Harrysmuir Primary School had a very positive experience working towards the Equitable Creative Coding Award. The process gave us the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the strong practice already taking place across our school, while also helping us to think clearly about next steps.

Our validator, Malcolm, was friendly, reassuring and highly supportive throughout the process. He made staff feel at ease, listened carefully to both pupils and adults, and took time to recognise the efforts of the whole school community. His feedback was clear, encouraging and constructive, and genuinely affirmed the work staff and pupils have been doing in coding and computational thinking.

The validation experience felt collaborative rather than daunting, and Malcolm’s approach helped pupils speak confidently about their learning and staff feel proud of their practice. We would highly recommend the ECCo Award to other schools and greatly valued the professional and positive support provided during the process.