Opening the package, the micro:bit kit is rather minimalist. The board itself, a short USB lead, a battery box and a pair of AAA cells, an instruction leaflet, and the board itself. Everything ...

There are pins that allow your micro:bit to be wired into a circuit or connected to other devices. There’s a microphone just here and a speaker on the other side. And it also has radio ...

The BBC micro:bit single board ARM computer aimed at education does not feature as often as many of its competitors in these pages. It’s not the cheapest of boards, and interfacing to it in ...

Find out about free online and in-person micro:bit training courses for primary school teachers. Coding made easy with the MakeCode platform Find out more about the using the Microsoft MakeCode ...