Ukie Education

Ukie Education empowers the next generation of video games talent through a programme of initiatives that bring young people together with industry.

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Primary school through to secondary school

Digital Schoolhouse, together with Nintendo UK, uses play-based learning to engage school pupils and teachers with the Computing curriculum. Our network of 91 Schoolhouses spans the UK, USA, Gibraltar, and Nigeria, engaging over 299,000 pupils and 19,000 teachers since 2014.

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Festival of Play

In association with Electronic Arts, Festival of Play is the fun-filled creative careers and computing conference, packed with interactive workshops, inspiring talks, and innovative games, all showcasing the range of careers available in the video games industry to school students in Years 5-9.

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Ukie Students

Ukie Students is a year-round programme of events and activities for college and university students. Our cohort of over 3,000 young people develop their game-making skills through the Ukie Student Game Jam, learn directly from experts at our Ukie Student Conference, and build their professional networks across our lively events.

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Get Involved

Whether you’re a teacher looking for resources, a school wanting to join our program, or an industry partner eager to support the next generation, our education work offers a range of opportunities to get involved. Sign up for our newsletter and find out how we’re shaping the future of digital education today.

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