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How Micro:bit is giving blind and low vision children access to coding

New screen reader compatibility has launched in Microsoft MakeCode, removing barriers for blind and low vision pupils ...
Digital Spy

BBC promises Micro Bit computers for 1 million school children

The BBC has confirmed plans to give 1 million of its Micro Bit computers to children aged between 11 and 12 in the UK. The initiative aims to get young people involved in digital technology by ...
Digital Spy

BBC delays its Micro Bit computer due to power supply issue

The BBC has delayed the rollout of its Micro Bit computers to UK schools due to a power supply issue. The problem is said to have affected only a "small number of devices", but was enough to push ...
BBC

BBC Education, Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet join forces to deliver free micro:bits to every primary school across the UK

The partnership will offer a classroom set of 30 BBC micro:bits (a total of almost 700,000 devices) and brand-new teaching resources to every primary school across the UK BBC Education is in a unique ...