Learn Python one small step at a time. Explore 11 stops, try things with your teacher and build programs of your own. No experience needed. Your teacher is there to explain, help and give you room to try again.
11 modules, from your first message to a program of your own.
STOP 01 · Arrival DockPreview
Values, names and messages
Write your first lines of Python, name values and share things into equal groups.
Skills you'll practise
Tell the difference between numbers, text and True or False.
Store a value using a clear name and show it with print().
Use calculations and comparisons to answer a small problem.
STOP 02 · Signal StationPreview
Read answers and make choices
Use keyboard input, turn text into numbers and choose what happens next.
Skills you'll practise
Explain why input() gives back text.
Convert suitable text into a number.
Use indented if, elif and else blocks to make a choice.
STOP 03 · Supply GrovePreview
Repeat steps and work with lists
Use a for loop to repeat work and read values from a list.
Skills you'll practise
Choose a for loop for a known number of repeats.
Explain which values range() gives.
Use list positions and len() to connect names with scores.
STOP 04 · Chart RoomPreview
Plan a program before coding
Turn a word problem into small steps, then check the tricky cases.
Skills you'll practise
Identify the inputs, rules and outputs of a problem.
Choose the right order for overlapping conditions.
Test just below, at and above a boundary.
STOP 05 · Crystal StoresPreview
Lists, totals and random numbers
Collect values in a list and build a running total one value at a time.
Skills you'll practise
Change and extend a list.
Use a running total and a counter.
Explain when a random result can change.
STOP 06 · Tide MillPreview
Keep going with while
Repeat until a stopping value arrives, and keep your loops safe.
Skills you'll practise
Set up, check and update a while loop.
Use a special input value to stop.
Explain break, continue and an endless loop.
STOP 07 · Shake ShackPreview
Solve an exact-output challenge
Fill a milkshake cup and report only the amount that spills over.
Skills you'll practise
Read a competition-style input and output rule.
Stop when a total reaches a target.
Distinguish break, continue and pass.
STOP 08 · Maker YardPreview
Put your skills together
Choose three short missions, then build a five-value analyser.
Skills you'll practise
Choose inputs, conditions and loops for a small problem.
Complete at least three different coding missions.
Add only the values that meet a rule.
STOP 09 · Puzzle TowerPreview
Build a number guessing game
Combine difficulty levels, random targets and a limited number of guesses.
Skills you'll practise
Choose settings from a difficulty level.
Keep invalid guesses separate from counted attempts.
Stop correctly on a win or when attempts run out.
STOP 10 · Engine RoomPreview
Functions that give something back
Give a useful task a name, pass in a value and return a result.
Skills you'll practise
Define and call a function with a parameter.
Explain the difference between print and return.
Keep a calculation separate from input and output.
STOP 11 · Star CaféPreview
Build the Space Café
Create a small program from functions, then show what you can do independently.
Skills you'll practise
Return and unpack several values.
Combine functions that each do one job.
Check a complete program and prepare for the final challenge.
THE LOOKOUT · YOUR FINAL CHALLENGE
See how far you've come.
After the 11 modules, build three programs and answer a 15-question quiz. Work independently, then receive feedback against a clear marking guide.
A teacher beside you
Watch an explanation, try the code and ask for help when you need it. Live teacher guidance uses your plan's minutes. Taking time to think, coding and replaying saved explanations use no live-avatar time. The teacher's voice and personal guidance are AI-generated.
STOP 01 · Arrival DockPreview
STOP 02 · Signal StationPreview
STOP 03 · Supply GrovePreview
STOP 04 · Chart RoomPreview
STOP 05 · Crystal StoresPreview
STOP 06 · Tide MillPreview
STOP 07 · Shake ShackPreview
STOP 08 · Maker YardPreview
STOP 09 · Puzzle TowerPreview
STOP 10 · Engine RoomPreview
STOP 11 · Star CaféPreview