Next challenge - 2nd March to 30th March 2026
The Coding Challenge is an event for aimed at students aged 10-19 who took part in the 2025 UK Bebras Challenge
The new challenge has been designed to be accessible to all students aged 10+.
There are four challenge groups, and you can choose your most appropriate level (regardless of your age).
Novice and Explorer tasks require Turtle Blockly solutions. Details of block based challenge groups here
Navigator and Trailblazer tasks need to be solved using a text-based programming language. Supported languages include Python, C#, Java, and VB. Details of text based challenge groups here
Preparation Blockly (Novices and Explorer)
PREPARATION
Novices & Explorer (block based)
Click for support materials and details of blocks needed
Blockly Games (focus on maze, turtle and movie) - solutions here
Click here for all past challenges. The Practice coding challenge and '2025 coding challenge' give the best idea of the level of challenge.
Preparation - Text Based - Navigator, Pathfinder and Trailblazer
Click here for important details about code submission and skills list required for this level
If you need to improve your Python skills - this site is useful: https://www.w3schools.com/python/