With the digital world rapidly influencing every part of our daily lives, learning how to code is a vital skill.
Schools recently began including coding as part of the National Curriculum and it appears to be a hugely popular subject.
A recent survey revealed that a quarter of children say it’s now their favourite lesson but the concept of coding has left many parents baffled.
Reasearch shows that nearly a third of parents don’t believe that they can help their children with computing homework and two fifths said they ‘dread’ being asked about it.
But help is at hand.
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Apple has just announced that it is, once again, offering thousands of free Hour of Code sessions with both children and adults able to attend and learn more about this essential topic.
Sessions will run in all UK stores from December 4 to December 10 and will be open to adults and children of all ages.
This is the fifth year Apple has run its Hour of Code campaign which aims to help people grasp this new skill.
Young aspiring coders can learn coding basics during a Kids Hour session, while those age twelve and above can use Swift Playgrounds on iPad to learn coding concepts and even program robots.
A brand-new Hour of Code challenge in the Swift Playgrounds app invites students to build a digital robot and customise it with new parts including cyborg eyes and electric hula hoop arms.
Swift Playgrounds is available as a free download in the App Store in 15 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.
Speaking recently about the importance of coding, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, said: “We believe coding is the language of the future that everyone should have the chance to learn.
“We’ve built a range of innovative and free tools to make sure coding is fun and accessible to everyone. We know the incredible impact technology can have on lives and the opportunities it can bring to communities.”
The technology sector is one of the fastest-growing industries across Europe, and computing and informatics professionals are in high demand.
There are now 1.36 million jobs in Europe attributable to Apple’s iOS app economy.
Apple has paid out nearly $18 billion (£13 million) to developers across Europe since the App Store launched.