect movement data and train a simple machine learning model in the classroom.
We’ll also share supporting resources and projects to help you get started with CreateAI.
📅 Wednesday 6 May
💻 Free for teachers everywhere
Can’t make it live? Sign up and we’ll send you the recording.
🔗Comment LINK below and we’ll send you the registration details by DM.
#microbit #CreateAI #AIeducation #MachineLearning #STEMeducation #ComputingEducation #TeacherCPD #EdTech
